Call for repeal of homosexual, prostitution laws
PROFESSOR PETER Figueroa, vice-chairman of the National AIDS Committee wants laws on the books that criminalise prostitution and homosexual acts to be repealed.

An AIDS anniversary: 25 years in the arts
In the 25 years since America's first AIDS cases were reported, the disease and the entertainment community have been inextricably linked.

Miriam Yeung re-appointed as UNAIDS special representative
BEIJING, June 21 -- Hong Kong pop singer and actress Miriam Yeung has accepted to renew her collaboration with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as a Special Representative.

Central Africa: Great Lakes Body to Launch Joint Aids Control Programme
Six countries in Great Lakes region are to formalise the operation of the Great Lakes Initiative on Aids (GLIA), with the launch slated for Friday, June 23.

AIDS event urges openness, outreach
Having AIDS is difficult, but talking about it can be even harder. That is how Kenneth Winifrey describes living with a virus that affects lives beyond those it infects. Winifrey spoke Sunday at an AIDS awareness day sponsored by the Fighting AIDS in the Homeland Foundation and La Siringitu Vegetarian Cafe in Albuquerque.

AIDS programs prepare for budget cuts
Southwest Florida patients who have AIDS or are HIV-positive will see some services eliminated when a 5 percent cut totaling $42,500 in federal money goes into effect in two weeks.