- Estimated worldwide HIV infections: 45,991,989 on Thursday
March 21, 2002
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- Little Support - Men who have sex with men receive little
attention in sexual health and HIV/Aids programmes even though there is
a high risk of HIV infection, a study conducted in Africa found. Of the
250 men interviewed in Dakar, Senegal, only a paltry 14% used condoms for
receptive anal intercourse.
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- Newly appointed - New members of the Gauteng Aids Council
appointed to the organisation this week include HIV/Aids activist Mercy
Makhalemele, representing women, Mpho Mokone for the unions, and others
drawn from the broad spectrum of civil society such as the media, people
with Aids, business, religious and sports bodies. The council has to date
mobilised 9 000 volunteers and has adopted a programme of action that runs
from April to February next year.
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- Overwhelmed - The South African government, which cannot
cope with the welfare and health needs of more than 700 000 Aids orphans,
many of whom are infected with the virus, according to a new study. The
head of the University of Fort Hare's Centre for Development Studies, Priscilla
Monyai, warned that African governments and their populations are faced
with enormous welfare and health needs that threaten to swamp their already
over-stretched resources.
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- Sources: www.redribbon.co.za
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