Experts: Russia Lacks Will to Fight AIDS
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AIDS and the HIV virus are spreading at an alarming pace in Russia, but the government lacks the political will to combat the epidemic that may claim tens of thousands of lives within the next few years, leading experts warned Wednesday.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- The world's leading industrialized nations yesterday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, mainly in Africa, but human rights groups termed it an insufficient commitment and part of a pattern of unfulfilled promises.
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Chechen attacks highlight Russia's failure to crush a rebellion
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The U.N. drug control watchdog is hindering efforts to fight the global AIDS pandemic and the agency should be independently reviewed, human rights groups and a former U.N. AIDS envoy said on Tuesday.
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Scientists working for the government failed to tell the Bush Administration about problems concerning the use of medication being sent to Africa to treat the HIV virus.
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Highly populated countries like India, China and Russia are at a key point in their fight against AIDS which could determine whether they have limited outbreaks or a large epidemic which could have a major effect on how the world treats the disease
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After years of struggling to make anti-retrovirals available in the developing world, medical authorities have been startled to discover that many people in the advanced stages of AIDS are reluctant to take them -- or accept the treatment only when death is so near that the medication can no longer reverse the slide.
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US President George Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids warns that the world is losing the battle against the virus.
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The head of the United Nations&#39; AIDS program warned yesterday that India, China and Russia are &quot;perilously close to a tipping point&quot; that could turn their small, localized AIDS epidemics into
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While a locally produced vaccine enlightens the battle with AIDS, the lack of proper knowledge on prevention does little to help curb its fast spread in the country.
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India has the world's largest number of HIV-infected people, the head of a top international AIDS-fighting fund said Wednesday, dismissing official figures.    "I don't believe in the official statistics...
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Bulgaria's foreign minister said Friday that negotiations were taking place with the families of Libyan children with HIV, but he cautioned that a deal to allow the release of six medics convicted of infecting them was far from being reached.
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As part of the BBC's coverage of World Aids Day, BBCRussian.com spoke to four Russians living with HIV.
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Scientists refute a longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body's capacity to fight infection.
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An industrial city northwest of Moscow struggles as AIDS hits a broader population.
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The risks of HIV/Aids are being overstated, a former World Health Organization expert says.
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MOSCOW, Dec 1 (IPS) - The budget for treatment of HIV and AIDS has been  doubled in Russia, but patients are complaining they still do not  have access to adequate treatment.