Posts Tagged ‘World Health Organization’
Join the AIDS fight with just the click of a button
(AP) — With a simple click, U.S. travelers buying airline tickets via some travel agencies and Internet sites can now donate $2 or more to fight AIDS in developing countries.
The United Nations and former President Bill Clinton launched the donation effort Thursday called MassiveGood. It aims to...
March 8th, 2010 | Health, NewsBites, World | Read More
South Africa To Treat All HIV-Positive Babies
(Pretoria, South Africa) — South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS.
President Jacob Zuma –...
December 7th, 2009 | Health, LGBT, NewsBites, World | Read More
AIDS Is Leading Cause of Death and Disease In Women 15 – 44
December 1 - World AIDS Day GENEVA — In its first study of women’s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
Unsafe sex is the leading risk factor in developing countries...
November 9th, 2009 | Health, NewsBites, World | Read More

