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Lack of “lube” hurts HIV prevention

KATHMANDU, 21 February 2013 (IRIN Global) - Safer-sex messaging on condoms is universal but the generally poor availability of lubricants, and awareness of them, is hindering HIV prevention, health activists warn. full report

Bringing HIV/AIDS out into the open in Liberia

 MONROVIA, 22 January 2013 (IRIN Africa) - Stigma, discrimination and difficulty in reaching health clinics has led over half of new HIV cases in Liberia to go untreated, says the National AIDS Control Programme of Liberia, which calls the situation “alarming”. full report

HIV/AIDS: Low prevalence, high stigma in Bangladesh

 DHAKA, 31 December 2012 (IRIN Asia) - Even though HIV prevalence in Bangladesh is as low as 0.1 percent of the 160 million population, experts fear that widespread discrimination towards people who test positive for HIV may leave infections unreported. full report

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