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  • Mom, Daughter Lead Kenyan Village in AIDS Recovery

    By Associated Press Writer

    In 10 years, with hardly any international aid, a poor farming community has founded a nursery school and feeding program, a pharmacy, a youth group and income-generating projects. The work touches more than 10,000 people in 10 villages and keeps growing.

    Aug 17, 2008 | Comments 1

  • Church Must Lead in Gender Inequality Fight, Says Agency

    By Ethan Cole

    The Church must lead in transforming social attitudes about gender inequality as part of the fight against HIV/AIDS, said a Christian agency on the closing day of the 17th International AIDS Conference.

    Aug 09, 2008 | Comments 2

  • HIV Battle All About Partnership, Says AIDS Expert

    By Jennifer Riley

    Prominent church leaders and HIV/AIDS experts agreed Tuesday that partnerships among different sectors of society is the best way forward in the battle against history’s deadliest disease.

    Aug 06, 2008 | Comments 4

  • Travel Restrictions on HIV People Unacceptable, Say Religious Leaders

    By Ethan Cole

    The faith community will continue to advocate for the lifting of travel restrictions on people living with HIV until the rule is removed worldwide, vowed religious leaders at the 17th International AIDS Conference.

    Aug 06, 2008 | Comments 4

  • Churches Strive to Heal HIV/AIDS Victims

    By Michelle A. Vu

    Religious leaders at a summit ahead of the 17th International AIDS Conference urged congregations worldwide to tackle HIV/AIDS not only with physical care, but also mentally by removing the stigma that the Church had helped create.

    Aug 05, 2008 | Comments 0

  • 12-Year-Old with HIV Applauded at AIDS Conference

    By Associated Press Writer

    Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus — and so did she. Now the 12-year-old is one of the most prominent AIDS activists in Latin America.

    Aug 04, 2008 | Comments 0

  • Clinton in Africa Says Nutrition Key to AIDS Fight

    By Associated Press Writer

    Former President Clinton said Sunday that keeping HIV-infected children in the developing world well-fed amid the pressures of skyrocketing global food and fuel prices will be crucial to fending off the deadly virus.

    Aug 04, 2008 | Comments 2

  • Number of New U.S. HIV Cases Underestimated by 40 Percent

    By Mike Stobbe

    The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.

    Aug 03, 2008 | Comments 1

  • U.S. Senate Passes $48 Billion AIDS Plan

    By Jennifer Riley

    The U.S. Senate voted Thursday evening to re-authorize the multi-billion-dollar President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) bill that would help prevent contraction of HIV in Africa while providing treatment to the millions of people who are already infected.

    Jul 18, 2008 | Comments 5

  • Brazil to Install Condom Machines in Schools; Critics Abound

    By Aaron Leichman

    Pro-family advocates and critics around the world expressed strong opposition this week after news spread that the nation of Brazil would begin a large scale effort to combat the spread of AIDS and STDs through the installation of condom vending machines in hundreds of its schools.

    Jul 10, 2008 | Comments 0
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