Asian Development Bank helps Vietnam youths fight HIV (AFP) 
AFP - Nam isn't sure how he caught the HIV virus -- he says he is a former heroin addict and often had unprotected sex -- but now he is committed to helping other Vietnamese youths avoid the same fate.
Source: news.yahoo.comBush signals flexibility on AIDS strategy (AFP) 
AFP - US President George W. Bush signalled Wednesday that he might drop his anti-HIV/AIDS strategy's insistence on sexual abstinence if he finds it is ineffective -- but not now, because the program is working.
Source: news.yahoo.comChina to set new AIDS prevention policy (Reuters) 
Reuters - China will set policies aimed at stopping the spread of AIDS among gay men as the country seeks to stem growing numbers of HIV infections contracted through sex, state media reported.
Source: news.yahoo.comStudy urges new focus in hunt for emerging diseases (Reuters) Reuters -
Health experts are mostly looking in the wrong places for the next AIDS, Ebola, or bird flu and should shift resources from rich countries to the developing world most likely to spawn the next big disease, researchers say.
Source: news.yahoo.comS.Africa to spend more on AIDS, crime and poverty (Reuters) Reuters - South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday promised billions of rand to help curb a rampant HIV/AIDS pandemic, reduce poverty and fight crime as the country prepares to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Source: news.yahoo.comBush sees results of his AIDS plan in Africa (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - In 2006, when Kau Makgosa was diagnosed with HIV, a new US-funded program provided him with free antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. Now he's
healthy enough to plan an ascent of Africa's tallest mountain, Mt. Kilamanjaro, to raise awareness about HIV and give hope to others living with the disease.
Source: news.yahoo.com
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