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"Eish, with ARVs [antiretrovirals], you get fat and you get old," a patient at Johannesburg Hospital recently told her doctor. Full Report
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| SOUTH AFRICA: Government urged to raise treatment standards |  JOHANNESBURG, 6 May 2008 (PlusNews) - HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines for South Africa's public health sector are out of sync not only with those of many other countries in the region, but also with the latest research on how to most effectively treat people living with HIV.
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| | UGANDA: Hard labour for HIV-positive IDPs |  KIREKA, 1 May 2008 (PlusNews) - Melia Alanyo, 46, left northern Uganda for the capital city, Kampala, in the late 1980s when the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) started abducting, attacking and killing people in her village.
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| | KENYA: Camp conditions harsh for HIV-positive displaced people |  NAKURU, 29 April 2008 (PlusNews) - Harsh living conditions and the onset of the cold rainy season in Kenya are making it increasingly difficult for HIV-positive people displaced in the recent post-election violence to stay healthy, according to health workers in the camps.
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A joint initiative between Johns Hopkins University and Stellenbosch University HIV Programme, the 12 to 23 May 2008 conference will explore health communication initiatives in Africa, showcasing best practice.
The Development Marketplace is a competitive grant programme supporting and supports small-scale development projects that have the potential to be expanded or replicated. With an HIV/AIDS theme, this year’s winners will be announced 15 May.For more information, contact sardm@worldbank.org
The HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting will take place June 3-7 2008, in Kampala, Uganda. This year's theme is "Scaling Up Through Partnerships: Overcoming Obstacles to Implementation.” Implementers will exchange lessons learned during the implementation of AIDS programmes, with a focus on building the capacity of local prevention, treatment, and care programmes; maintaining quality control; and coordination among partners. For more information, go to http://www.hivimplementers.com/
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