• We must invest urgently in prevention if we have any hope of ending the TB epidemic - and ending the unnecessary and inexcusable death and suffering that TB causes. (theunion.org)
  • Strong government stewardship, universal access, reaching vulnerable populations, engagement of civil society and communities as well as adoption of new technologies have also been recognised as critical factors for ending the TB epidemic. (who.int)
  • The End TB Strategy provides a holistic, multisectoral response to overcome issues and challenges, and to end the epidemic in the context of the UN SDGs for 2030. (who.int)
  • It is clear that the HIV/AIDS epidemic is becoming a threat to development in many parts of the world, and in some places is rapidly becoming a security crisis too [1]. (who.int)
  • The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to spread in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization, including Egypt. (who.int)
  • Female sex workers, especially those who are victims of sex trafficking to India, are increasingly recognized as a major factor in Nepal's growing HIV epidemic ( 2 , 4 , 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • More than three decades into the domestic HIV epidemic, over 55,000 individuals in the United States become infected with HIV each year, concentrated mainly among poor, stigmatized, and vulnerable populations [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition to this, we are experiencing the worst moments of the HIV epidemic in our country. (iasociety.org)
  • The Brazilian response towards AIDS epidemic is well known, but the absence of a systematic review of vulnerable populations ─ men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), and drug users (DU) remains a main gap in the available literature. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In a concentrated epidemic, HIV spreads rapidly in one or more specific subpopulations, but its spread has been relatively modest in the general population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In these contexts the networks of at-risk populations have a key role in the epidemic dynamics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It helps us to better understand what they need to protect themselves against HIV as we continue to fight the epidemic," she said. (co.zw)
  • Like other countries in Central America, El Salvador's HIV epidemic is concentrated in specific groups- HIV prevalence among sex workers is 5.7%, among men who have sex with men it's 10.8%, and among transgender women it's 25.8% . (intrahealth.org)
  • But widespread unfamiliarity with HIV, stigma, limited access to health care, poverty, and migration all make the country and the region vulnerable to a growing HIV epidemic. (intrahealth.org)
  • With additional funds now available to study COVID-19, there is great opportunity for HIV and addiction researchers to make important advances in understanding how COVID-19 intersects with substance use, the opioid epidemic, and HIV. (recoveryall.org)
  • AIDS or HIV is an epidemic disease, a potentially deadly infection that can be prevented with precautions. (medindia.net)
  • The global epidemic is stabilising but at an unacceptably high level," said the document, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, which fine tunes estimates made in December. (medindia.net)
  • To evaluate trends in the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in San Francisco and the implications for HIV prevention. (bmj.com)
  • 4 5 As in the beginning of the HIV epidemic, MSM continue to be disproportionately affected. (bmj.com)
  • 6 Since then, the HIV epidemic has been tracked through multiple studies, including cohorts pre-dating and overlapping the discovery of AIDS, HIV and AIDS case reporting, STI surveillance, cross-sectional behavioural and seroprevalence surveys and community-based programmatic data. (bmj.com)
  • Although the HIV epidemic remains low prevalence in the general population, it is highly concentrated among key populations, with increasing infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers. (documentcloud.org)
  • Adolescents and young people remain extremely vulnerable to acquiring HIV infection, especially those who live in settings with a generalised HIV epidemic, or who are members of populations at high risk for HIV acquisition or transmission. (bvsalud.org)
  • High rates of HIV infection and overlapping sexual networks between key populations and the general population are fueling the spread of HIV and eroding the gains made in the fight against the epidemic. (jhpiego.org)
  • In order to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, combination HIV prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should be widely available, especially for the most vulnerable populations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Even as the HIV/AIDS epidemic is on the decline in India, we have to intensify, and not dilute, our efforts to have virtual elimination of the disease, emphasised Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, Director-in-charge at National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). (theseoultimes.com)
  • Then, Dr. Janet St. Lawrence, a faculty member and clinical psychologist at JSU, began to investigate HIV and STD issues in vulnerable populations during the advent of the AIDS epidemic. (jsums.edu)
  • By systematically providing preventive therapy to everyone in contact with a person with TB disease - with a particular focus on high-risk groups like children, people living with HIV or diabetes, tobacco users and other vulnerable populations - we not only stand to curb the tide of new infections annually, we can significantly reduce the number of people suffering from chronic lung conditions as a result. (theunion.org)
  • Guided by the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States, CDC provides national leadership and support for the implementation of a high-impact prevention approach to reducing new HIV infections by using combinations of scientifically proven, cost-effective, and scalable interventions and prevention strategies directed towards the most vulnerable populations in the US who are most affected by, or at greatest risk for, HIV infection. (cdc.gov)
  • They not only represent the majority of American women currently living with HIV, but also account for the majority of new HIV infections and existing AIDS cases among women.8 The disproportionate impact of HIV in communities of color and in correctional facilities is exacerbated by a lack of access to adequate health and social services for inmates while incarcerated and upon their return to the community. (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • Despite high rates of HIV infection among sex-trafficked victims ( 5 , 8 ) and substantial prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers in South Asia and elsewhere ( 9 , 10 ), little is known about STI prevalence and co-infection with HIV among sex-trafficked women and girls. (cdc.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: Transgender and nonbinary people experience substantial barriers to accessing healthcare, including prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (HIV/STI), due to structural inequities. (bvsalud.org)
  • The renewal of a 'Jars in Bars' program in the District of Columbia would help prevent countless new HIV infections, yet inexplicably, your agency has failed to take action. (glaa.org)
  • Yet this modest proportion of individuals with undiagnosed HIV is linked to 44-66 % of all new infections. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2,5] Given infections when compared with their HIV-unexposed (HIV-U) the high burden of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, it is conceivable counterparts. (who.int)
  • Most women have been left exposed to sexually transmitted infections that include HIV - the testimonies are endless. (co.zw)
  • The infections contribute to approximately 1.4 million death annually, numbers similar to deaths caused by tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. (minoritynurse.com)
  • But the total of people with the virus continues to edge up, posing the risk of further infections and further straining of resources. (medindia.net)
  • Gains in saving lives by preventing new infections and providing treatment to people living with HIV must be sustained over the long term," Piot said. (medindia.net)
  • PREVENTION: In some countries, the growth in HIV infections is being braked or even reversed, thanks to HIV drugs that reduce infectiveness, to increased condom use and, in some African settings, to greater sexual abstention among teens aged under 15. (medindia.net)
  • An ecological approach assessed temporal trends in sexual risk behaviour, sexually transmitted infections (STI), HIV incidence and prevalence from multiple data sources between 1998 and 2007. (bmj.com)
  • Over the past decade, a resurgence of sexual risk behaviour, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and/or incident HIV infections have been reported among men who have sex with men (MSM). (bmj.com)
  • Data from a hepatitis B vaccine trial and back calculation of early AIDS cases show that HIV transmission began and accelerated in the late 1970s, with a peak incidence of new infections already evident in the early 1980s. (bmj.com)
  • the proportion of HCV re-infections (especially among key risk groups with high incidence e.g. (europa.eu)
  • In their guidance report, Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs, the agencies explore good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections. (europa.eu)
  • EMCDDA Director Wolfgang Götz said: 'Blood-borne infections can spread very rapidly among people who inject drugs, which in turn can lead to high treatment costs, lost productivity and human suffering. (europa.eu)
  • Prevention of infections among people injecting drugs is achievable and effective - if it is properly executed', stresses ECDC Director Marc Sprenger. (europa.eu)
  • This story highlights the conundrum sex workers in China face when attempting to avoid penalties by law enforcement and protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and infections (STIs) and HIV. (documentcloud.org)
  • We urge ViiV to make the drug available at an affordable price to support timely use of this game-changing drug to help avoid millions of new HIV infections. (msfaccess.org)
  • The annual number of new HIV diagnoses has not changed since 2010 (100,000 new infections), with 2.1 million people living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by the end of 2020 [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Older adults (65+) are at high risk for severe RSV infections. (pharmiweb.com)
  • Dealing With Avian and Variant Influenza A Infections The CDC's Tim Uyeki, MD, discusses trends in avian influenza A and variant influenza A viruses, as well as guidance on prevention and treatment. (medscape.com)
  • The findings indicate that while female adolescents are knowledgeable about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), myriad social factors relate to their level of risk. (cdc.gov)
  • In the United States, African American female adolescents are disproportionately affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) compared with white and Hispanic female adolescents (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2010a, 2011). (cdc.gov)
  • The work in ice focuSeS on The elucidaTion of The SpecTrum of cancerS aSSociaTed wiTh infecTionS and The impacT of prevenTion STraTegieS. (who.int)
  • The objective of this study was to determine 1) the feasibility of implementing an electronic-fingerprint linked data capture system in Zambia and 2) the acceptability of this system among a key HIV risk group: female sex workers (FSWs). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Existing programmes aimed at HIV treatment and adherence for female sex workers are not meeting their needs due to the multitude of barriers and complexities that female sex workers have to navigate in their individual lives. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • When Lanlan, who runs a community based organization (CBO) and support group for sex workers in northern China, introduced female condoms to the female sex workers she works with as part of her CBO's HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) program, their first reaction was: "The female condom is too big. (documentcloud.org)
  • Although the general HIV prevalence in Tanzania is 5.1%, the latest estimates indicate an HIV prevalence of 36% among people who use drugs, 26% among female sex workers and 25% among men having sex with men. (jhpiego.org)
  • Post-TB lung disease is not managed with anything near the investment, level of attention or support system that our TB programmes provide, and TB survivors regularly finish TB treatment to find themselves once again struggling with health problems and searching for answers. (theunion.org)
  • Many prevention programmes fail to reach these vulnerable groups. (medindia.net)
  • INJECTION EQUIPMENT: Provide free access to clean drug injection equipment, including sterile needles and syringes, as part of combined multi-component prevention, harm-reduction, counselling and treatment programmes. (europa.eu)
  • Dr Gangakhedkar, an eminent clinician and epidemiologist, has been intensely involved in devising guidelines for HIV management, as well as policy making for HIV/AIDS control programmes at the national level. (theseoultimes.com)
  • We observed that a large proportion of increased HIV/STI prevalence among racial/ethnic minority transgender women was attributable to the intersection of gender and race and ethnicity. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our goal was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies assessing HIV prevalence among MSM, FSW and DU, calculating a combined pooled prevalence and summarizing factors associated the pooled prevalence for each group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data on recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis prevalence among drug users in the Southwest China are sparse despite the high burden of drug use. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In another campaign led by CEPROSH and another HIV awareness and prevention organization by the name of COIN (Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral), service workers aimed to adapt the successful Thai 100% condom program to fit the needs and conditions of sex workers in the Dominican Republic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Women and girls trafficked for sexual exploitation from Nepal to India are considered particularly vulnerable to HIV infection because of their typically young age at trafficking, limited ability to negotiate condom-protected sex, and experiences of forced sex ( 4 , 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • It is now October, five months after Mr. Torres made that public promise, and yet there is not one free condom or water-based lube pack, not one HIV prevention flier or poster, at that Center where thousands of low-income District residents, at high risk for HIV infection, pass through every week. (glaa.org)
  • THE CONDOM QUANDARY: A Study of the Impact of Law Enforcement Practices on Effective HIV Prevention among Male, Female, and Transgender Sex Workers in China Cover art: A woman carries a condom with a Chinese inscription that reads, "Prevent HIV. (documentcloud.org)
  • In 2004, led by the Ministry of Health (MOH), six government departments in China jointly issued the Views on the Promotion of Condom Use for HIV/AIDS Prevention, which makes explicit the responsibilities of health, family planning, commercial and broadcasting departments for the promotion of condom use. (documentcloud.org)
  • 2. Despite current achievements, TB still remains a major public health problem due to continued high incidence, prevalence and mortality. (who.int)
  • The previously declining incidence of TB increased steadily after 1986 due to the emergence of HIV. (who.int)
  • To be included in the review, studies had to measure HIV prevalence and/or incidence as the primary outcome among at least one specific population under analysis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • And in Australia, Britain and Germany, where HIV became established in the 1980s, incidence is increasing. (medindia.net)
  • No consistent upward or downward temporal trends were found in HIV incidence, newly reported HIV cases, AIDS deaths, proportion of AIDS cases using antiretroviral therapy, rectal gonorrhoea or primary and secondary syphilis cases among MSM during the study period. (bmj.com)
  • 7 By the mid to late 1980s, rapid declines in sexual risk behaviour, STI and HIV incidence among MSM were noted. (bmj.com)
  • And the dashed red line indicates an incidence of one case per million population. (cdc.gov)
  • Annual measles incidence has remained below one case per million population in all but three years: 2014, 2018, and 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • Isoniazid preventive therapy is effective in reducing the incidence of active TB among persons who have HIV infection and latent TB. (cdc.gov)
  • None of these studies, however, including the RCTs, were specifically designed to look at an association between HIV incidence or progression and contraception method as a primary outcome. (aidsmap.com)
  • These are some populations CEPROSH designates as "vulnerable populations" because they are at high-risk for contracting HIV as a result of stigma, poverty, lack of educational materials, cultural barriers, and their jobs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Our findings highlight the importance of trans-inclusive models of HIV/STI prevention that address multilevel barriers rooted in cissexism and structural racism. (bvsalud.org)
  • These populations often face barriers in accessing healthcare services and experience disparities in health outcomes. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: To describe clinician screening practices for prior hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, knowledge of future risks associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, barriers and facilitators to referrals for cardiovascular disease risk evaluation in women with prior hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and variation by clinician- and practice-level characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • We calculated the prevalence of screening, knowledge of future risks, and barriers and facilitators to referrals, and assessed differences by clinician type using 2 tests. (cdc.gov)
  • High-risk activity paired with other barriers to HIV prevention in prisons, including high inmate turnover, lack of health education, and the absence of HIV prevention tools, contributes to at least a 14 percent higher rate of infection than seen in the adult general population. (umaryland.edu)
  • In order to achieve this, countries will need to tackle legislative barriers and actively work with civil society organizations and people living with HIV to create an enabling environment and reach marginalized groups. (citizen-news.org)
  • Approximately 60 percent of inmates in state and federal prisons with sentences of longer than one year are African-American or Latino.7 In addition to their over-representation in the correctional system, men and women of color are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS (see Figure 2). (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • To reach a vulnerable population disproportionately affected by HIV and other STIs, these factors must be addressed in prevention interventions, when feasible. (cdc.gov)
  • We examined differences in insurance, HIV/STI prevalence, testing, and preexposure prophylaxis use among transgender and nonbinary people living in Washington State by race and ethnicity and gender. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV preventative drugs that cater for people with a lifestyle that puts them at risk of contracting the virus. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • You may have heard about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly referred to as PrEP, from media reports or your local clinic. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Developing new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) products to prevent HIV transmission is an ongoing area of research, and NIDA is committed to supporting research to determine feasibility and acceptability of PrEP among people who use drugs. (recoveryall.org)
  • Administered as an injection every two months, CAB-LA is the most effective form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people at high risk of HIV. (msfaccess.org)
  • A recent study performed in Zambia by University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology researchers found that high uptake of HIV preventative medicine, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is possible in prison populations with adequate resources and support from the criminal justice health system. (umaryland.edu)
  • Awareness of PrEP did not differ between Brazil and Mexico (84.6%), while awareness of other prevention strategies, including post-exposure prophylaxis and new PrEP technologies, was higher in Brazil. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Both countries provide combination HIV prevention at no cost through the public health system, including condoms, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), test and treat, and antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for all people newly diagnosed with HIV [ 9 , 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For sex workers, the HIV prevalence rate is at an estimated 4.2%, it is 4% amongst men who have sex with men, it is 27.7% amongst transgender people, and estimated to be the highest amongst residents of bateyes. (wikipedia.org)
  • This programming involved an arsenal of holistic approaches including the dissemination of educational materials that were created with the direction and feedback from members in these vulnerable populations, hiring and training peer educators who would directly conduct outreach at designated key locations, and holding empowerment sessions for individuals from vulnerable communities and people living with HIV/AIDS. (wikipedia.org)
  • CEPROSH's work with vulnerable communities has resulted in an increased access to HIV-related services, safer sexual practices, and changed attitudes towards and amongst sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people, and others who comprise the vulnerable populations that CEPROSH is oriented towards. (wikipedia.org)
  • More people have access to HIV testing and treatment. (drugtruth.net)
  • We must empower young people to protect themselves from HIV. (drugtruth.net)
  • This includes providing a full range of sexual and reproductive health services and rights, harm reduction for people who use drugs, and access to anti-retroviral treatment for young people living with HIV. (drugtruth.net)
  • BACKGROUND: Since 2019, multiple HIV outbreaks occurred among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Minnesota. (bvsalud.org)
  • How many people will needlessly die from AIDS because the HIV/AIDS Administration continues its failed prevention policies? (glaa.org)
  • HIV PrEP is available, but why aren't people taking it? (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • PrEP is a combination of anti-retroviral medication given to people who are HIV-negative to prevent them from being infected with HIV, with a focus on certain groups of people considered to be at higher risk of HIV infection than the general population. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Although there is emphasis on creating a non-stigmatising and supportive environment, repeated use of language such as "priority population at substantial risk of HIV" or "key population" is likely to either stigmatise people into not disclosing or denying their risk, or focus on people that might appear to be high risk while overlooking those who are less obviously high risk. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Further, it might create a false sense of security especially if people do not consider themselves to fall in those categories, for example in young people involved in transactional sex or those in the early stages of exploring their sexuality and vulnerable to condomless sex. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Considering the language used to advocate for PrEP use, how likely is it that anyone, especially young people, would feel comfortable asking for PrEP without being labelled as "high risk" or promiscuous and unable to control their behaviour or circumstances? (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Many people experiencing homelessness have strained or non-existent relationships with family and friends, which further perpetuates their vulnerable status. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • Additionally, medication addiction plays a part in increased crime rates, as people risk turning to unlawful activities to sustain their particular addiction. (necrc.org)
  • Transgender and gender nonconforming people are at high risk for diseases such as AIDS and are vulnerable to depression and other mental health issues, but may be reluctant to disclose their identities to researchers due to stigma. (eurekalert.org)
  • The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal JMIR Mental Health , finds that people from these communities use social media at high rates to discuss health and social topics that are important to them. (eurekalert.org)
  • This approach can be used to better understand people, prevent diseases, and predict important trends, including views on policies that affect transgender populations or changes in health," Krueger said. (eurekalert.org)
  • Before this situation, Venezuela had been one of the first countries in Latin America to expand our guidelines to provide treatment to all people living with HIV, regardless of CD4 count. (iasociety.org)
  • The quality of care we provide to people has been deteriorating progressively and we have hundreds of desperate patients. (iasociety.org)
  • In the biggest hospitals, we don't have X-rays, blood tests or even the minimum requirements to provide adequate attention to people. (iasociety.org)
  • We need our government to guarantee all medical supplies in public hospitals so that people with HIV are treated without any discrimination. (iasociety.org)
  • HIV/AIDS is the largest pandemic ever faced by humankind, with over 30 million people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Dr. Arturo Carrillo wants to end discrimination and stigmatization of people living with HIV in his home country of El Salvador. (intrahealth.org)
  • Very often people disrespect the basic human rights of this population," he says. (intrahealth.org)
  • A key aspect of these networks is active participation from people living with HIV and people in high-risk groups. (intrahealth.org)
  • So people can learn about the disease, get rid of their ignorance, and see that HIV is not a death sentence but merely a chronic illness. (intrahealth.org)
  • Many people aren't fully aware of the risks of hepatitis, and Parris says many people don't realize that hepatitis C treatment has vastly improved. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Research has demonstrated that people with SUDs are at increased risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV, both as a result of sharing injection equipment and because substance use may increase the likelihood of impulsive sex and sex without use of condoms or other HIV prevention tools. (recoveryall.org)
  • A decade ago, NIDA supported a seminal study demonstrating that HIV treatment is prevention , finding that scaling up HIV treatment in people who inject drugs resulted in reductions in community-level viral load and HIV transmission. (recoveryall.org)
  • Additional research could inform us about the clinical impact of COVID-19 on people who use drugs and are living with HIV, as well as the impact that mitigation strategies like social distancing is having on individual health, mental health, and substance use and access to HIV and SUD treatment services. (recoveryall.org)
  • The tally of people living with HIV last year is put at around 33 million, compared with 32.7 million in 2006, according to the report, issued ahead of the 17th International AIDS Conference , opening in Mexico City on Sunday. (medindia.net)
  • UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot placed the spotlight on beefing up prevention, as the pandemic could not be defeated by treating people alone. (medindia.net)
  • TREATMENT: An estimated 2.9 million people in poor countries, a 45 percent increase over 2006, now have access to antiretroviral drugs, which keep HIV at bay but do not eradicate it completely. (medindia.net)
  • Though monkeypox can affect anyone, CDC research states that approximately 40% of people diagnosed with monkeypox in the US also test positive for HIV. (medindia.net)
  • China has strategically concentrated its efforts on key populations, such as sex workers, people who inject drugs, and MSM. (documentcloud.org)
  • More than 34 million people are presently living with HIV. (bvsalud.org)
  • Young people who learn that they have HIV infection can learn to reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to others, as well as to obtain HIV treatment and care. (bvsalud.org)
  • HIV testing and counselling can serve as a means for adolescents and young people to be diagnosed and to receive care and treatment as early as possible. (bvsalud.org)
  • Yet, due to the high cost of the GeneXpert test cartridges, many countries are not able to scale up testing for all people who need lifesaving diagnosis and subsequent treatment. (msfaccess.org)
  • CAB-LA offers a more discreet option that can facilitate better adherence for people at risk of HIV infection. (msfaccess.org)
  • The World Health Organization and others define key and vulnerable populations as adolescents and young women, sex workers, people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, transgender persons and prisoners. (jhpiego.org)
  • Using a partner notification or contact-tracing approach, the teams ask people living with HIV about their sexual partners and children. (jhpiego.org)
  • In Sub-Saharan Africa, HIV infection disproportionately affects people detained within the criminal justice system. (umaryland.edu)
  • In the study, the largest proportion of incarcerated people reached with HIV prevention services and initiated on PrEP were men between the ages of 25 and 29 years, consistent with the known demographics of the incarcerated population in Zambia. (umaryland.edu)
  • People who are incarcerated may be exposed to risks such as consensual and coerced sex, sexual violence, injection drug use, and tattooing. (umaryland.edu)
  • This represents one of the first such implementations anywhere in the world and marks an important step forward in demonstrating successful HIV prevention protocols for people who are incarcerated. (umaryland.edu)
  • Whether Shahbaz was involved in the Jaipur blasts or not will be decided by the investigation and the judicial process but the high handed behaviour of police and ATS makes one suspect of how they implicate people. (citizen-news.org)
  • At the UN high level meeting on AIDS in June 2006, the world committed itself to Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support for all people in need by 2010. (citizen-news.org)
  • Following this, most countries organized consultations with key stakeholders, including civil society organizations, networks of people living with HIV, to agree on national universal access targets and on ways for overcoming the obstacles in achieving them. (citizen-news.org)
  • It also paved the way for free anti retroviral therapy for people living with HIV-for the first time in the country s history, the government committed itself to give free treatment for a chronic disease that required life long treatment. (theseoultimes.com)
  • The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) is excited to share the news that the REPRIEVE study was stopped early after a daily statin medication was found to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV. (natap.org)
  • REPRIEVE is the first clinical trial to study a preventive approach to cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV who were considered to be at low-to-moderate risk of cardiovascular disease events, including heart attack and stroke. (natap.org)
  • Statins are known to prevent cardiovascular disease among those at high risk in the general population and REPRIEVE sought to understand whether they would have the same effect among people living with HIV who may not traditionally be candidates for statins. (natap.org)
  • People living with HIV often experience premature cardiovascular disease and REPRIEVE was an important effort to improve cardiovascular outcomes in this community. (natap.org)
  • It is incredibly gratifying to see these results and to know that this study has the potential to change clinical practice and thus have a meaningful impact on the experiences and health of people living with HIV," said Carl Fichtenbaum, M.D., vice-chair of the REPRIEVE protocol. (natap.org)
  • Daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, large NIH study finds --------------------------- substantial prevalence of CAD even in young PWH with low traditional ASCVD risk these baseline data from the mechanistic substudy of REPRIEVE provide useful information on the degree and type of CAD among this primary prevention group. (natap.org)
  • In 2004 Global Fund's Ministry of Health National HIV program supported 7 organisations working with people who use drugs in different parts of the country, to start dealing with harm reduction. (drogriporter.hu)
  • There were almost 60 organisations (among all key populations such as people who use drugs, sex workers, men who have sex with men, Roma population, young people etc), there was also a lot of funding for building the capacity of the structures of the Ministry of Health. (drogriporter.hu)
  • The researchers say that young people should pay attention to social distancing and stay vigilant about when to seek medical treatment in the early stages of their disease to help reduce the risks. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • By 1990, when gay people had become the island's primary HIV victims, homophobia was officially challenged in schools. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Out of this work with those in drug treatment, people contending with incarceration, or people from other at-risk groups, came the genesis of the Community Health Program (CHP). (jsums.edu)
  • In our 35th year we're asking people to donate £35 - that's just £1 for every year we've been providing life-changing information. (aidsmap.com)
  • 5 allows us to reach millions of people globally with accurate and reliable resources about HIV prevention and treatment. (aidsmap.com)
  • 35 means we can empower more people living with HIV to challenge stigma with our information workshops, videos and broadcasts. (aidsmap.com)
  • Around 250,000 people, or 1 percent of the population between the ages of 15 and 49, live with HIV in Ukraine - the second-highest number after Russia in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. (politico.eu)
  • In 2011 WHO conditionally recommended the use of at least 36 months of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) (as a proxy for lifelong or continuous treatment) for people living with HIV in high TB-prevalence and transmission settings. (bvsalud.org)
  • We'll be discussing tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Uganda. (cdc.gov)
  • And among the people living with HIV, tuberculosis is still ranked the worst killer in that population. (cdc.gov)
  • 187,000 people living with HIV, lost their lives due to TB. (cdc.gov)
  • Find out more about the Division of HIV Prevention's funded programs and interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • The Objective of the FSW TI & Core Composite Project is to reduce (Half & Reverse) HIV/AIDS among High Risk through Targeted Interventions. (passindia.org)
  • We are also funding clinical research to develop effective interventions for HIV, substance use, and SUD prevention and treatment, as well as implementation and services research including developing integrated models of care for HIV and SUDs, implementing effective evidence-based practices in routine healthcare settings, and determining the cost and cost-effectiveness of HIV and SUD care. (recoveryall.org)
  • In a new guidance document out today , EU agencies ECDC and the EMCDDA have joined forces to identify seven interventions to reduce and prevent infectious diseases in this vulnerable population. (europa.eu)
  • The objectives of this systematic review are to provide a summary of the key evidence, along with practice and implementation recommendations, on effective or promising HTC interventions for improving uptake of HIV treatment, care and other services in adolescents. (bvsalud.org)
  • Even though India has prioritised interventions among key sub populations (like sex workers, men who have sex with men, injecting drug users, migrants), one of the larger goals that still remains is to ensure that community itself leads the targeted interventions, with NGOs acting as only gatekeepers, feels Gangakhedkar. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Community led structural interventions should have complete control on all kinds of prevention and control services. (theseoultimes.com)
  • The 2020 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for an integrated approach to development challenges, and our efforts to end HIV are connected to other areas, such as malaria, tuberculosis, access to medicines, and the increasing threat of anti-microbial resistance. (drugtruth.net)
  • This year's high level meetings of the General Assembly on tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases, as the President just mentioned, are key opportunities to inform a new way of thinking and working that moves beyond disease-specific silos of yesterday. (drugtruth.net)
  • In February 1997, CDC convened a meeting of consultants to discuss current information regarding anergy skin testing, PPD skin testing, and tuberculosis (TB) preventive therapy for HIV-infected persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Efforts to apply the results of anergy testing to preventive therapy decisions must be supplemented with information concerning the person's risk for infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, the use of anergy testing in conjunction with PPD testing is no longer recommended routinely for screening programs for M. tuberculosis infection conducted among HIV-infected persons in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at risk for having active tuberculosis (TB) disease (1-3) because of either reactivation of latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (4) or rapid progression of newly acquired infection (5). (cdc.gov)
  • In 1991, CDC published guidelines recommending that anergy skin testing be performed in conjunction with PPD-tuberculin skin testing for HIV-infected persons who are being evaluated for latent infection with M. tuberculosis (10). (cdc.gov)
  • Demonstration of anergy in an HIV-infected, PPD-negative person at high risk for infection with M. tuberculosis was recommended as an indication for isoniazid preventive therapy. (cdc.gov)
  • Russia's invasion of Ukraine could spark an upsurge in HIV and tuberculosis and undo a decade of gains in public health, experts warn. (politico.eu)
  • This guideline provides guidance on the principles and evidence-informed recommendations on the nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis and in turn tuberculosis can lead to malnutrition. (bvsalud.org)
  • Intersecting epidemics Tuberculosis (TB) remains a considerable global public health concern, mainly affecting poor and vulnerable populations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Prevention measures are no longer in place, with almost no supply of male or female condoms to distribute, and the ART supply stops every few months for one or two months at a time, which is terrible for patient adherence. (iasociety.org)
  • Those vulnerable populations should be targeted by focused prevention strategies that provide accurate information, counseling and testing, as well as concrete means to foster behavior change (e.g. access to condoms, drug abuse treatment, and clean syringes in the case of active injecting drug users), tailored to gender and culture-specific needs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Li Huixian, female sex worker Sex work is illegal in China, and law enforcement practices that focus on condoms as evidence of prostitution are having a negative impact on HIV prevention among sex workers. (documentcloud.org)
  • Condoms play a crucial role in preventing the spread of HIV and other STIs. (documentcloud.org)
  • and the central government allocates a specific amount of funds each year to purchase condoms, which are then widely distributed to key populations, including 2 sex workers, by various levels of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and CBOs across the country. (documentcloud.org)
  • Chinese CBOs working on HIV prevention report that it is a longstanding practice for police to specifically focus on condoms and use possession of condoms as the main evidence of prostitution. (documentcloud.org)
  • The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to better understand how relevant laws and law enforcement practices in China affect the ability of sex workers to access and carry condoms and access HIV and SRH services and, (2) to provide recommendations to revise laws and policies and to change law enforcement practices to improve the health and rights of sex workers in China. (documentcloud.org)
  • Condoms were provided for free at doctor's offices and, despite the expense, so were antiretroviral drugs. (monthlyreview.org)
  • Founded initially in 1987 as the Comité de Vigilancia y Control del SIDA, their main mission was to promote education surrounding the spread of HIV/AIDS and other STIs in the Dominican Republic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Upon intake and pending verbal consent, all sex-trafficking victims at Maiti Nepal are routinely tested for HIV and STIs. (cdc.gov)
  • Certain groups, especially racial/ethnic minority transgender women, were disproportionately impacted by HIV/STIs (RDs from 20% to 43% and APs from 50% to 85%) and less likely to currently have insurance (RDs from 25% to 39% and APs from 74% to 93%) than that expected based on gendered or racialized experience alone. (bvsalud.org)
  • Context HIV and other STIs are one of the major public health concerns in China. (documentcloud.org)
  • The World Health Organization strongly recommends the incorporation of daily oral PrEP with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg and emtricitabine 200 mg (TDF/FTC) into combination HIV prevention package since 2016 [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1] In certain populations, such as adolescents and young adults, suicide constitutes 1 of the top 3 causes of death. (medscape.com)
  • Published in the January 2023 issue of The Lancet HIV , the research team provided evidence of a model HIV prevention with at-risk populations that could possibly be extended to other criminal justice facilities, as many of the issues faced by Zambian prisoners are universal to prisoners worldwide. (umaryland.edu)
  • Let us also look ahead to the 2019 high level meeting on universal healthcare to build coherence across the global health landscape on financing, programming, and accountability. (drugtruth.net)
  • Data for this study were extracted from medical records of 395 women and girls examined at Maiti Nepal, a large nongovernment organization in Kathmandu, Nepal, which provides shelter and healthcare for sex-trafficking victims repatriated to Nepal. (cdc.gov)
  • Working with Biometrac, a US-based company providing biometric-linked healthcare platforms, an electronic fingerprint-linked data capture system was developed for use by field recruiters among Zambian FSWs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Finally, we will describe how an advanced nursing role can serve as an advocate for this vulnerable population at different levels of policy and healthcare. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • It impacts healthcare methods, as addiction-related medical remedies and thailand Rehab centre programs are often high priced. (necrc.org)
  • The effects of the crisis on healthcare are being felt beyond HIV. (iasociety.org)
  • Although anyone is at risk of viral hepatitis, populations that lack direct access to healthcare are particularly vulnerable. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Despite the promise of using large healthcare databases to identify patients at risk of suicide, a critical challenge still remains: how to incorporate such models into clinical practice in diverse healthcare settings. (nature.com)
  • 10 helps us produce news and bulletins on the latest developments in HIV for healthcare staff around the world. (aidsmap.com)
  • Those who were HIV positive were more likely than those who were HIV negative to be infected with syphilis and/or hepatitis B. (cdc.gov)
  • We therefore explored prevalence of syphilis and hepatitis B and co-infection with HIV among a sample of female sex-trafficking victims in Nepal. (cdc.gov)
  • We excluded records of 149 because they lacked HIV test or accompanying syphilis or hepatitis B test documentation. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of the paired nature of the data, the McNemar test involving a continuity correction was used to assess associations between 1) HIV status and co-infection with syphilis, 2) HIV status and co-infection with hepatitis B, and 3) HIV status and co-infection with hepatitis B or syphilis. (cdc.gov)
  • World Hepatitis Day is marked every year on July 28 with an goal to provide education that will save lives. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Despite the high health impact on the global community, viral hepatitis doesn't have to be so deadly. (minoritynurse.com)
  • At UNM Truman Health Services, Parris works with patients in a comprehensive approach to HIV, AIDS and hepatitis C care. (minoritynurse.com)
  • STDs can come at a high cost for babies and other vulnerable populations, said Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. (979cprrocks.com)
  • To detect and monitor any multi-state outbreaks of viral hepatitis with respect to source, time, person, population and place in order to provide a rationale for public health action. (europa.eu)
  • Common blood-borne viruses in this group include HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. These are mainly spread through the sharing of needles, syringes and drug preparation equipment or unprotected sexual contacts. (europa.eu)
  • Examples of these novel viruses include HIV 1 (discovered in 1983), Hepatitis C (1989), H1N1 (2009), and SARS-CoV-2 (2019). (pharmiweb.com)
  • S2 Episode 5: HIV, Primary Care Treatment, and Vaccines Drs Michael S. Saag and David H. Spach discuss HIV and the nuances of primary care treatment, with a special focus on vaccines, including COVID, hepatitis, varicella zoster virus, and mpox. (medscape.com)
  • The two Groups have also the estimation of the global burden of intensively col aborated to better cancer attributable to hepatitis B virus understand the natural history of HPV and hepatitis C virus infection, and infection in the oral cavity and to further that due to HIV after the introduction of define the role of the viral infection in the antiretroviral treatment. (who.int)
  • We investigated co-infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among 246 sex-trafficked women and girls from Nepal. (cdc.gov)
  • Combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia reached an all-time high in the United States in 2018, according to the annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (979cprrocks.com)
  • Professor Sarit Golub from the Department of Psychology at City University New York explains that PrEP stigma at its root is sexual stigma and users are seen as wanting to engage in behaviour that puts them at risk for HIV infection even if that risk is eliminated by PrEP use. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Self-identifying as high risk also means being at least partially aware of one's risk based on their own or their partner's sexual behaviour, for example by having multiple partners or condomless sex. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Awareness of one's risk is the first step and presenting oneself to a health professional ready to engage in a discussion about sexual behaviour is the next. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • While some have suggested that the outcome could be the fault of behaviour than the prevention methods used in the study, more questions remain. (co.zw)
  • Trends in indicators of sexual risk behaviour among MSM were mixed. (bmj.com)
  • The link between poverty and poor health outcomes has been extensively documented, and this relationship is particularly prominent in homeless populations. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • Service providers use HMIS to record data on client characteristics and use of services in homeless populations across a local area known as a continuum of care (CoC). (cdc.gov)
  • Our goal is to improve access to HIV prevention and treatment services and increase adherence to antiretroviral therapy. (intrahealth.org)
  • The pivotal year of 1995 saw the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART), which greatly improved survival with AIDS and brought hope that HIV transmission would be reduced by therapeutic viral suppression. (bmj.com)
  • Throughout the 14 regions where Sauti operates, counselor teams often arrange transport and escorts to take clients to HIV care and treatment centers so they can start antiretroviral treatment. (jhpiego.org)
  • Overall, participants had concerns about consistent access to PrEP medication and the risk of antiretroviral resistance in case of acute HIV infection or seroconversion. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Public health reforms spearheaded by government and civil society groups have made inroads, but the war has disrupted supplies of antiretroviral drugs against HIV and TB medication. (politico.eu)
  • She has been on antiretroviral drugs since she was diagnosed with HIV in 2010. (politico.eu)
  • It has also been proactive in negotiating for antiretroviral drugs, as well as implementing harm-reduction programs for injectable drug users, who make up around half of all new HIV cases. (politico.eu)
  • In Dnipro, the local AIDS treatment center has enough antiretroviral medicine for about seven months, according to Iryna Bozhko, acting director of NGO Synerhiya Dush , which provides psychosocial support to HIV and opioid replacement therapy patients. (politico.eu)
  • For all the faults in our TB response mechanisms - and there are many - they do manage with some level of success, to accompany a patient through treatment, assist with the management of side effects or other issues, and, in most high-burden countries, provide services free of charge. (theunion.org)
  • This challenge offers unique opportunities to reach these high- HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy risk individuals and engage them in HIV prevention, treatment, and care. (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • Thus innovative intervention approaches are needed to seek out and test those with undiagnosed HIV, and link them to HIV treatment with high retention, an approach referred to as "Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain" (STTR). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study has two phases: one to seek out and test HHR, and another to link those found infected to HIV treatment in a timely fashion, with high retention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Young, who is also a member of UCLA's Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services, AIDS Institute, and Center for Behavioral & Addiction Medicine, and his group have already conducted extensive research into the use of social media such as Twitter and Facebook for AIDS education and prevention, disease tracking and other health-related efforts. (eurekalert.org)
  • Mothers living with HIV who have no access to treatment are forced to breastfeed, exposing their children to HIV. (iasociety.org)
  • Organizations around the world work tirelessly to raise awareness and provide access to build awareness of prevention and also of the life-saving testing and treatment. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Nurses, says Parris, are in an excellent position for both prevention and treatment that will save lives. (minoritynurse.com)
  • NIDA-funded research also demonstrated that addiction treatment, especially medications for opioid use disorder, is a necessary part of HIV care and leads to improved viral load, CD4 cell count, and retention in HIV care. (recoveryall.org)
  • A study from NIDA's Clinical Trials Network found that HIV testing can be integrated into SUD treatment and that counseling offered no additional benefit -findings with broad clinical and public health implications. (recoveryall.org)
  • Short-term gains should serve as a platform for reinvigorating combination HIV prevention and treatment efforts and not spur complacency. (medindia.net)
  • DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT: Provide access to treatment, in particular substitution treatment for opioid users. (europa.eu)
  • HIV testing and counselling (HTC) is an essential component of efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. (bvsalud.org)
  • Because these populations are often discriminated against and their behaviors stigmatized, they are least likely to have access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services . (jhpiego.org)
  • With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Jhpiego-led Sauti Project is working with the government of Tanzania to roll out comprehensive, integrated packages of client and community-centered biomedical, behavioral and structural HIV prevention, family planning and escorted referrals to health care treatment for key and vulnerable populations in Dar es Salaam and 13 other regions. (jhpiego.org)
  • In the morning, I usually start at Tandale Health Center, where I will review the previous day's HIV testing and treatment records for clients who tested positive and/or started treatment for partner notification," explained Happy Temu, an HIV counselor with Sauti and Lulu's partner. (jhpiego.org)
  • The CHP conducted HIV/STD and drug/alcohol prevention research and services for underserved populations including: inner city African American adolescents, adolescents in detention centers, low-income women, incarcerated men and women, men, women and adolescents in substance abuse treatment facilities and minority college and university students. (jsums.edu)
  • She now has a stock of HIV medicine at home for the next month, as doctors have begun distributing bigger batches to keep patients supplied in case they are forced to flee or are unable to reach AIDS treatment centers. (politico.eu)
  • And if patients, in the chaos of war, interrupt their treatment, they risk falling sick again and even developing difficult-to-cure drug-resistant TB. (politico.eu)
  • Systematic reviews and international surveys suggest that TB can increase the odds of COPD threefold - and even more in countries with a high TB burden. (theunion.org)
  • This means reducing the TB burden in the whole world to levels achieved in high-income countries. (who.int)
  • This research study aimed to be inclusive, correctly classify TGNB participants, and accurately describe sex partners and sexual activity of participants to assess HIV risk while minimizing participant burden. (bvsalud.org)
  • The presence of plaque was associated with a higher burden of risk factors, but also with higher levels of inflammation independent of traditional risk scores. (natap.org)
  • Comprehensive intervention strategies, particularly focusing on the SD-only users are needed in order to bring down the disease burden in this population in the China-Vietnam border areas. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It discusses the difference between TB in children and adolescents and TB in adults and provides an estimate of the burden of c. (bvsalud.org)
  • Transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) individuals are at high risk for HIV acquisition. (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS: We pooled data from five 2019-2021 Washington State HIV/STI surveillance data sources to obtain a large and diverse sample of 1648 transgender and nonbinary participants. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the heterogeneity in insurance access, HIV/STI positivity, and prevention utilization within transgender communities. (bvsalud.org)
  • Researchers and public health officials have looked for ways to better understand the health concerns of transgender populations, so social "big data" technologies like Twitter offer an untapped rich source of information that they can use for the benefit of these communities. (eurekalert.org)
  • Transgender individuals are at risk for some of the most important public health problems, such as HIV, substance abuse, and depression," said study co-author Sean D. Young, executive director of the UC Institute for Prediction Technology. (eurekalert.org)
  • These tweets provide real-time information that researchers can use to understand transgender individuals' health and wellbeing," said Krueger, a doctoral student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. (eurekalert.org)
  • Mariela Matarrita, who worked on the forthcoming investigation from the Ombudsman's Office, said her interviews with San Rafael's transgender prisoners provided no consensus on the issue. (ticotimes.net)
  • She said the group's services address the general prison population, not just transgender prisoners, but that the organization had held separate meetings for trans prisoners to express any needs or questions that they might otherwise feel uncomfortable addressing in front of others. (ticotimes.net)
  • López said that beyond transgender prisoners, the group also addresses health issues for men who have sex with men, who may not identify as gay, with a focus on HIV prevention and testing. (ticotimes.net)
  • Gay, bisexual, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) remain the most affected populations in the region [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • When following HIV risk groups for service provision and in the context of vaccine trials, patient misidentification can harm patient care and bias trial outcomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • African American/Black and Latino individuals are greatly over-represented in both incident and prevalent HIV cases [ 1 ] and substance use is a major risk factor for both HIV transmission and poor HIV health outcomes [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Vulnerable populations are groups within a population that are at higher risk for adverse health outcomes due to various social, economic, and health-related factors. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • Homeless individuals often lack stable housing, income, and access to basic resources, rendering them vulnerable to adverse health outcomes. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • However, little is known about PICU outcomes in HIV-exposed uninfected (HIV-EU) children with pneumonia, despite the growing size of this vulnerable population. (who.int)
  • Several co-occurring health problems, including cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases and diabetes, confer greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severity of disease, and poor outcomes. (recoveryall.org)
  • However, left untreated, STDs can be transmitted to others and produce adverse health outcomes such as infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and increased HIV risk. (979cprrocks.com)
  • Early intervention targeting prevention of work disability has potential to enhance patient outcomes and the effectiveness of care, with positive spill over effects for. (hrb.ie)
  • In March 2021, WHO launched a new policy on Preventing and Addressing Abusive Conduct1 which updates and expands on the Policy on the Prevention of Harassment at WHO dating from 2010. (who.int)
  • In Brazil and Mexico, PrEP has been provided at no cost through the Public Health System since 2017 and 2021, respectively. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Some key characteristics of this population include poverty, mental illness, substance abuse, and a lack of social support networks. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • Substance abuse may cause chronic diseases, including liver and lung damage, heart problems, and an elevated chance of infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS. (necrc.org)
  • Avoidance efforts should consider knowledge and increasing understanding about the potential risks of substance abuse. (necrc.org)
  • But we also cannot overlook important research on the overlaps of substance use and HIV and AIDS. (recoveryall.org)
  • We are prioritizing research into how the coexisting crises of COVID-19, HIV, and substance use, including the opioid crisis, combine to create a disastrous storm, taking lives and overtaxing America's public health systems. (recoveryall.org)
  • For decades, NIDA has devoted considerable resources to support research at the intersection of HIV and substance use. (recoveryall.org)
  • In 2008, the ARP established the Avant Garde Awards for HIV/AIDS Research to support individual scientists who propose research relevant to HIV and substance use with high impact potential and that would not typically be funded because of its high risk. (recoveryall.org)
  • Interpersonal relationships, primarily with older boyfriends and friends, played a pivotal role in their decision-making regarding sex risk behavior, substance use, and educational attainment. (cdc.gov)
  • The peer education program originally began with a grant from the Office of HIV/AIDS prevention in 2011. (jsums.edu)
  • Prior to his current role, Julio was a Public Health Analyst in CDC's Division of HIV and AIDS Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • From 2001 to 2022, a total of 4,056 measles cases were reported in the United States, with a median of 79 cases per year, ranging from a low of 13 cases in 2020, to a high of 1,274 cases in 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • Subject to Member State approval, suitable standing agenda items will be proposed for the Executive Board and Health Assembly to enable holistic discussion of the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. (who.int)
  • In May 2014, the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly adopted a post-2015 TB prevention, care and control strategy known as the End TB Strategy, 4 (Annex 1). (who.int)
  • Let us move forwards in the bold, new spirit of partnership to overcome the cycle of HIV transmission and delivery health and wellbeing for all. (drugtruth.net)
  • The DC Department of Health recently issued a Request for Applications (RFA # 1003-01) allocating $75,000 so that 'prevention workers' can cruise internet sex chat rooms. (glaa.org)
  • Are we to suppose that DC health officials, after spending $75,000 to identify already known internet sex sites, are capable of following through with HIV prevention? (glaa.org)
  • Our findings have major implications for key population research and improved health services provision. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In 2010, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health called for research on new approaches to seek out persons with undiagnosed HIV, provide them with HIV counseling and testing, and then link those found to be HIV infected into medical care with high retention, which are referred to as "Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain" (STTR) studies (e.g. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Include one or two health practices and beliefs of the chosen population that increases the vulnerability of the population. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • Additionally, we will analyze one or two health practices and beliefs of the chosen population that contribute to their vulnerability. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • In this role, she provides scientific analysis to public health safety and law enforcement agencies. (equityinitiative.org)
  • and providing support to the five Health Professional Councils in Cambodia as they develop standards and scope of practice for nurses, midwives, physicians, dentists, and pharmacists. (equityinitiative.org)
  • Grisbel Escobar is the director of the Civil Association of Women United for Health (MUSAS) , an organization created to support women living with HIV in Venezuela. (iasociety.org)
  • Programs that provide these services need to be implemented on public health services throughout the country, in order to decrease the vulnerability of those populations to HIV infection. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nashly's journey with PrEP would not have been possible without the support provided by the Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research Zimbabwe (CeSHHAR), the organisation delivering these life-changing services. (org.zw)
  • UNDP, the Global Fund, the Ministry of Health & Child Care, and NGOs like CeSHHAR are working together to enhance PrEP accessibility for vulnerable communities. (org.zw)
  • Alongside promoting PrEP adoption, the partnership also provided ongoing assistance in procuring other life-saving medication and health equipment and strengthening health systems. (org.zw)
  • He's an HIV expert for the National STI/HIV/AIDS Program for the Ministry of Health. (intrahealth.org)
  • IntraHealth also provides in-service training to medical staff and other health professionals in stigma and discrimination prevention, biosafety, voluntary counseling and testing, and teamwork skills. (intrahealth.org)
  • With growing health demands from new and emerging pathogens, aging populations, climate shocks, and increasing conflict and migration, the ever-increasing demand for health workers needs greater coordinated attention and action. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Curbing STDs will improve the overall health of the nation and prevent infertility, HIV, and infant deaths. (979cprrocks.com)
  • For example, CDC provides resources to state and local health departments for STD prevention and surveillance. (979cprrocks.com)
  • CDC s current funding program for health departments, Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments, supports several high-priority strategies and activities, including eliminating congenital syphilis. (979cprrocks.com)
  • As part this program, CDC supports health departments in conducting disease investigations, responding to public health outbreaks, providing training for health care providers, community engagement and partnerships, and other efforts. (979cprrocks.com)
  • The ability to identify demographic and health event-related risk factors is critical to selected and indicated prevention efforts among those at elevated risk of suicide 3 . (nature.com)
  • The expanded use of electronic health records (EHR) in the US has stimulated efforts to identify patients at risk of suicide in different populations. (nature.com)
  • Similar findings were observed in a study utilizing veterans' health data, providing additional evidence that, while clinicians may identify a state of risk using traditional clinical assessment techniques, predictive models are capable of identifying higher-risk patients who are missed during clinical assessments and are most likely to complete a lethal suicidal act 4 , 16 . (nature.com)
  • Overcrowding is one of the impediments to any prisoner getting access to health services, let alone a prisoner potentially with special needs, said Kattia López, spokeswoman for Proyectos en Salud Integral, which runs sexual health workshops at San Rafael on a regular basis. (ticotimes.net)
  • Community health volunteers like Lulu are working to change this disparity and restore the health and well-being of thousands of men, women and children who test positive for HIV. (jhpiego.org)
  • Using her experience and the skills she acquired through Sauti, Lulu spoke to Amina about her risks as a transactional sex worker and the need to check her health and that of her daughter. (jhpiego.org)
  • With an all-hands-on-deck approach, there was support for the study from all stakeholders, from the Correctional Service and Zambian Ministry of Health to the prison health committee and peer-led adherence support groups, to provide PrEP services. (umaryland.edu)
  • To ensure a stable and continuous supply of PrEP medication, trained personnel worked with Zambia Ministry of Health supply chain teams to assess stock levels and support the distribution of HIV prevention supplies. (umaryland.edu)
  • identify measles vaccine adverse reactions, and implement measles prevention and public health control strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • Many of today's fitness wearables provide HRV scores, but we may be paying too little attention to their significance in health and disease. (medscape.com)
  • Jackson State University's Community Health Program (CHP) was established in 1992 by Dr. Janet St. Lawrence and soon became a national leader in HIV/STD prevention research. (jsums.edu)
  • Housed in the Department of Psychology, the mission of the CHP is to help end health disparities by conducting research, providing training opportunities for students from the Ph.D. and undergraduate psychology programs, and providing service(s) that address the needs of underserved populations in the community. (jsums.edu)
  • Any donation you make helps us continue our work towards a world where HIV is no longer a threat to health or happiness. (aidsmap.com)
  • This posed a dilemma for advocates for women's health: if the findings were borne out by further research, would more women's lives be saved by recommending they did not use hormonal contraception, thus reducing their HIV risk but increasing their risk of death from unwanted pregnancies? (aidsmap.com)
  • The hard-won gains made in recent years risk being swept away in days, said Andriy Klepikov, executive director of the Alliance for Public Health (APH). (politico.eu)
  • APH rolled out the country's first opioid replacement program, key to getting drug users off street drugs and no longer sharing needles - a major avenue of HIV spread - and into health and social services systems. (politico.eu)
  • Our findings confirm previous research associating veteran status with higher risk for homelessness and imply that there will be specific health needs among the aging homeless population. (cdc.gov)
  • This study is a basis for understanding variation in rates of, and risks for, homelessness in general population groups, and inclusion of health data from US Department of Veterans Affairs records can extend these results to identifying links between homelessness and health risks. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding the epidemiology of homelessness and the specific factors associated with increased risk of becoming homeless is prerequisite to both reducing homelessness and more effectively addressing the health needs of this population. (cdc.gov)
  • The landscape of HIV/STI risk for African American female adolescents is multifaceted, highlighting the importance of addressing the social determinants of health. (cdc.gov)
  • This comprehensive health profile is intended to serve as a tool to monitor progress in the health of the population. (who.int)
  • In can influence both the onset and the decompensation contrast, a dysfunctional environment, characterized by poor of mental disorders, as well as health-risk behaviors. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this capacity, he provides technical leadership for the agency on the development of health equity program efforts and agency language access capacity building initiatives. (cdc.gov)
  • Our office understands that health disparities can be created or made more acute for distinct populations as a result of a emergency, due to state perceiving laws losses over time and populations already vulnerable. (cdc.gov)
  • With health security varies inversely with poverty levels and the proportion of the population without health insurance coverage. (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: Participants reported overall high levels of poverty (29% incomes (bvsalud.org)
  • Approximately one-half (49%) of participants had been tested for HIV in the past year, and none reported being HIV-positive. (bvsalud.org)
  • The studies targeting the three populations analyzed mostly young participants aged 30 years or less. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Twenty-two women from the three countries were later identified to have been HIV positive at enrolment and were excluded from the analysis leaving the number of participants at 5 007. (co.zw)
  • From the total participants, 312 women contracted HIV during the study. (co.zw)
  • Participants answered questions on socio-demographic, medical experience, awareness, knowledge, and attitudes towards PrEP and other HIV prevention strategies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A planned interim analysis found that participants who took pitavastatin calcium (a daily statin pill that reduces cholesterol) lowered their risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by 35 percent compared to those who took a placebo. (natap.org)
  • half of study participants, who were considered by traditional measures to be at low-to-moderate risk of future heart disease, had atherosclerotic plaque in their coronary arteries. (natap.org)
  • A strong STEM advocate, Nur aspires to ignite a passion for STEM among children, students, and young adults, especially young women, by providing them with better access to learning opportunities related to science, technology, and innovation. (equityinitiative.org)
  • Many pregnant women cannot even access HIV testing in a timely manner, resulting in late diagnosis and increasing the risk of transmission during pregnancy or childbirth. (iasociety.org)
  • Unless we take urgent steps to intensify HIV prevention we will fail to sustain the gains of the past few years, and universal access will simply be a noble aspiration. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The patent monopolies of the pharmaceutical corporation may block access to more affordable generic formulations in those countries and allow ViiV to sell CAB-LA at high prices, keeping the medicine out of reach for many who need it unless licenses are issued to generic manufacturers. (msfaccess.org)
  • These vulnerable populations may not access regular medical care before and during incarceration. (umaryland.edu)
  • Since then, the commitment to universal access has galvanized AIDS responses around the world and reinforced the engagement to stand by those infected and affected by HIV. (citizen-news.org)
  • KRA 6: Prevention and integrated management of acute malnutrition (IMAM) strengthened. (who.int)
  • The HIQA Report on the investigation into the quality, safety and governance of the care provided by Tallaght Hospital for patients requiring acute admission has recommended that an Emergency Department-specific system of physiological monitoring and triggered responses comparable to the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) should be. (hrb.ie)
  • The Prevention 2020 Roadmap focuses explicitly on adolescent girls, young women, and key populations at risk. (drugtruth.net)
  • From January-October 2020, 481 HIV physicians were included: 339(70.5%) from Brazil, 276(57.4%) male, and median age was 43 years (IQR = 36-53). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aligning with the post-2015 development agenda, the Background Brief draws connections between Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement, the post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, and the New Urban Agenda. (lu.se)
  • We will recruit African American/Black and Latino adult HHR who reside in urban locations with high poverty and HIV prevalence. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study focuses in particular on African American/Black and Latino HHR, who are concentrated in high- poverty urban geographical areas with a high local HIV prevalence, and who comprise the majority of HHR [ 8 , 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We calculated prevalence of veterans in the homeless, poverty, and general populations, and risk ratios (RR) for veteran status in these populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Veterans were overrepresented in the homeless population, compared with both the general and poverty populations, among both men (RR, 1.3 and 2.1, respectively) and women (RR, 2.1 and 3.0, respectively). (cdc.gov)
  • Incarcerated men report engaging in behaviors Figure 1 Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in State and Federal Prisons and in the U.S. Population in 2005 2.0% In correctional settings In U.S. population 1.7% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% 0.31% the primary partner is released. (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • American female adolescents face a plethora of issues that are directly and indirectly related to Author Manuscript their sex risk behaviors and consequently their HIV/STI risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Effective methods feature school-based prevention programs, neighborhood understanding campaigns, and specific treatments for vulnerable populations. (necrc.org)
  • Women remain most vulnerable to HIV and there is an urgent need for other effective, female controlled HIV prevention methods that women will use. (co.zw)
  • See search methods used in reviews by the Cochrane Collaborative Review Group on HIV Infection and AIDS. (bvsalud.org)
  • Full details of the Cochrane HIV/AIDS Review Group methods and the journals hand-searched are published in the section on Collaborative Review Groups in The Cochrane Library. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Centro de Promoción y Solidaridad Humana (CEPROSH) is a private, non-profit HIV-related services organization that is based in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, with other offices in the Dajabón and Monte Cristi provinces. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study describes the population of children admitted to the of pneumonia, which increases the demands on scarce paediatric PICU at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) intensive care unit (PICU) services in the region. (who.int)
  • In Zimbabwe, UNDP is the Principal Recipient of the Global Fund HIV grant and provides Fund Administrator support services for the TB and Malaria grants. (org.zw)
  • In partnership with EngenderHealth, Pact and the National Institute for Medical Research Mwanza, volunteers like Lulu pair with HIV counselors to form powerful community worker/counselor teams that walk door to door in the suburbs, providing HIV prevention services to clients in their homes. (jhpiego.org)
  • Funded grants have allowed CHP to provide free services for students at JSU and the surrounding community. (jsums.edu)
  • Most recently, CHP expanded its services to include peer led HIV prevention educational sessions. (jsums.edu)
  • In a CoC, stakeholders and service providers coordinate resources and provide services (eg, shelter, housing, food) to address homelessness (16). (cdc.gov)
  • Author Manuscript behavioral HIV prevention intervention, the Women's CoOp. (cdc.gov)
  • These high-risk groups are considered to be sex workers, men who have sex with men, serodiscordant couples (couples where one partner is HIV-negative and the other HIV-positive), and now adolescent girls and young women. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The present protocol describes a creative "hybrid" STTR approach that uses anonymous HIV testing followed by confidential care linkage, focused on heterosexuals at high risk (HHR) for HIV, who do not test as frequently as, and are diagnosed later, than other risk groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Outside Africa, where HIV is spread overwhelmingly by heterosexual intercourse, transmission occurs especially among niche groups such as gays, sex workers and intravenous drug addicts. (medindia.net)
  • Factors limiting the usefulness of anergy skin testing include problems with standardization and reproducibility, the low risk for TB associated with a diagnosis of anergy, and the lack of apparent benefit of preventive therapy for groups of anergic HIV-infected persons. (cdc.gov)
  • Systematic screening in high risk groups is a complement to efforts to improve the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis (that is, diagnosing TB among peopl. (bvsalud.org)
  • Of all those who tested HIV negative and were screened for PrEP, 67 percent considered high risk were eligible to initiate. (umaryland.edu)
  • Thus, HIV physicians' perspectives about PrEP and other prevention strategies may differ. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study aimed to compare awareness, knowledge, and attitudes related to PrEP and other prevention strategies among HIV physicians from Brazil and Mexico. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Strengthening and increasing information on PrEP technologies and other HIV prevention strategies among HIV physicians could improve their comfort to prescribe these strategies and facilitate their scale-up in LAC. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A key component of CEPROSH's HIV awareness and prevention work involves targeting these vulnerable communities, providing them with the resources and support they need to living safer, healthier lives. (wikipedia.org)
  • He oversaw national HIV awareness campaigns targeted to men who have sex with men, migrant farm worker populations, and Hispanic/Latinos. (cdc.gov)
  • The global AIDS pandemic has at last stabilised, but more funds and a breakthrough in disease prevention are needed to sustain this progress, UNAIDS said on Tuesday. (medindia.net)
  • obesity linked to #COVID19 in younger adults, #LymeDisease risks during the pandemic and more. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The purpose of this Background Brief is to communicate key components of an integrated human rights-based and gender equality approach to building resilience to pandemic risk at the local level. (lu.se)
  • It addresses pandemic prevention, preparedness for response, and building forward better within the umbrella of the post-2015 development agenda. (lu.se)
  • Building resilience to pandemic risk must therefore necessarily address dimensions of exposure and vulnerability within each of these sectors. (lu.se)
  • The Phase 1 trial for a preventive HIV vaccine candidate has initiated enrollment in both the United States and South Africa. (medindia.net)
  • HIV-infected persons who have positive reactions to skin testing with PPD tuberculin should be evaluated to exclude active TB and offered preventive therapy with isoniazid if indicated. (cdc.gov)
  • The Dominican Republic has an estimated 0.9% HIV prevalence rate amongst its general population, whereas percentages amongst various subpopulations are found to be greater. (wikipedia.org)
  • Navarro said she would prefer to be separated from the general population in San Rafael . (ticotimes.net)
  • in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is substantial y They are nevertheless considered a vulnerable population and greater than in high-income countries,[5] with sub-Saharan Africa appear to have an increased morbidity and mortality rate from accounting for almost 50% of global pneumonia deaths. (who.int)
  • Those studies consistently identified injection drug use and syringe/needle sharing as key predictors of HIV-infection, as well as engagement in sex work and male-to-male sex. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The primary mode for transmission of HIV is through sexual intercourse-both heterosexual and male to male sex. (documentcloud.org)
  • On all continents, key populations at higher risk of infection continue to be left further and further behind, and young women remain unacceptably vulnerable where prevalence is high. (drugtruth.net)
  • According to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi has the highest cases of gonorrhea and the third highest of chlamydia and syphilis. (979cprrocks.com)
  • There are tools available to prevent every case of congenital syphilis, said Gail Bolan, M.D., director of CDC s Division of STD Prevention. (979cprrocks.com)
  • This study aims at assessing the prevalence trends and related factors of HIV, HCV and syphilis infection among different drug users in the China-Vietnam border area. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Chi-square trend tests were used to assess the trend of HIV, HCV and syphilis prevalence and the proportion for drug type used by drug users. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify associated factors of HIV, HCV and syphilis infection in different drug users. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Aged ≥ 35 years old was an associated factor for HIV, HCV and syphilis infection among the SD-only users. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Female drug users were at high risk of contracting syphilis among three different drug users. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of HIV, HCV and syphilis among heroin-only users and poly-drug users decreased during the study period. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We calculated the risk difference (RD) for each outcome and used Poisson regression to estimate a surrogate measure of additive interaction-attributable proportion (AP)-that measures the proportion of the excess prevalence of the outcome observed at the intersection of gendered and racialized experience, beyond that expected from gender or race and ethnicity alone. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the absence of new, effective prevention strategies this state will persist. (bmj.com)
  • The trial on the effectiveness of the anti-retroviral drugs, commonly used in treating HIV in preventing sexual transmission of the virus to young unmarried women had shown that the drugs do not work. (co.zw)
  • A lack of viable employment opportunities, exacerbated by the lack of a high school education, resulted in some young women trading sex to make money. (cdc.gov)
  • Once prisoners like Navarro, who was born male, are processed they are typically sent to men's prisons where they live among the general inmate population. (ticotimes.net)
  • Objetivo: fue conocer la relación que existe entre la crianza parental, consumo de drogas y alteraciones en salud mental en adolescentes infractores. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusiones: de esta forma, enfermería al realizar una valoración temprana pueda identificar alteraciones en salud física y mental para ofrecer estrategias que promuevan estilos de vida saludables y canalizar a espacios adecuados de atención a quienes precisen de una atención especializada. (bvsalud.org)
  • This intervention sought to cultivate a combined response to the concurrent crises of gender-based violence and HIV in the Dominican Republic, finding that individuals who belonged to populations at high-risk for HIV had also been victims of or at risk for gendered violence. (wikipedia.org)
  • An estimated 14 % of the 1.2 million individuals living with HIV in the U.S. are unaware of their status. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The chosen vulnerable population in our locale is homeless individuals. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • For HIV-infected individuals, the pneumococcal vaccine is also recommended. (europa.eu)
  • With the consent of the HIV-positive client, a provider then contacts these individuals to offer voluntary HIV testing. (jhpiego.org)
  • The approach was well received by justice-involved individuals, demonstrating high uptake among those eligible. (umaryland.edu)
  • Prior to HIV testing, individuals were screened using a high-risk screening form. (umaryland.edu)
  • A South African study found that errors were relatively infrequent when reporting patient names (6 % of cases) and very high when recording patient folder numbers (in 65 % of cases) in a clinical setting [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We used widely available statewide hospitalization data to identify and test the joint predictive power of clinical risk factors associated with death by suicide for patients previously hospitalized for a suicide attempt (N = 19,057). (nature.com)
  • In addition, follow-up of patients completing suicide risk assessments have found that predictive models applied to EHR data achieved higher sensitivity and specificity in identifying suicidal behavior than clinical assessments 15 . (nature.com)
  • measles clinical presentation, diagnosis, and prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The authors concluded that adolescents with psychopathology who report psychotic symptoms are at clinical high risk for suicide attempts. (medscape.com)
  • We conducted an assessment of characteristics and HIV risk and prevention among clients of a delivery-based SSP near an HIV outbreak in rural, northern Minnesota. (bvsalud.org)
  • Select and describe the key characteristics of one vulnerable population from your practice or locale and discuss why this population is considered vulnerable. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • In this paper, we will explore the key characteristics of one vulnerable population in our locale and discuss why they are considered vulnerable. (myperfecttutors.com)
  • but vulnerable plaque characteristics were seen in nearly one-quarter. (natap.org)
  • Risk for homelessness, as a function of demographic characteristics and veteran status, was estimated by using multivariate regression models. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of this study was to provide a more detailed assessment of risk for homelessness among veterans than has been previously reported, in comparison with the nonveteran population and after controlling for various demographic characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • As mother-to-child transmission continues to decline, and fewer children are living with HIV, we are moving closer to bringing about an AIDS-free generation. (drugtruth.net)
  • Prevention is the key to breaking the cycle of HIV transmission. (drugtruth.net)
  • Another bold step, according to him, was the national investment for prevention of parent to child transmission (PPTCT) programme for the mainstream population in 1999, when the Indian government started to invest its own money rather than depend on international donors. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Within the context of the decision, this report provides an overview of both WHO's policies and the actions the Organization has taken to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment, as well as further improvements needed and key next steps. (who.int)
  • WHO's approaches to the prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment aim to reflect a United Nations system-wide common approach. (who.int)
  • WHO contracts and agreements across the Organization now include a clause pertaining to the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and will be revised to make specific reference to WHO's policy on preventing and addressing abusive conduct. (who.int)
  • The Secretariat also expects its collaborating partners to adhere to WHO policies on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse when working together with WHO. (who.int)
  • The tweets, which discussed issues such as violence, discrimination, suicide and sexual risk, were separated into four categories of conversation expressing their sentiments on given topics: positive or negative sentiments in a social context and positive or negative sentiments in a personal context. (eurekalert.org)
  • 2.29 percent were negative personal issues, such as suicide, body image dysphoria, depression, eating disorders and sexual risk behavior. (eurekalert.org)