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South Africa / Prevention-Microbicides: Microbicide study in November

A microbicide study involving 11 000 women from six African countries will present its results in November, deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe told a SA National Aids Council conference on Friday.

21/08/2009

Prevention - PMTCT: Maternal HIV infection during pregnancy or breastfeeding poses substantial transmission risk for infants

There is a high risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission if a woman acquires HIV after delivery and then breastfeeds, a Chinese study published in the September 1st edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases reports.

20/08/2009

Research / Prevention: Vitamin D helps prevent HIV transmission from mother to child

A new study suggests that taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from pregnant women to her child(s) and reduce child mortality.

20/08/2009

Niger / Human Rights: Patching gaps in HIV law. When HIV left them few job options, HIV-positive women formed NGO to learn skills, defend rights

Despite a two-year-old law in Niger penalizing discrimination against people infected with HIV, seropositive women say they still receive substandard health care, are denied employment and risk losing their children because of their status.

19/08/2009

Mexico / Prevention: Lanzan campaña para prevenir sida en mujeres embarazadas

La Secretaría de Salud del Distrito Federal inició ayer la campaña de detección oportuna del VIH-sida en mujeres embarazadas, debido al crecimiento en la tasa de transmisión perinatal. De acuerdo con la dependencia capitalina, las acciones preventivas se aplicarán en los 210 centros de salud y las cinco clínicas especializadas de la red hospitalaria del Gobierno del DF. Asimismo, informó que habrá coordinación con el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF).

19/08/2009