ADDIS ABABA/GENEVA, 14 July 2015—The AIDS targets of MDG 6—halting and reversing the spread of HIV—have been achieved and exceeded, according to a new report released today by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). New HIV infections have fallen by 35% and AIDS-related deaths by 41%.
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Living in a stigmatizing country increases HIV risk for MSM in Europe Published on Monday, 22 June 2015 16:26 Men who have sex with men (MSM) living in European countries with laws and attitudes that stigmatize male homosexuality often conceal…
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