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  1. Female sex workers use of sexual health services in Nepal

    15:22 on 19th January 2012
    Statistics indicate that more than half of the women with sexually transmitted infections in Nepal sought sexual health services. This study explores ...

  2. How do we know who dies of what?

    10:54 on 10th January 2012
    'Born, lived and died - but counted or not?' is the second in the 'Studies of HIV in African communities 'Highlights'' series. It ...

  3. HIV prevalence and associated risk factors among at-risk groups in Lebanon

    14:05 on 19th December 2011
    Preventing HIV among at-risk groups can help to curb the spread of HIV to the general population. The objectives of this paper is to measure HIV prevalence ...

  4. HIV and AIDS research findings from the Middle East and North Africa

    13:56 on 19th December 2011
    Of all areas of the world, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) may engender the most perceptions and misperceptions about the HIV and AIDS epidemic ...

  5. HIV among MSM in the Middle East and North Africa

    13:42 on 19th December 2011
    Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of HIV infection than the general population. The objective of this review ...

  6. School-based peer education intervention for HIV prevention in Yemen

    16:23 on 15th December 2011
    Yemeni youth are experiencing increased pre-marital sex, peer pressure to engage in risky behaviour, and changing lifestyle norms. This article describes ...

  7. To what extent has the Global Fund helped in health service delivery?

    17:10 on 5th December 2011
    This study aims at assessing the impact of Global Fund-supported activities on the delivery of non-HIV services, health worker availability, workload, ...

  8. Update on MSM and HIV in Asia and the Pacific

    14:08 on 1st December 2011
    In this media release, APCOM explains that despite HIV reaching its 30th birthday in 2011, significant global and regional policy progress will be undone ...

  9. Challenges, joys and hopes of people living with or affected by HIV in Cambodia

    12:46 on 1st December 2011
    To highlight the successes of the HIV response to date, and the need to continue a strong response, KHANA, the largest national NGO working with HIV in ...

  10. Collective empowerment groups for stigmatised communities

    17:01 on 24th November 2011
    This AIDSTAR One case study series describes the work of SANGRAM, an NGO and a series of collective empowerment groups for stigmatised communities (sex ...