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| Blog: Bursting my AIDS 2010 bubble |  VIENNA, 22 July 2010 (PlusNews) - This is my second International AIDS Conference and now I know for sure, Mexico wasn’t a fluke – I really do love these gatherings. I love the passion of the speakers, the excitement the boffins create around their new research and the “let’s all get behind this” spirit the activists bring.
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| | AFRICA: The dilemma of discordance |  VIENNA, 20 July 2010 (PlusNews) - Discordant couples, in which one partner is HIV-positive and the other HIV-negative, are increasingly common in African countries with high prevalence, but there is often little support to help them navigate the complexities that the virus adds to a relationship.
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| | AFRICA: Six challenges to delivering treatment as prevention |  VIENNA, 20 July 2010 (PlusNews) - Using HIV treatment to drastically reduce transmission of the virus is the big issue at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna; scientists and health workers are optimistic but recognize that scaling up treatment will not be easy, especially for poor countries.
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HIV is behind nearly one in five of all maternal deaths, according to
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The International AIDS Conference is the biggest and most high profile gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, and persons living with HIV.
The two-week course addresses issues, and emerging best practice in policy and programming for sexual wellbeing. Participants will examine factors that prevent young women from making healthy decisions and contribute to their exposure to HIV, sexual violence and unwanted pregnancies.
This conference seeks to identify gaps in policies and programming, and provide recommendations that help to shape interventions better aimed at serving the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC).
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