By Khanyisa Tabata 06 November 2009 The provincial Health Department has dismissed reports that the province is facing shortages of free condoms. Provincial Health spokesperson Faiza Steyn said there was no condom shortage in the province, but acknowledged that the city had received fewer condoms than what they had requested. City Health director Dr Ivan Bromfield says a target had been set of 60 condoms...
World AIDS Day Federal Conference Call Tuesday, November 17, 2009: 2:30pm - 4:00pm (EST) AIDS.gov is hosting a World AIDS Day Conference Call for Federal staff and grantees. The call will provide a brief update on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. and a brief overview of the global epidemic. Participants will have a chance to ask [...]
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Travis McCoy has joined forced with MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation in a new documentary to be screened on December 1st, World Aids Day. The Gym Class Heroes frontman visited South Africa, the Philippines and India in June to highlight some of the inspirational HIV-prevention projects funded by MTV’s charitable arm. McCoy has also recorded a single, [...]
The state of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Uganda is still worrying. The New Vision will, until World AIDS Day (December 1), publish articles on STIs, where to access free treatment and how to avoid the deadly diseases.
Wednesday 4th to Saturday 7th November A cultural, interactive autonomous space where people are free to be, free to create and free to express themselves. www.forbiddenartsmanchester.org.uk Over the three days of this unique alternative art event there will be a 'Crafty Garden Corner' where you are invited to come together in the creation of sock creatures, knitted and origami animals and crocheted...
Photograph a message dedicated to sexuality and the affective awareness, and visibility of LGBT people. Get in the game and take some photos for 1 December 2009, World AIDS Day. The best pictures will be published in Pegaso19 out in December 2009. Pegasus is the quarterly magazine of Arcigay - ...
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The AIDS Trust of Australia's annual food and wine fair traditionally marks the end of good food month. A great opportunity to enjoy some of the best Sydney restaurants on a shoe string - you'll see offerings from Quay, Cafe Sydney and Longrain as well as...me! This year I'll be helping out celebrity chef Tom Kine and the guys at MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) stand, cooking up Atlantic Salmon and...
President Jacob Zuma wants to use this year's World AIDS Day to mark the beginning of a massive mobilisation campaign by government against HIV and AIDS.
The Financial Times announces the launch of its special report 'Combating AIDS.' The supplement will be distributed in all global editions of the FT on Tuesday 1st December 2009, to coincide with World AIDS Day. Following the success of the FT special report on 'Combating Malaria,' published in April 2009, 'Combating AIDS' is the second in a series of FT reports on major diseases.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Financial Times announces the launch of its special report 'Combating AIDS.' The supplement will be distributed in all global editions of the FT on Tuesday 1st December 2009, to coincide with World AIDS Day.
(photo courtesy of The Unbeaten Track ) Staying Alive, MTV Networks International's global HIV and AIDS prevention and awareness campaign, has produced a new TV documentary, Travis McCoy's Unbeaten Track [www.theunbeatentrack.com], which shows first hand how young people are fighting back against the spread of HIV within their communities in South Africa, the Philippines and India. The special will...
Thanks to Laszlo for sharing this piece from The Huffington Post . Actress Glenn Close writes about " Mental Illness: The Stigma of Silence :" It is an odd paradox that a society, which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable, still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness. This month, for example, NFL players are rumbling onto the field...
Vegas Partner Lounge will be making a donation on the 1st December 2009, announced the online casino group. The donation will be made in correlation with World Aids Day on the same day. GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, October 25, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Vegas Partner Lounge has so far made a number of contributions on a yearly basis to HIV/AIDS NGOs with the hope to 'heighten awareness and help those who...
The next CAVE meeting will take place November 11th at 7:00 PM at the DC Center, 1111 14th Street NW Suite 350. Our meetings normally take place the second Wednesday of each month. The meeting will include a mini-presentation and discussion on The Role of Community Advisory Board Members . We will also be finalizing our plans for World AIDS Day. Please join us! CAVE ( www.aidsvaccine.org ) is the community...