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 UNAIDS IN THE NEWS

17 July 2004

Straits Times - Singapore
Singapore's Aids warriors

Medical News Today
Aids conference: now let's make the money work

Medical News Today
Mandela, Others Call for Increased Funding at End of XV International AIDS Conference

IPS News
Once Marginalised Issues Now in the Forefront

Medical-News.Net
UNAIDS India has launched a new website on HIV/AIDS in India

Medical-News.Net
Two-thirds of the nearly 40 million people living with HIV today are workers

 

16 July 2004

XINHUA online - China
Mandela campaigns global war against HIV/AIDS

IPPMedia - Tanzania
Global Media Aids Initiative launched

Mid-Day Mumbai - India
Aiding a worthy cause

Straits Times - Singapore
Youth campaigns under fire

ABC News - Australia
Mandela calls for more AIDS funds

The Globe & Mail - Canada
Power politics of sex puts Africa's women at high risk of HIV

Reuters
Bangladesh asks for help to head off AIDS crisis

IPS News
Cry for funds and mixed feelings mark conference end

Independent Online - South Africa
Middle East doctors join hands to fight Aids

Sunday Times - South Africa
Manto invites 'uninformed' UN envoy to SA

 

15 July 2004

Scoop - New Zealand
AIDS Orphans To Reach 17 Million in Six Years

Jakarta Post - Indonesia
People with HIV/AIDS fight to go on living

East African Standard - Kenya
The tale of orphaned children

Reuters
Sex Workers Want Voice in HIV/AIDS Prevention

Reuters
Don't shut out drug users, AIDS groups urge

Globe & Mail - Canada
American AIDS czar stresses need to move on

 

14 July 2004

Jamaica Gleaner
AIDS orphans widely neglected

Brazzil.com - Brazil
Brazil Solves HIV Puzzle

IPS News
Simplicity Could Save More Lives

IPS News
Pharmaceutical Firms Neglecting Children with HIV/AIDS

ABC Online - Australia
AIDS slashing life expectancy in Africa

IPP Media - Tanzania
50m Aids orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Economic Times - India
Killing us softly: AIDS beats terrorism

Donga - South Korea
“AIDS Orphans” Surpass 13 Million

Philippine Daily Inquirer - Philippines
Cost of treatment still top obstacle vs AIDS

EastDay.com - China
Campaign on AIDS awareness to sweep nation

Independent Online - South Africa
'US should be giving double to Aids crisis'

News24 - South Africa
Life expectancy slashed to 33

Mail & Guardian Online - South Africa
Aids orphans place strain on households

Sunday Times - South Africa
Cultural, religious beliefs fuel HIV spread

AllAfrica.com
Africa: Global Workforce Could Be Devastated By Aids

AllAfrica.com
Health-Guinea: Killing Aids Patients With Kindness

AllAfrica.com
Fifteen Million Children Already Orphaned By Aids, Unicef Says

AllAfrica.com
Health: Pharmaceutical Firms Neglecting Children With HIV/Aids

AllAfrica.com
Medics 'Not Protected From Aids Virus'

The Namibian - Namibia
Youth in Africa 'living dangerously'

Financial Times
Asia fights Aids threat with family values

Reuters
Women at global AIDS meet speak of life with HIV

BBC News
Nigeria wakes up to HIV reality

BBC News
US Aids chief heckled at summit

Medical News Today
Importance of keeping single-dose nevirapine available to HIV-positive mothers

 

13 July 2004

Chennai Online - India
Hit by HIV: India on top of the list

123Bharath.com - India
Slow progress in AIDS treatment could kill millions

Rediff.com - India
India has most HIV cases outside South Africa: UNAIDS

Sify News - India
'Most Indians contract AIDS sexually'

Mail & Guardian Online - South Africa
Doctor shortage hampers Asia Aids efforts

IPS News
The ABC Debate Heats Up

Ireland Online
Ugandan leader stresses loving relationships in fighting Aids

USA Today
Search for AIDS vaccine falters

This Day - Nigeria
800,000 Nigerian Children Orphaned by AIDS

This Jamaica Observer
Activists demand billions more for AIDS fight

Guardian Unlimited
Aids conference told of lack of resources to halt pandemic

Financial Times
Museveni plays down condoms in Aids battle

Medical News Today
UNAIDS Welcomes Australia's Increased Funding for AIDS

Medical News Today
Protestors Stage Rally Outside XV International AIDS Conference To Call for Increased Antiretroviral Drug Access

Medical News Today
UN Secretary General Annan Calling for World Leaders To Do More To Combat AIDS Epidemic

Medical News Today
AIDS has deprived 3.8 million children of their parents in sub Saharan Africa

CathNews - Australia
UNAIDS head says churches critical to fight

Japan Today
HIV/AIDS funding gap could hit 50% by 2007

China Daily
Reason replacing fear in country's fight against AIDS

Xinhuanet Online - China
Slow progress on AIDS treatment in developing countries: WHO

AllAfrica.com
Condoms Not Ultimate Answer, Says Museveni

AllAfrica.com
Report Laments Low Access to Drugs

AllAfrica.com
Aids Funding Still Short of Target

AllAfrica.com
African Women More At Risk of HIV Infection -- UNAIDS Report

The Daily Star - Bangladesh
Girls' education helps check spread of HIV in Bangladesh

East African Standard - Kenya
Aids: I blame the politicians, says Annan

The Jakarta Port - Indonesia
Govt's AIDS effort deficient: Activists

CNSNews.com
Ugandan AIDS Model Again Highlighted, But Opponents Disagree

Union Network International
ILO report on HIV/AIDS: 36.5 million people of working age infected

PolitInfo.com - Germany
UN Report Urges More Help for AIDS Orphans

PolitInfo.com - Germany
UN: Five Billion Dollars Needed to Curb Rise of AIDS in Asia-Pacific Region

Pravda.ru - Russia
More die as the quest for AIDS vaccine continues

News-Medical.Net
By 2010 there will be an estimated 50 million orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa

News-Medical.Net
36.5 million people of working age have HIV

Reuters
Annan Says AIDS Fight Must Match War on Terror

Reuters
Annan wants bigger AIDS fight

Reuters
WRAPUP 1-Annan says AIDS fight must match war on terror

NewScientist.com
'Tidal wave' of AIDS orphans rising

 

12 July 2004

CBC News - Canada
UN chief Kofi Annan challenges world leaders to do more to combat AIDS

BBC News
'We can learn so much from others'

Monday Morning - Lebanon
UN: Rampaging AIDS pandemic has Asia, East Europe in its sights

NewScientist.com
Asian nations urged to quell HIV epidemic

NewScientist.com
World falling short on condom provision

Today Online - Singapore
Aids crisis in Asia

Channel NewsAsia
Delegates get to work amid row over US role in AIDS crisis

CTV - Canada
Uganda stresses abstinence at AIDS conference

Mail & Guardian Online - South Africa
Beat Aids with abstinence, conference told

AllAfrica.com
A Pandemic Within the Pandemic

NZZ Online - Switzerland
Aids conference turns spotlight on prevention

The Star - South Africa
Activists make their message loud and clear: We need assistance now

The Jamaica Observer
UN chief says disease now threatening global prosperity

Taipei Times
UN urges routine AIDS test policy

eTaiwan News
Delegates set to tackle AIDS

Guardian Unlimited
Chinese PM makes national appeal to head off pandemic

Irish Examiner.com
Annan chides world leaders over AIDS

Scoop - New Zealand
Hundreds of thousands sign up for AIDS drugs

Daily Times - Pakistan
Britain’s Pope of Soap brings ER to Cambodia

The Star Online - Malaysia
Health experts gather for International AIDS Conference in Bangkok

The Straits Times Asia
Aids fight needs 'legs'

The Navhind Times
India moving towards aggressive approach to combat AIDS

ABC Online - Australia
AIDS may hit economic development

The Financial Express - Bangladesh
Experts for new policy of HIV testing

 

11 July 2004

BruneiDirect.com
Brunei Joins World’s Biggest AIDS Conference In Bangkok

Channel NewsAsia
Plans lagging for AIDS treatment for three million by end of 2005: WHO

Channel NewsAsia
World AIDS conference to open in Bangkok amid chilling warnings

The Sunday Herald - UK
Thai conference seeks to highlight hidden toll of HIV/Aids

CBC News - Canada
Free condoms publicize AIDS conference

Xinhua Online - China
Political commitment urged in AIDS fight

Xinhua Online - China
Thai PM calls for regional cooperation to curb HIV-AIDS

Taipei Times
Vietnam gears up for war on AIDS with US backing

Medical News Today
Asian countries can choose the future of their HIV epidemics, scientists say

Guardian Unlimited
Anger at US ban on Aids scientists

BBC News
US criticised over Aids conference

Bloomberg.com
Asia Suffers Shortage of HIV Doctors as Epidemic Picks Up Speed

IPS News
'Access for All' Conference Theme Comes Under Criticism

CNN.com
Faster AIDS drugs approval urged

CNN.com
Annan challenges leaders on AIDS

Scotsman.com News
World Leaders Slammed for Failing to Combat Aids

Globe and Mail - Canada
AIDS fight needs greater urgency, Annan says

RTE Interactive - Ireland
Annan calls for leaders to tackle AIDS

Reuters
Asians told to use condoms or face HIV explosion

IndiaEspress.com
India may surpass South Africa as highest HIV infected country

 

10 July 2004

News Interactive - Australia
Global HIV testing 'a failure'

IPS News
Despite Criticism WHO Says '3 by 5' Achievable

IPS News
A New Inclusive Community for AIDS to Be Born?

The Star - Malaysia
Health experts gather for International AIDS Conference in Bangkok

Reuters
Testing Is Missing Link in AIDS Fight, Experts Say

Reuters
WHO confident of meeting AIDS target

Reuters
Thais go condom crazy at biggest ever AIDS meet

Reuters
Annan urges Asia to act on AIDS

Pakistan Times
AIDS infecting S.Asia Fast, 90% incidence in India

Taipei Times
Vietnam gears up for war on AIDS with US backing

Guardian Unlimited
Experts attack Bush's stance in Aids battle

Medical News Today
AIDS testing must be increased to 500,000 per day say experts

BBC News
China's premier issues Aids alert

Globe and Mail - Canada
Tackling a mass murderer at the scene of its latest crime

The Telegraph Calcutta - India
Meet-eve condom cover on Bangkok

Bloomberg.com
WHO Says Funding to Fight AIDS Falls 54% Short of Its Target

ABC News
U.N. Experts Call for Routine HIV Testing

ABC News
AIDS Meeting Focuses on Drug Delivery

AllAfrica.com
Strong Foundations Built to Increase Access to AIDS Treatment

The Toronto Star
UN chief inveighs against AIDS 'apathy'

 

9 July 2004

BBC News
Aids drugs aim 'will not be met'

IPS News
Zealous NGOs Force Positive Change

Channel News Asia
Thailand prepares for world's biggest AIDS conference

Lebanon Daily News
Fighting AIDS

AllAfrica.com
Africa: Rise in Global HIV/Aids Donations - Unaids

Malaysiakini
Moves to contain Aids failing

The Toronto Star
Counter-attack against AIDS critical

News-Leader.com
India sees HIV/AIDS activist in Gere

Medical News Today
Call for greater involvement of developing world scientists in fight against AIDS

Medical News Today
Asian Governments Should Increase Funding To Reduce Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS Says

Pravda - Russia
Defeat poverty - Defeat AIDS

Scoop - New Zealand
Asia-Pacific Set Faces Aids Catastrophe

 

8 July 2004

Sunday Times - South Africa
HIV gel tests head to SA

Daily Times of Nigeria
How safe is voluntary blood donation?

Interfax - China
Attempts underway to curb explosion of HIV/AIDS cases in China

Stuff - New Zealand
NZ's contribution to global Aids fight slated

The Straits Times Asia
Volunteers hand out condoms to high-risk groups

Mizzima News Group - Burma
Real Magnitude of AIDS Hard to Tell, But Worries Rising

Al Bawaba
Middle East: 480,000 people living with HIV

One World US
Bush Urged to Get Serious About Global AIDS Fight in Run-up to Bangkok Conference

MSNBC
Prevention a focus at AIDS conference

Bloomberg.com
AIDS Meeting to Call on Employers to Offer Treatment

The New York Times
U.N.: AIDS Could Cost Asia $17.5B a Year

Economist.com
Cold comfort

Reuters - UK
Annan urges Africans to intensify AIDS fight

Reuters
Asian AIDS Crisis, Prevention in Focus at Bangkok

 

7 July 2004

People`s Daily online - China
Thailand to launch campaign against spread of HIV/AIDS

XINHUA online - China
1 mln new AIDS cases found in Asia: report

The Daily Star - Bangladesh
Include HIV/AIDS issues in educational curriculum

Globe and Mail - Canada
Pace of HIV-AIDS quickens in Asia

Guardian Unlimited
Aids defeating world's best efforts as record numbers are infected

The Namibian
AIDS means shorter lives in southern Africa

Independent
Aids becomes 'disease of women' as worldwide spread accelerates

ABC Online - Australia
Anger over Bush administration approach to AIDS

ABC Online - Australia
Latest AIDS survey shows disease spreading more quickly

Australian Financial Review - Australia
AIDS remains incurable, fast-spreading

iAfrica.com
Aids infection increasing rapidly - UN

Mail & Guardian online
Aids defeating world's best efforts

IPS News
Real Magnitude of AIDS Hard to Tell, But Worries Rising

Pak Tribune - Pakistan
World is losing race against AIDS

Pakistan Times
UN Calls for Sustained Efforts to fight Swelling Aids

newindpress.com - India
Red alert: Every 7th HIV positive person is an Indian

El Diario - Mexico
U.N.: HIV Cases Hit Record High in 2003

Financial Times
Angola draws some hope from legacy of war

Gulf Daily News - Bahrain
Aids 'faster than us'

The Herald
A model of how to fight Aids

The Herald
Half of Aids cases fall to women

USA Today
Global impact of AIDS greater than ever, despite statistical revisions

The Straits Times Asia
Three dark spots

The Straits Times Asia
Record 5m infected with HIV last year

The Hindu
"Rate of HIV increase falls in India"

The Daily Star - Lebanon
AFRICA: AIDS epidemic continues to outstrip response

News-Medical.Net
Women now account for half of the people living with HIV worldwide

The Belfast Telegraph Digital
Aids becomes 'disease of women' as worldwide spread accelerates

 

6 July 2004

cnn.com
UN: World failing in AIDS fight

BBC News
Asia warned in latest HIV report

Le Monde
Le sida progresse "sans frein" en Asie et en Europe orientale

Reuters
Asian AIDS Infections Up as World Response Falters

Reuters Alertnet Foundation
Key facts and figures about HIV/AIDS

ABC News Online
AIDS on the rise on 3 continents

Sunday Times South Africa
Women hardest hit by Aids in Africa

Reuters UK
AIDS infections up in Asia

News From Bangladesh
India, China, Indonesia in danger of seeing HIV/AIDS epidemic

Namibian
AIDS reaches 'critical' stage

CBC News
AIDS virus continues to outrun efforts to combat it, UN report says

SABC News
Sub-Saharan Africa still worse victim of Aids

The Australian
China moves to avert AIDS crisis

CBSNews.com
U.N.: New HIV Infections Soar

Scotsman.com
HIV virus 'has spread to 38 million worldwide'

IPS News
AIDS Catastrophe Set To Hit Asia, Warns U.N.

New Straits Times
Rampaging AIDS pandemic has Asia, east Europe in its sights: UN

Guardian Unlimited
Aids levels hit record high

CTV.ca
UN reports record high infection rate for HIV

International Herald Tribune
AIDS rises fastest in East Europe, UN reports

Sunday Times South Africa
Aids means shorter lives in southern Africa

The Manila Times
China faces HIV explosion as authorities confront threat

SABC News
Act and act now on Aids, UN urges Asia