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SAfAIDS' mission is to promote ethical and effective development responses to the epidemic and its impact through HIV and AIDS knowledge management, capacity development, advocacy, policy analysis and research with special regard to gender, human rights, and other development concerns.

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Is AIDS still an emergency?

JOHANNESBURG, 18 July 2008 (PlusNews) - The rate of new HIV infections, which has fuelled the global HIV/AIDS epidemic since the 1980s, has peaked throughout the world and is now declining.

But population growth and the life-prolonging effects of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment mean that the total global number of HIV-infected people is likely to remain about the same for another two decades and will continue to increase in sub-Saharan Africa.

Senate Passes Landmark AIDS, TB and Malaria Bill

Washington, July 16 - Today the US Senate passed a crucial bill, backed by President Bush, that reauthorizes the US program on global HIV/AIDS while also authorizing much greater funding for programs to address tuberculosis and malaria.

SOUTH AFRICA: "Is there a virus in the house?"

JOHANNESBURG, 15 July 2008 (PlusNews) - Hidden behind the high walls that surround most middle-class suburban homes in South Africa is one of the largest and most marginalised black, female workforces in the country.

Domestic workers are still a standard feature of many households. Their labour is cheap and in plentiful supply, and many families rely on them to cook, clean and look after their children.

Kenyan wins landmark HIV ruling

The High Court ruling is a victory for HIV campaigners in Kenya. An HIV-positive Kenyan woman has won $35,000 in a landmark ruling against her employer for unfair dismissal. The 45-year-old waitress, whose identity has been withheld, also sued her doctor for revealing her HIV status without her consent.

Study Finds Antiretroviral Treatment Approach in South Africa, Switzerland Equally Successful

Treatment

Study finds that South Africa's "programmatic" public health approach to HIV treatment was as effective as the "individualized" approach used in Switzerland

The prevalence of domestic violence in volunteers for abortion and contraceptive research studies.Contraception;78(1):79-83.2008

The prevalence of domestic violence (DV) in research subjects has not been evaluated. In the general population, about 25% of women report DV. We hypothesize that participants in research studies would report similar rates of abuse to women in the general population and that subjects in abortion studies would report higher rates of abuse than women in other gynecologic studies.