| INDONESIA: Government denies plans for mandatory male circumcision in Papua |
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JAYAPURA، 20/2/2012 (PlusNews) - Authorities in Indonesia's remote Papua Province say they have no plans to make male circumcision mandatory, despite media reports to the contrary. full report |
| SOUTH AFRICA: Outrage over HIV-positive journalist's dismissal and deportation |
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JOHANNESBURG، 20/2/2012 (PlusNews) - Allegedly tested for HIV without consent, found positive and subsequently dismissed, detained and deported, a South African journalist is attempting to take his case against Qatar to the International Labour Organization (ILO) to change the country's HIV travel and employment laws. full report |
| SOUTH AFRICA: Global Fund monies finally released |
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CAPE TOWN، 22/2/2012 (PlusNews) - More than seven months overdue, the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria grant will finally be released to key South African AIDS organizations that have been struggling to survive. Some were on the verge of shutting down. full report |
| MYANMAR: "Urgent" need for HIV treatment |
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BANGKOK/YANGON، 24/2/2012 (PlusNews) - Lack of access to anti-retroviral therapy (ARV) to treat HIV has left thousands of patients in Myanmar with deteriorating immunity and increased vulnerability to tuberculosis (TB), say health workers. full report |