A new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report titled The Silent Pandemic: Tackling Hepatitis C with Policy Innovation, made possible as a result of an educational grant from Janssen Pharmaceutica NV and published today, highlights the urgent need for countries around the world to develop strategies to tackle head-on the growing social and economic issues associated with Hepatitis C (HCV).
While the total number of infected individuals is unknown due to a lack of available data, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 150 million people globally are currently living with the blood-borne infectious disease, HCV. Of these, up to two thirds will develop chronic liver disease and one in five will develop cirrhosis. HCV is also the leading cause of liver transplantation worldwide and in the US the disease now accounts for more deaths than HIV.
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At the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, we believe in doing things differently when it comes to young people and HIV. We shake things up -- and until this epidemic is history, we'll never stop.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. y la Comisión Latina sobre el SIDA anunciaron hoy el lanzamiento del sitio web Mente, Cuerpo, HAART™ (MenteCuerpoHAART.com), un recurso en línea en español para los latinos que viven con el VIH, para proveedores de servicios de salud y para educadores de la salud. El sitio ofrece herramientas y consejos útiles sobre cómo mantener el bienestar mental, físico y emocional ante los desafíos diarios de la enfermedad.
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Kiehl’s Since 1851, the 166-year-old skincare company, has used its fleet of iconic motorcycles to raise funds and awareness for AIDS research and awareness for the eighth year in a row. Kiehl’s LifeRide for amfAR, a charitable motorcycle ride from Minneapolis to Nashville, July 31 to Aug. 7, has already raised more than $125,000 for amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and fundraising will continue through August.
Kiehl’s President Chris Salgardo and amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost led the 1,200 mile, 8-day journey, accompanied by actors Tyler Posey, Gilles Marini and Ian Bohen, tattoo artist Luke Wessman, and TV hosts Anthony Carrino and Grant Reynolds. Over eight days, the riders participated in nine public events, meeting customers and educating about HIV/AIDS research.
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Watch on http://www.chauya-chauya.com Chauya
Chauya: A Risky Life is 69-minute documentary about how a group of
women survive on the streets of Zimbabwe. The film intimately captures
in close-up details of the life or death decisions they make every
single night. From the poverty stricken streets of Harare Zimbabwe
comes reality in the form of the world's oldest profession.
Prostitution in Zimbabwe, where 10 to 25 percent of the population is
estimated to be HIV positive is a risky business.
The following video has been edited and taken from the show aired May 8, 2013. 520,000 people living with AIDS in Thailand . The number is growing and hundreds die in pain everyday . The majority of these patients can not afford treatment since they are poor. Some HIV people just got kicked out of their houses . Thousands of them were dumped out of their family's cars in front of this temple. It still happens everyday. The place called
Five Hundred hairdressers from across the country took to the streets of New York City on December 1st—World AIDS Day 2010—to launch ‘Hairdressers Against AIDS’ in the United States. Hairdressers Against AIDS is a global advocacy program that aims to empower the entire industry of hairdressers and salon professionals to use their unique relationship with their clients to become a resource to interact, educate and help prevent the spread of HIV. Hairdressers Against AIDS (U.S.) is sponsored by The L’Oréal Fondation D’Enterprise in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC), and is believed to be one of the largest HIV/AIDS mobilization campaigns in U.S. history.
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Today the District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) released a new report, “DC Takes On HIV: Public Awareness, Resident Engagement and a Call to Action,” which details the results of an extensive survey of residents’ awareness, knowledge, and behavior associated with the city’s five-year social marketing campaign for HIV prevention.
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For 25 years now the DAA has worked to support people living with HIV, while actively promoting HIV prevention and sexual health awareness in the general population.
Chic Outlet Shopping®, the Collection of luxury outlet Villages by Value Retail, launched its ‘(RED) Is The New Black’ campaign on 1 February, which promises to be a vibrant celebration of all things coloured red for the month of February. Chic Outlet Shopping® has partnered with (RED) with the goal of raising €100,000 towards the fight to help deliver an AIDS FREE GENERATION by 2015. Founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver, (RED) partners with the world’s most iconic brands and organisations to bring millions of people into the global fight against AIDS.
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