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Preventing infection and caring for the sick remain key to the fight against HIV — a crisis fuelled by a combination of poverty, behaviour and biology.

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Opinions and Analysis

Translational research key to HIV vaccine

New funding mechanisms to support translational research are vital to develop a successful HIV vaccine, says Wayne C. Koff.

11 March 2010 | EN
Source: Nature

BioMed Analysis: Don't overlook nutrition in disease fight

Researchers and donors are not giving nutrition the attention it deserves, says Priya Shetty.

21 January 2010 | EN

Nutrition key to cutting infection rates

20 January 2010 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

South Africa needs an HIV/AIDS truth commission

15 October 2009 | EN | FR

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Policy Briefs

Policies to tackle HIV/AIDS

Reducing the global burden of HIV/AIDS relies on increased funding, more research and targeted prevention strategies.

1 December 2009 | EN
Source: Health Affairs

A woman affected by HIV/AIDS grows food for her family in Ethiopia Integrating HIV, food security and nutrition policies

Recommendations for governments, civil society and international partners on addressing food and nutrition concerns in the context of HIV.

13 August 2008 | EN
Source: UNAIDS

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News and Features

Antiretrovirals in refrigerator Boosting treatment 'could halt HIV in five years'

An HIV research expert has told the AAAS meeting that clinical trials are set to begin on a 'test and treat' strategy for the disease.

22 February 2010 | EN | 中文
Source: The Financial Times

Sweet technique could keep virus vaccines cool

Suspending live virus vaccines in layers of sugar could prove an effective way of storing them without refrigeration.

17 February 2010 | EN

Sexual education programme 'needs revising'

11 February 2010 | ES

Poverty affects HIV/AIDS treatment adherance, study finds

9 February 2010 | ES

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Practical Guides

HIV journalism The A–Z of HIV/AIDS reporting

Guidance on HIV/AIDS reporting, from selling a story to your editor to a 'who's who' of the HIV/AIDS world.

28 October 2009 | EN
Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation

How to report a disease outbreak or pandemic

Sensationalism is no substitute for sound science when reporting disease outbreaks, say Fang Xuanchang, Jia Hepeng and Katherine Nightingale.

9 October 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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