India to ask young villagers to encourage safe sex
115103
India plans to recruit one young man  and woman from every large village in the country to over the  next five years teach their peers about safe sex and HIV, a  health official said on Wednesday.
616605
Ugandan youth have been urged to play a leading role in promoting messages of abstinence from premarital sex as a way of safeguarding themselves from HIV/AIDS and other sexually
414360
India News &gt; Jiribam (Manipur), Nov 20 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today appealed to the &quot;misguided youth&quot; to give up violence and join the mainstream to build a prosperous Manipur.
362876
Years ago, when a shy, 18-year-old Benazir visited India for the first time, she was bowled over by an unusual proposal.
374153
The Indian government plans to set up a series of orphanages to raise unwanted baby girls in a bid to halt the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses, according to a senior government official.
53334
Singapore will encourage condom use by gays and men who pay for sex but will stop short of a high-profile campaign because it might encourage casual sex among youths, a senior official said.
327276
In New York, a message just in time for Valentine's Day: Older folks are friskier than ever, and itâs never too late to learn about safe sex.
372897
Secretary of State Colin Powell heard a 11-year-old speak of valuing her virginity and an HIV-positive woman advise abstinence Saturday as he met Kenyan youths who teach their peers how to avoid HIV/AIDS.
644669
Women activists urged Sri Lankan authorities to step up protection for tsunami survivors amid unconfirmed reports some had been molested or even gang raped at refugee shelters.
322594
India plans to create a registry of all pregnancies to help curb widespread female foeticide and reduce its high infant mortality rate, although activists say the scheme will be hard to implement.
78721
Safe sex may prevent the growth of cervical and other cancers, according to researchers.
590795
Teenagers are facing a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.
647055
In a movie-mad country where people are  shy about discussing sex, a Bollywood film-maker hopes to shed  some light on India's potentially disastrous HIV problem.
550054
The government is to press ahead with plans to reform the rape laws in an attempt to increase the low conviction rate.
398805
LAST week 600 youths who pledged to abstain from sex till marriage gathered in Kampala for a convention. This is a good development because it popularises one of the key pillars in fighting AIDS.
61125
Health agencies on Thursday called for tackling cervical cancer which has taken on epidemic proportions in developing countries from Brazil to India due to a lack of screening.
449215
Accra, Nov. 25, GNA - Women leaders on Thursday suggested that a major way of cutting down the HIV/AIDS prevalence level among women was for them to have the right to negotiate safe sex.