Category Archives: HIV/AIDS

World AIDS Day 2010

By Dr Petra | Published: 1 December, 2010
TweetToday is World AIDS Day with events taking place globally around the theme of Universal Access and Human Rights. You can follow discussions about the day with links to activities and organisations involved on twitter using the hashtags #WAD2010 and #PreventionRevolution Access is an important but often overlooked issue within this area. Getting education to [...]
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Watch out you silver foxes, it’s Sexual Health Week 2010!

By Dr Petra | Published: 13 September, 2010
Tweet Today sees the launch of FPA’s Sexual Health Week 2010, with the focus of this year’s event aimed at the over 50s. Entitled ‘Middle Aged Spread’ it’s the first dedicated sexual health campaign aimed at this age group with the message for people in the 50+ bracket who are starting new relationships that they [...]
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STIs, sexual health worries and HPA data – what you need to know

By Dr Petra | Published: 25 August, 2010
TweetThe Health Protection Agency has released its most recent figures on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (including HIV) today. This is based on data collected from GU clinics across the UK annually. You can read the main report here. Those who’re of the more thorough/geekier persuasion may also want to look at the data summaries of [...]
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Sexual pleasure empowers women!

By Dr Petra | Published: 1 August, 2010
TweetThe e-journal Contestations is a cross cultural and cross disciplinary publication which tackles diverse issues around women’s health internationally. It seeks to create a platform to explore and discuss core issues around development, politics and health. The current issue debates the statement ‘Sexual pleasure empowers women!’ and opens with an outline of core issues relating [...]
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Uganda debates anti-gay bill

By Dr Petra | Published: 18 December, 2009
Politicians in Uganda are debating today the future of a bill that seeks to punish gays and bisexuals with life imprisonment or the death penalty.
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10 things you can do in the fight against HIV/AIDS

By Dr Petra | Published: 1 December, 2009
It’s World AIDS Day and there’s rightfully a lot of attention on the issues of HIV/AIDS, but what can you do to help? Read on for 10 things you might do. Please feel free to share these widely!
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