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ICASA 2011: For Nigeria to increase funding for HIV programme By most accounts, investment in the health of Africans is considered to be a priority issue on the... 5 January
Abbotsford bylaw may boost HIV rate Brian Gross of the Fraser Valley Positive Living Society, says Abbotsford's antiharm reduction... 5 January
HIV Is Not a Crime... Or Is It? Do you think people living with HIV should have to register as sex offenders? Do you believe people... 5 January
Ribbon Fighting STIs in Saskatoon New campaign planned for gay men The Avenue Community Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity in... 5 January
Curing a human immunology communication problem Canadian universities may be battling each other along athletic lines, but when it comes to... 5 January
Pilot project offers a helping hand to men living with HIV A Victoria-based group is aiming to combat the loneliness and isolation often experienced by HIV-... 5 January
Harper government keeps 2011 Global Fund commitment Oda says $180 million to be paid before year end Earlier this year questions were raised about... 5 January
There has been a sharp increase in the number of Kenyans who go for HIV tests Kenya recalls 'faulty' South Korean HIV kits Kenya has recalled one million HIV testing kits because of fears about their accuracy, a health... 5 January
Hugh Segal Canada and the Commonwealth Senator Hugh Segal on his role in transforming the organization The report that recommended the... 5 January
SAV001 On our radar: SAV001 Happy New Year and O Canada! I realize that isn’t the traditional New Year’s greeting, but since... 5 January
Graph of AIDS deaths British Columbia: Aggressive strategy lowers the number of new HIV cases and AIDS deaths New HIV cases and AIDS deaths are both going steadily down in British Columbia, according to data... 5 January
Heart drawing The new realities of HIV The diagnosis of HIV was once a sure-fire death sentence, but that is no longer true. Treatment... 5 January
Vancouver running out of free crackpipes As Vancouver Coastal Health’s crackpipe distribution pilot wraps up its first month, two partner... 5 January
Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz's "No Future/No Past" Life after the plague Sometimes, simple is best. That was the quiet, relieving sense I had coming to the Toronto Power... 5 January
STI testing STI testing clinic closure unacceptable for Grand Forks As of Friday December 30, the Grand Forks public health unit will no longer be testing new patients... 5 January
Jon A roof over his head Life started out pretty good, says Jon quietly, volleying between glances at the window and eye... 5 January
Crack pipe Free crack pipes now distributed in Vancouver as part of health strategy Crack addicts in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have started receiving free crack pipes as part of a... 5 January
Vancouver seminar on criminalization online On October 12, 2011 the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the BC Civil Liberties Association... 4 January
Mark Wainberg Montreal AIDS researcher honoured Pioneering AIDS researcher Mark Wainberg has been elected a Fellow of the prestigious American... 22 December
Myron Cohen HIV study hailed as biggest 2011 breakthrough An HIV study that suggested antiretroviral drugs can prevent transmission, as well as treat the... 22 December
Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya HIV families torn between health or food Rosalia Adhiambo won't take the free anti-HIV drugs that would prolong her life. The spiraling... 22 December
Lisa Martella Volunteers get their wrap on to help families living with HIV/AIDS Throughout this weekend, teams of enthusiastic volunteers will be camped at four different Caya... 21 December
Thousands demand apology for HIV-positive man fired by US dental chain Thousands of people have joined a growing campaign on Change.org in support of James White, a 26-... 21 December
Russia says no to West's way with HIV In 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev said heroin was a threat to Russia's national security. This... 21 December
Needle exchange van Needles linked to exchanges Port Coquitlam bylaw officials believe a new needle-exchange program launched by the Fraser Health... 21 December