Ghana: Most Muslims do not appreciate the Domestic Violence Act-Muslim researcher - Accra - Most people in the Muslim community do not appreciate the Domestic Violence Act as majority of married Muslim women suffer gender based violence, a Muslim researcher has said. "Gender based violence has become a matter of global concern especially for women since they are the hardest hit by the storm of violence and it was about time the Ghanaian Muslim community addressed it".

Black people aren't that much more pro-life - ScienceBlogs (blog) -

HIV Poses a Community Risk for Blacks - ABC News -

BPO sector asked to address HIV in workplace - Manila Bulletin -

Event to focus on HIV/AIDs in African American community - Moultrie Observer -

Siddhartha Gautam Film Festival 2010 - Curtain Raiser for Siddhartha Gautam Film Festival 2010 and Blue Apple Literary Festival 2010 ? SAATHII in collaboration with CRBG presents ? An event of [AIDS-INDIA]

Should prostitution be legalised or decriminalised? - Should prostitution be legalised or decriminalised? Mon, 14 Dec 2009 Will legalising prostitution, an issue raised by the Supreme Court, end the exploitation [AIDS-INDIA]

Barriers to Free ART Access for Female Sex workers in Chennai - Barriers to Free Antiretroviral Treatment Access for Female Sex Workers in Chennai, India Venkatesan Chakrapani, Peter A. Newman, Murali Shunmugam, Abraham K. [AIDS-INDIA]

Mauritania: Don't abandon us, HIV-positive community tells donors (AEGiS) -
Mauritania: Don't abandon us, HIV-positive community tells donors
Integrated Regional Information Networks - November 5, 2009
http://www.aegis.org/news/irin/2009/IR091108.html

SF syphilis rates flatline (AEGiS.org) - SF syphilis rates flatline
Bay Area Reporter - November 5, 2009 Matthew S. Bajko, m.bajko@ebar.com  
http://www.aegis.org/news/bar/2009/BR091101.html

S.Africa's Zuma wins rare backing of AIDS activists (AEGiS) - S.Africa's Zuma wins rare backing of AIDS activists
Reuters NewMedia - October 30, 2009 Michael Georgy
http://www.aegis.org/news/re/2009/RE091016.html

* Zuma wins rare praise from AIDS advocacy group

Fighting H.I.V., a Community at a Time (AEGiS.org) - Fighting H.I.V., a Community at a Time
The New York Times - October 27, 2009 Susan Okie
http://www.aegis.org/news/nyt/2009/NYT091009.html

Help now a phone call away for distressed sex workers - Times of India -

Swaziland: Controversy over calls to legalise sex work (AEGiS.org) -
Swaziland: Controversy over calls to legalise sex work
Integrated Regional Information Networks - October 21, 2009
http://www.aegis.org/news/irin/2009/IR091020.html

Minorities, housing must be part of AIDS strategy, White House told (AEGiS.org) - Minorities, housing must be part of AIDS strategy, White House told
Bay Area Reporter - October 22, 2009 Seth Hemmelgarn, s.hemmelgarn@ebar.com

African Men: Brothers are doing it for themselves - JOHANNESBURG - In the context of sub-Saharan Africa's HIV/AIDS epidemic, women have often been characterized as the victims and men as the perpetrators incapable of sticking to one partner or taking responsibility for their sexual health. But what if men were victims of the social norms that define masculinity as much as women?

Kenya: Improving PMTCT services through Millennium Villages - SAURI - Five years ago, pregnant women in the village of Sauri, in western Kenya's Nyanza Province, had access to just one rundown and poorly staffed sub-district hospital. Few chose to use it, instead giving birth at home, risking complications during delivery and, for those living with HIV, passing it on to their child.

Michel Sidibe congratulates Indian sexual minority communities for uniting against Section 377 (AEGiS.org) - Michel Sidibe congratulates Indian sexual minority communities for uniting against Section 377
UNAIDS - 9 October 2009
http://www.aegis.org/news/unaids/2009/UN091008.html

India: Muslim Community Leaders Join AIDS Fight (AEGiS) -
India: Muslim Community Leaders Join AIDS Fight
Inter Press Service - September 9, 2009 Ranjita Biswas
http://www.aegis.org/news/ips/2009/IP090903.html

CARE fears health care reform could harm Houston's HIV/ AIDS community (AEGiS.org) - CARE fears health care reform could harm Houston's HIV/ AIDS community
KHOU.com (Houston)- Monday, August 31, 2009
Alex Sanz