Health ; Singapore Intensifies Battle Against AIDS
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Although Singapore has one of the lowest levels of HIV infection in Asia, the number of new infections hit a record high with 257 cases reported in the first 10 months of this year, more than the 242 new cases reported for all of 2003.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday declared a war against HIV/AIDS and reaffirmed Pakistanâs determination to support regional and international efforts to eliminate the virus.
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New HIV infections among homosexual men are on the rise in Hong Kong and a government consultant warned on Wednesday that prevalence of the disease in this group could hit 30 percent by 2020 if nothing is done.
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Singapore faces an AIDS epidemic,  with the number of new infections diagnosed expected to hit a  rate of 1,000 a year by 2010, a health official said.
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Shanghai&#39;s public health department has established a long-term mechanism to prevent the spread of AIDS/HIV. There are now 1,124 AIDS/HIV cases in Shanghai, with 213 reported this year.
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Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infections are on the rise among Singaporean teenagers as a result of promiscuity and disregard for safe-sex practices, the Straits Times reported.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for more efforts and measures to protect people from blood contamination and shortage in response to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other blood-born diseases.
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The new epicenter of the global AIDS pandemic is Asia, and its new faces are Asia&#39;s young girls and women. This was highlighted by a recent United Nations report on HIV/AIDS and the theme
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The emergence of new and improved drugs, genetic engineering and the ancient surgical practice of circumcision are the latest weapons in the fight against AIDS, the International AIDS Society conference was told on Tuesday.
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The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases  in China has grown by nearly 30 per cent this year, state media  said on Wednesday, warning the virus seemed to be spreading  from high-risk groups to the general public.
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Northeast China&#39;s Heilongjiang Province is facing a sharply growing number of HIV carriers and full-blown AIDS patients in recent years.
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Singapore has formed a national policy committee to combat the rise of HIV cases, local media reported Monday.
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SINGAPORE  - Despite facing an &quot;alarming AIDS (news - web sites) epidemic,&quot; Singapore will not go on a publicity blitz to promote condom use out of respect for residents who hold conservative views on sexual behaviour, a minister said.
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SYDNEY, Australia -- Access to life-extending HIV/AIDS drugs in developing countries has improved during the past three years, but new infections still dramatically outpace efforts to bring treatment to patients, health officials said Monday.
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BEIJING : China has stepped up surveillance of HIV carriers and is also investing heavily to raise public awareness about AIDS. The country has an estimated
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With HIV carriers increasing at an annual speed of 40 percent, China now ranks world 14th and Asia 2nd in its AIDS outbreak degree, an expert from the Ministry of Public Health revealed Sunday at the opening ceremony of &quot;Beijing 2004 AIDS awareness
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The number of Shanghai residents carrying the AIDS virus has increased 25 percent to 213 victims so far this year, local health authorities reported yesterday.