UNAIDS believes that drug users can be protected from becoming infected with HIV if comprehensive, evidence-informed and human-rights-based interventions are made accessible to all drug users.
“Effective harm reduction approaches include access to clean needles, opioid substitution therapy for opiate users, access to antiretroviral therapy and reducing sexual transmission of HIV from drug users to their [...]
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People live with HIV; they live full and healthy lives. People have families, have careers, have dreams and ambitions all while living with HIV. People no longer have to view HIV as a death sentence; people live with HIV. One of the reasons people are living healthier lives with HIV is the fact that they [...]
One of the most common questions we get is regarding HIV and how long it lives outside the human body. People get concerned about touching someone or something and getting HIV-infected blood on their hands and becoming infected with HIV. Fortunately, HIV just doesn’t infect the human body in that way.
Answer: Studies have proven time [...]
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There are a number of important reasons to be tested for HIV. For those who think they may have been exposed to the virus, having a test and receiving a negative result (which means they are not infected with HIV), can put their mind at rest.
If the HIV test is positive, there are a number [...]
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A total of 315 people died of AIDS in the first six months of the year.
Most of the HIV infection cases were in Kelantan (297), followed by Pahang (240), Terengganu (191), Selangor (151), Perak (108), Kedah (98), Johor (90), Sarawak (74), and Penang and the Federal Territory with 51 cases each.
Malaysian AIDS Council exco member [...]
ICF visited Crisis Home. Well, many of you might probably have the perception that HIV infected people are harmful people, But we can seriously tell you(cos we saw it with our own eyes!!) that they’re not.
http://icf-icsj.blogspot.com/2009/03/visit-to-crisis-home.html
HIV testing is the key to slowing the HIV epidemic. Knowing your HIV status could be one of the most important things you do. Diagnosing HIV early in the disease course improves your prognosis.
Early intervention means a healthier life
The key to living a healthy life with HIV is being diagnosed early. Getting into the care [...]
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One of the misconceptions about modern living is that if you are sick, there is a pill or a type of medicine that can “cure” you. Unfortunately, pills do not provide all the answers. Often a change in diet, lifestyle, circle of friends, or work ethics can make a more positive and long lasting difference [...]
Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens. Not by what life brings to us , but by the attitude we bring to life. A good attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates [...]