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I am excited to announce that the application for the 2013-2014Global Health Corps fellowship is NOW OPEN! Each year, we select exceptional and driven people with varied skillsets and experiences to participate in the fellowship, and this year we need your help to find our next class of emerging leaders in global health. Applications close February 3, 2013 athttp://ghcorps.org/connect/apply In case you’re not familiar with our program, here’s a short background: Global Health Corps is more...

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Jennifer G on January 4, 2013

Using TRIPS flexibilities to improve access to HIV treatment

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Access to essential medicines is now established as a part of the right to health. In the context of HIV, this includes access to antiretroviral drugs and other medicines essential for HIV care, including medicines for the treatment of opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis. This paper reviews how countries can successfully use the flexibilities of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to increase access to HIV more...

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Sonia Hossain on August 7, 2012

USAID Rwanda : HIV and AIDS Health Profile

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The first case of HIV/AIDS in Rwanda was reported in 1983. Just three years later, with the national HIV prevalence rate at 17.8 percent among urban populations and 1.3 percent among rural populations, Rwanda was one of the African countries most affected by HIV/AIDS.

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Moushumi Biswas on May 9, 2012

HIV in the WHO African Region 2011 Update

This is the first report issued by the WHO Regional Office for Africa that combines an analysis of the empirical data generated by HIV surveillance systems and progress made so far in expanding access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services in the WHO African Region. It provides a regional and subregional perspective on progress made towards achieving universal access to priority HIV interventions in the health sector. It focuses on interventions that are especially relevant to more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 26, 2011

MDG‐6 status for children and HIV in Rwanda:A Rapid Assessment

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In order to develop a comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS pandemic in women and children, Rwanda has benefited from generous international commitment of resources and technical assistance. More than halfway to the 2015 deadline to achieve the MDGs, an assessment of the progress towards achieving MDG 6 for children and HIV in Rwanda is needed to inform the acceleration of program implementation.This report aims at reviewing progress, identifying gaps, challenges and formulating recommendations more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 17, 2011

Impact of long-lasting insecticidal-treated nets (LLINs) and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) measured using surveillance data, in four African countries

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This report presents the evaluation of the impact of recent investments in malaria control by conducting field evaluations in four countries (Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Rwanda). Publication date: January 2008

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Sonia Hossain on August 17, 2009

HIV Prevention: Beyond the Abstinence Approach

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When President Bush announced his five-year, $15 billion plan for AIDS relief, the administration endorsed the "ABC" approach: promoting Abstinence, Being faithful, and correct and consistent use of Condoms. The restrictions passed by Congress on this funding require that at least one-third of HIV prevention funds be spent on abstinence-until-marriage programs. Source: www.care.org

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Sonia Hossain on July 4, 2009

Access to Life Exhibition: Rwanda - Gilles Peress

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Gilles Peress returned to Rwanda for the first time since photographing the immediate aftermath of the 1994 genocide. He spent time with people enrolled for antiretroviral treatment in the capital, Kigali, as well as in rural areas. Rwanda has made rapid progress in reaching a high proportion of those who need AIDS treatment, yet still faces a serious challenge in the number of children orphaned by war or AIDS.

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Anuradha Bhatta... on February 4, 2009

Inter Press Service Examines HIV/AIDS Campaigns That Emphasize Understanding of Local HIV Situations

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[Jan 13, 2009]. Inter Press Service has examined a new emphasis of HIV/AIDS campaigns that focuses on 'knowing your epidemic' by analyzing the local HIV/AIDS situation through specific factors that drive the epidemic. The approach helps advocates accurately determine who is HIV-positive and how to address the epidemic successfully with certain populations.Inter Press Service cited a Rwandan initiative that involves male partners in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission as an more...

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Anuradha Bhatta... on January 14, 2009

Rwanda: CNLS Encourages Voluntary HIV Testing

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All Africa.com. 1 December 2008. Kigali — As the world today commemorated International AIDS Day, the National AIDS Control Commission (C.N.LS) announced that HIV testing for all will be a top government priority. Dr. Anita Asiimwe, the Executive Secretary of CNLS said it was up to every individual to fight against HIV and to integrate that fight in daily programmes and activities. 'This year we are particularly encouraging all people especially couples to go for HIV testing and counseling more...

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Anuradha Bhatta... on December 2, 2008

Rwanda: Teens ask parents to talk about HIV/AIDS

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IPPF. 10/31/2008. Teens gathered at Islamic Center Nyamirambo, a city suburb for a one day Anti-AIDS competition organised by the international organisation Right to Play on Tuesday, asked their parents to talk about issues surrounding HIV/AIDS in their homes. Teens that spoke to The New Times yesterday say that one of the reasons HIV/AIDS is still high among youth is that parents shy from speaking to their children about relationships and the pandemic. “Few of us have tried to join and more...

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Anuradha Bhatta... on November 1, 2008

Exploring New Policy Questions in HIV/AIDS Treatment

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'In tandem with programs designed to step up access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and to deliver treatment through public-private partnerships, World Bank researchers are collecting and analyzing new treatment-related data to uncover evidence that could shape future health policy and improve the design of HIV/AIDS treatment programs.'

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Moushumi Biswas on October 22, 2008

Long haul trucking, long distance love

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Said*, a long-distance trucker from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is married with six children. His work keeps him on the road for weeks at a time, and on those long, lonely nights he turns to his girlfriend, who lives in town of Malaba on the Kenya-Uganda border. A 2008 study of condom use among female workers along highways in Uganda (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) found that they used condoms 74 percent of the time on average, but this dropped to 50 percent with regular clients; just 19 percent more...

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Laura Lopez Gonzalez on October 16, 2008

Most HIV infections in Zambia and Rwanda happen in marriage: prevention programmes for couples recommended

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AIDSMAP. Mathematical modelling of Zambian and Rwandan populations, based on the rates of extramarital sex and the proportion of couples who are HIV-serodiscordant, shows that the proportion of HIV infections acquired in any one year that are acquired within marriage or in stable cohabiting relationships ranges from 55% to 93%. The model, published in The Lancet therefore suggests that, at this point in time of the African epidemic, most infections are occurring within marriage. The authors more...

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Anuradha Bhatta... on July 12, 2008

Rwandan military to lead the way in male circumcision

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The soldiers in the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) will be the first men to benefit from a government policy to use male circumcision as a tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS, according to senior health officials.

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Laura Lopez Gonzalez on July 8, 2008

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