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If you are looking for some great and sexy plus size clubwear and clothing for your weekend clubbing activities or for this holiday's parties check out this story!If you are looking for some great and sexy plus size clubwear and clothing for your... more
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As part of an ongoing battle to secure antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for South Africa's HIV-positive inmates, the AIDS lobby group, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), has gained access to a controversial report that may shed light on whether or not treatment delays are still costing lives in South African prisons.As part of an ongoing battle to secure antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for South... more
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For many women, pregnancy is a time of anticipation and celebration, but for those living positively it can be frustrating when their status – and not their pregnancy – takes centre stage. Being pregnant and positive often comes with its own brand of stigma, revealing what researchers said was a dichotomy between the women's views about their bodies and society's.For many women, pregnancy is a time of anticipation and celebration, but for those... more
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As the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe continues to claim lives, people living with HIV are particularly vulnerable. Deputy President of the Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Activist Union (ZHAU), Stanley Takaona, told IRIN/PlusNews that a number of their members had contracted cholera, and although HIV negative as well as positive people were susceptible to the disease, those with immune systems already weakened by HIV were particularly at risk and had more difficulty recovering.
"This disease leaves people completely wasted; it is very hard for many of our members to recover," he said. "Other people living with HIV have not been so lucky, but documenting deaths in this section of the population is a major challenge for us."As the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe continues to claim lives, people living with HIV... more
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"One of the largest concentrations of sex workers in the country - virtually every house in the community housed sex workers"...Rita said she started doing sex work after her shop burnt down some years ago. "I am in this trade so that I won't die of hunger," she told IRIN/PlusNews. She tries to protect herself by insisting on condoms, but makes an exception for customers who are willing to pay a premium.
Many of the younger women are from the mid-western part of Nigeria and have been tricked into coming to Lagos by false promises, only to find themselves in the sex industry.
Some of the sex workers commute to Ijora Badia from other parts of Lagos at night and leave in the morning, while others come to work there for a few months. The high level of fluctuation in the population is a challenge to field workers."One of the largest concentrations of sex workers in the country - virtually... more
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Hospitals are failing to protect their workers from HIV and tuberculosis (TB) infection, and healthcare workers often do not have adequate access to HIV/AIDS services, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study conducted in Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Ethiopia.Hospitals are failing to protect their workers from HIV and tuberculosis (TB)... more
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The bustling northern Philippine city of Olongapo has defied the politically influential Roman Catholic Church by passing its own reproductive health code advocating sex education for high school students and the mass distribution of condoms, among other things.The bustling northern Philippine city of Olongapo has defied the politically... more
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A woman in Malawi left her husband after years of abuse. He found her and raped her, an act not criminalised in Malawi when it occurs within marriage. The woman later tested positive for HIV and discovered that her husband had known his HIV-positive status for some time.
Would a law criminalising HIV transmission have protected the woman or, at the very least, given her some opportunity for legal redress? The question is one that governments, legal experts and AIDS and gender activists have been grappling with in recent months as a spate of laws have been passed in parts of Africa enabling prosecution for HIV exposure or transmission.A woman in Malawi left her husband after years of abuse. He found her and raped her,... more
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In 2002, illicit arms dealer Aleksic Jovan flew more than 200 tons of weapons in war-torn Liberia, contributing to a conflict estimated to have killed about 250,000 people. Years ago, Linda Kisuna’s husband contracted a sexually transmitted disease. What do they have in common? Both Jovan and Kisuna's husband have been denied entry to countries across the world.In 2002, illicit arms dealer Aleksic Jovan flew more than 200 tons of weapons in... more
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David Gomez*, 27, is from the Department of Cordoba, a province on Colombia's Caribbean coast in the north of the country, but he now lives in Bogota, the capital. He joined the AUC (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia), Colombia's largest illegal paramilitary group, when he was 15 and stayed with the group for nine years. He talked to IRIN/PlusNews about the difficulty of adjusting to civilian life after he left the group, and the discovery that he had contracted HIV.David Gomez*, 27, is from the Department of Cordoba, a province on Colombia's... more
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On the surface, the historic northern city of Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast is an up-market tourist destination, with cruise boat passengers strolling through the old, walled city's maze of narrow streets as sight-seers duck into air-conditioned boutiques and cafés to escape the tropical heat.On the surface, the historic northern city of Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean... more
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You spoke and we listened. PlusNews has updated its popular report, "Mind your language" – a glossary of HIV and AIDS slang from across Africa – with your contributions. If you would like to add to this ever-expanding, reader-generated glossary, send your contributions to mail@plusnews.org. Be sure to say where the terms are used, in which language they are, and give a brief description to help other readers understand their meaning and why they are used.You spoke and we listened. PlusNews has updated its popular report, "Mind your... more
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Beer, batteries and sex – everything’s a commodity on the border. For many, the town of Oshikango on the Namibia-Angola border, is a way station. For those who grow up there, it’s a home with little in the way of things to do, places to go and future opportunities - making economics, boredom and alcohol a dangerous mix.Beer, batteries and sex – everything’s a commodity on the border. For... more
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When classes finish at Francisco Manyanga Secondary School in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, most teachers and students head for the bus while others walk home. Júlia*, 16, a 10th-grade student, gets into a luxury car, where a man who looks to be in his 40s waits for her. The man is not her father, but her boyfriend, Lucas*. It began one rainy day in March when he offered her a ride to school; soon they were dating. At the beginning of their relationship they used condoms, but not anymore. Júlia has never taken an HIV test, but believes she is negative.
When classes finish at Francisco Manyanga Secondary School in Maputo, capital of... more
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Shortages of antiretroviral (ARV) and other drugs in public health facilities in Swaziland have been among a long list of grievances cited by protesters during several weeks of unprecedented political unrest ahead of parliamentary polls on Friday.
Shortages of antiretroviral (ARV) and other drugs in public health facilities in... more
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