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CONFERENCES/ EVENTS/ RESEARCH/ RESOURCES:
PlusNews Weekly Issue 187, 25 June 2004
1. HIV and AIDS Explained

This is an educational guide to HIV and AIDS for caregivers and people living with the disease. It contains illustrations of how the virus can enter the body, its progress within the body and self-help tips on protection against infection.

Access the guide at: www.diseases-explained.com
2. Your AIDS Resource

People living with or affected by HIV/AIDS can use this site to post messages to other visitors who may be living with or are affected by the disease.

Subscribers can ask questions to be answered by AIDS chat peers and inform others of their experiences with HIV and AIDS.

The site also creates a platform for subscribers to tell others what treatments have worked for them.

The latest HIV/AIDS treatment information and news is also available.

Access the AIDS Resources at: www.aids.ws


MORE CONFERENCES
WEB SPECIALS

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CAMEROON: Clinical trial of anti-HIV drug on sex workers in question
BOTSWANA: Raising youth AIDS awareness like 'trying to fight a dead animal'
SENEGAL: Gay community plays it quietly in face of social taboos

LINKS
AIDS Media Center
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS
AEGIS
International HIV/AIDS Alliance

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