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HIV/AIDS
Findings from Duke University advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS
September 16th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Lancet, "The HIV/AIDS pandemic has become part of the contemporary global landscape. Few predicted its effect on mortality and morbidity or its devastating social and economic consequences, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa." "Successful responses have addressed sensitive social factors surrounding HIV prevention, such as sexual behaviour, drug use, and gender equalities, countered stigma and discrimination, and mobilised affected communities; but such responses have been few and far between. Only in recent years has the international response to HIV prevention gathered momentum, mainly due to the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-16)
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