FeaturesIssue: 140  WORLD AIDS DAY, 2008It seems only five minutes since TaintedBlood reflected on Worlds Aids Day, 2007, and yet another year has passed. So what has this year brought us? In many ways it has been a time of waiting, of consolidation, of loss and grieving, sometimes hope and a few tiny chinks of light in the darkness.  Change we believe in? YES WE CAN!Let’s be honest the words ‘President Barack Obama’ sound fantastic and it’s without question the biggest news of the month. But what exactly has he said regarding HIV/AIDS, and what does this mean for the worldwide positive community? To help answer these questions we’ve found a speech given by the President elect at World AIDS Day 2006 and his plan to combat global HIV/AIDS taken from his own 2008 election website - so you can make up your own mind.  Alicia Keys: A Musician with CompassionPositive Nation talked to the icon recently to find out more regarding ‘Keep a Child Alive’ and HIV/AIDS in general – enjoy.  Instant HIV Testing promoted in the North WestOne in four gay men with HIV in the UK don’t know they’ve got it. Researchers now believe that gay men are not testing frequently enough and that a significant proportion of men with undiagnosed HIV picked it up in the past year.  NAT speaks ouBenefit reform  PN Spotlight: Sussex BeaconAbout the Sussex Beacon  Immigration advancementsThe House of Lords is a much maligned institution. However, at times the establishment can be extremly progressive when it comes to keeping families together. By Georgina Franchini Immigration advancementsThe House of Lords is a much maligned institution. However, at times the establishment can be extremly progressive when it comes to keeping families together. By Georgina Franchini  Vital Vocies: HIV Positive Leadership in ActionOn behalf of PN, The African HIV Policy Network (AHPN) interviewed Memory Sashikonye, an inspiring and motivated HIV positive advocate involved in the Vital Voices leadership training programme. Treating the World: Abbott's global AIDS programmeMore people than ever are receiving HIV drugs in the developing world. Although World Health Organisation targets to treat 3 million people with HIV meds by 2005 were not realised until late last year, burgeoning HIV treatment programmes are now stretching existing healthcare systems to the limit. It’s clear that one cannot exist without the other. Focus is now turning globally to ensuring healt  Whores senseElizabeth Pisani is a renegade former HIV surveillance expert for the United Nations AIDS Programme, UNAIDS, who has annoyed a lot of her former colleagues by writing a book, The Wisdom of Whores, which says we've got HIV prevention all wrong. Gus Cairns talked to her in Mexico. Abbotts African Info ExchangeDr Kareem Aderogba shares his experience of volunteering in Nigeria  Will treatment work as prevention?"Treatment as prevention" was a big theme at the Mexico World AIDS Conference. With the failure of recent vaccine and microbicide candidates, it's become clear we're not going to have a 'quick fix' to stop HIV infections happening. The effect of putting more people with HIV on treatment and driving their viral load to undetectable was therefore a hot topic.  Views from the HouseThis September Andrew Potter tracked down David Borrow MP, the new Chairman of The All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS, to ask about the latest situation on sex education in our schools. Are our children getting the best information…?  Newly diagnosed? New questions?Being diagnosed with HIV plunges you into many questions, so PN asked the i-Base website to look at the some of the questions they are most frequently asked. |
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