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Africa: The Witchcraft Potential of Foreskins
What'sUpHIV, 29 October 2014
When the programme of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) was first announced in Uganda (around 2007) one of its greatest critics was the Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni. Read more »
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Africa: Sex Workers Who Can't Get HIV
What'sUpHIV, 28 October 2014
Some years ago, a small group of commercial sex workers - actively pursuing this line of work in a Kenyan slum (Majengo in Nairobi) were identified as having an innate immunity to… Read more »
Sex Workers Who Can't Get HIV
Researchers are still at a loss when it comes to what appears to be some level of protection from HIV infection observed in sex workers, writes Wycliffe Muga at the HIV Research For Prevention conference in South Africa.
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The medical journal The Lancet says achieving an AIDS-free generation will not be possible unless the human rights of sex workers - women, men and people who identify as ... Read more »
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The more than 50 percent HIV prevalence rate among sex workers is mostly due to high exposure to unprotected sex, according to a recent report by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre. Read more »
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Surveys in South Africa's major cities show a considerably higher HIV prevalence rate among sex workers than among the general population, making it imperative that South Africans ... Read more »
Sex workers demonstrate on the streets of Nairobi demanding their rights.
