According to a new report released by The Global Commission on Drug Policy, punitive anti-drug policies of the war on drugs have been fueling the
Tag: HIV
Last week, the CDC and Walgreens announced the launch of a pilot program to deliver free HIV tests in 24 pharmacies and retail clinics across
Earlier this month the UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Algerian Ministry of Health announced their cooperation in building a dedicated HIV/AIDS research center
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon approve the first over-the-counter at home HIV test that delivers results within 20 minutes. On
On April 23, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) passed the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Management Bill, which outlines progressive strategies to better manage
A bill recently passed by the Massachusetts Senate and awaiting approval in the House would take steps at bringing HIV testing policy in Massachusetts into
Alaskan public health officials were shocked as they produced the reports of HIV and syphilis cases from this past year. Susan Jones, Alaska’s HIV/STD program
In Rwanda and Cameroon, as well as in many other African nations, prostitution is criminalized and sex workers may face an extended prison sentence and
The single largest donor for HIV funding, the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria (GFATM), was forced to cancel the latest round of
On June 5, 1981 the first cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) were documented in a United States medical bulletin. 2011 marks the 30th anniversary