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  • Injections and Implants Could Revolutionize HIV Prevention for Women

    July 26, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Injections and implants preventing HIV could be an important breakthrough especially for individuals who can not travel regularly to a health clinic, have trouble remembering to take a pill, or who want to secretly protect themselves.

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  • Philadelphia FIGHT provides recovery treatment for HIV/AIDS populations

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia FIGHT is a government-funded health care provider that has a program specifically for people who are HIV/AIDS positive and are also recovering addicts. It is an intensive 9 to 12-month outpatient program where participants engage in 10 hours of therapy every week as well as job training and life and budgeting skills.

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  • Can This Ring Protect Women from HIV?

    April 17, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    In Africa, millions of people suffer from HIV and the majority of them are women. The dapivirine ring decreases the risk for women to receive HIV. The ring is in the piloting phase but early results show that it reduces the of contracting HIV by up to 75%.

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  • As the U.S. Wrests Greater Control Over HIV, What's the Key to Success?

    April 05, 2017 |

    POZ Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    As HIV rates rise, various states within the United States are working to address underlying issues that contribute to this increase by improving surveillance methods. Based on the premise that better record-keeping will lead to better solutions, some cities are already seeing success in reducing rates because they’re better able to target specific populations and communities.

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  • Injecting Drugs, Under a Watchful Eye

    January 18, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    America is facing an epidemic of overdose deaths from opioids. Giving users a supervised place and clean needles increases use of treatment and saves lives, though it is a controversial response.

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  • The Race for a Zika Vaccine

    August 22, 2016 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States

    In the past two years, Zika virus has arisen as one of the most pressing public health concerns. This piece charts the worldwide efforts by doctors using new technology to develop a vaccine for Zika.

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  • Colorado's rural area leaders contemplating controversial needle exchange program

    August 06, 2016 |

    The Pueblo Chieftain |

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    Response Location: United States, Alamosa, Colorado

    Officials in the San Luis Valley are testing the use of a needle-exchange program as a risk prevention measure for users of heroin and other injected drugs, providing addicts with access to a broader menu of services.

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  • In Kenya, HIV-Positive Prisoners Combat Stigma, Trauma With Support Groups' Help

    July 13, 2016 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Among the challenges for HIV-positive inmates are lack of food that meets their dietary needs and susceptibility to tuberculosis. The support groups, part of an HIV prevention and care program active in all the nation’s prisons, mitigate those challenges and create awareness about HIV prevention and care.

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  • HIV-prevention pill: The deeply personal journey of a male sex worker in Kenya

    June 20, 2016 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    For sex workers or other vulnerable populations, they are at a high risk to be exposed to HIV. Truvada is an HIV prevention pill that is currently being tested and could help protect individuals from this disease.

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  • Lesotho Taps Taxi Drivers to Fight HIV With Male Circumcision

    June 06, 2016 |

    Newsweek |

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    Response Location: Lesotho, Maseru

    Jhpiego, a US nonprofit, trains and funds local taxi drivers in Lesotho to educate their passengers about male circumcision which can be instrumental in preventing HIV.

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