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HIV -- Region
SMH/AFP, 15 Feb
Tags: hiv phillipines condoms catholic-church valentines-day
The Philippine government has defended its policy of distributing free condoms to mark Valentine's Day after influential senior church officials labelled it "vulgar".
Continues: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/philippines-defends-valentine...
Fiji Times (Fiji), 13 Feb
Tags: hiv piaf bopp,maire stigma
AIDS campaigner Maire Bopp Dupont has called it a day as chief executive officer of the Pacific Island AIDS Foundation.
Continues: http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=139780
Stuff (NZ)/Sunday Star-Times, 14 Feb
Tags: hiv criminal-law disclosure privacy name-suppression courts nz mills,glenn public-health
New Zealand's name suppression laws are under fresh scrutiny, with two recent cases revealing the difficulties authorities such as police or schools face if they wish to protect the public from harm.
Continues: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3326118/Court-secrecy-puts-public-at-ris...
HIV -- International
San Francisco Chronicle (US), 14 Feb
Tags: hiv relationships personal-stories same-sex-relationships marriage
"It was a different time," says Larry Bushy, 58, of the day in 1989 when he met his husband, Steve Benoit, 48. Then they lived in Phoenix and were active in an AIDS support organization. Steve was the coordinator.
Continues: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/14/LVPG1B8BET.D...
Joyanne Pursaga/Winnipeg Sun (Canada), 12 Feb (OPINION)
Tags: hiv canada disclosure criminal-law condoms sexual-assault
Using a condom and trusting a partner to tell the truth about their sexual health is about all we can do to protect ourselves. Unfortunately, some people infected with sexually transmitted diseases lie about their conditions and put partners in danger.
Continues: http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/columnists/joyanne_pursaga/2010/02/12/12...
HIV Criminalisation
Criminal HIV Transmission (BLOG), 13 Feb
Tags: hiv criminal-law disclosure benaissa,nadja germany
Nadja Benaissa, 27, has finally been charged with one count of aggravated assault and two counts of attempted aggravated assault for allegedly having unprotected sex with three men without disclosing that she was HIV-positive.
Continues: http://criminalhivtransmission.blogspot.com/2010/02/germany-nadja-benais...
BBC News (UK), 12 Feb
Tags: hiv criminal-law gbh germany benaissa,nadja disclosure
A singer from the German girl band No Angels has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to inform sexual partners she was HIV positive.
Continues: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8512933.stm
Welfare & Work
Adele Horin/SMH, 13 Feb (OPINION)
Tags: welfare op-ed horin,adele welfare-quarantining intervention evidence
Australians reliant on welfare payments - we once called it social security - have not a speck of political clout. They are easy targets for a government hell-bent on showing its tough side, and getting out of a bind.
Continues: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/farreaching-welfare-re...
Stephanie Peatling/SMH, 15 Feb (OPINION)
Tags: welfare welfare-quarantining evidence op-ed
The federal government's commitment to 'evidence-based policy' falls short when it comes to payments management.
Continues: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/checks-and-balance-awry-in-welfar...
Sexual Health
BBC News (UK), 14 Feb
Tags: lung-disorders breathing-disorders sex valentines-day
People with breathing problems have been offered some timely Valentine's Day advice to help them enjoy a fulfilling love life.
Continues: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8514227.stm
Ipswich Queensland Times (QLD), 13 Feb
Tags: sexual-health condoms valentines-day queensland safe-sex stis chlamydia
FEBRUARY 14 is circled on many calendars for different reasons – it’s the international day of love, Valentine’s Day; Library Lovers Day and Chinese New Year 2010 and significantly, it’s International Condom Day.
Continues: http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/02/13/do-it-safe-sharing-the-love/
Drugs
BBC News (UK), 10 Feb (VIDEO)
Tags: idu supervised-injecting canada video hiv
A project in the Downside Eastside region of Vancouver, called InSite, allows heroin addicts to inject with free syringes.
Continues: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8507272.stm
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