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October 2007
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25.10.2007
Sebanyak 26 pekerja seks komersial (PSK) dan 23 waria di Kota Medan terjangkit HIV/AIDS. Sedangkan jumlah ibu rumah tangga yang tertular HIV/AIDS diwartakan terus bertambah.
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25.10.2007
Kasus HIV/AIDS mulai merambah Kabupaten Puncak Jaya, Papua. Buktinya, sampai saat ini, jumlah penderita HIV/AIDS telah mencapai 12 orang dan belum terlihat tanda-tanda berhenti. Mereka pun menggelar seminar.
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25.10.2007
Kali ini tema Hari AIDS Sedunia 2007 dan 2008 yang diperingati setiap bulan Desember adalah ‘kepemimpinan’. Tema ini akan terus dipromosikan bersama dengan slogan kampanye "Stop AIDS. Tepati Janji”.
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24.10.2007
Unsur aktif dalam ganja ternyata dapat meningkatkan kemampuan virus penyebab sarkoma kaposi (kanker kulit) untuk menggandakan diri dan menulari sel lain. Hal ini diungkap berdasarkan sebuah penelitian terakhir di Amerika Serikat.
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24.10.2007
Pada tahun 2006, ditemukan delapan orang terinfeksi HIV di Rembang. Enam orang di antaranya sudah memasuki fase AIDS. Empat orang penderita AIDS sudah meninggal dunia dan dua lainnya hingga kini masih menjalani konseling intensif.
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24.10.2007
Pemerintah melalui Badan Koordinasi Keluarga Berencana Nasional (BKKBN) membantah pendapat yang meragukan efektivitas penggunaan kondom dalam mencegah penularan HIV. Salah satunya adalah pendapat Prof. Dr. Dadang Hawari.
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23.10.2007
Komisi Penanggulangan Aids Nasional, bekerjasama dengan Departemen Kesehatan RI, akan membuka klinik metadon di sepuluh rumah sakit di Indonesia. Salah satunya di Rumah Sakit Kanudjoso Djatiwibowo Balikpapan.
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23.10.2007
Benarkah ODHA tidak berhak memiliki anak karena anaknya juga akan tertular HIV? Jelas itu cuma mitos. Sebab, kini ada teknik yang dapat dilakukan untuk mencegah penularan HIV pada pasangan yang salah satu atau keduanya HIV-positif.
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23.10.2007
CCM Indonesia menyelenggarakan seminar sehari di Hotel Bidakara Jakarta untuk memperkenalkan mekanisme pendanaan Global Fund ke organisasi masyarakat sipil (CSO) se-Jabodetabek. Setiap CSO diajak memanfaatkan dana itu dalam upaya penanggulangan AIDS di Indonesia.
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23.10.2007
Ningsih (22) was even more surprised when she opened one. Measuring 17cm long and 7cm in diameter with a sponge attached inside, the female condom is indeed large compared to a male condom.
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22.10.2007
The newly introduced female condom has been welcomed by the sex workers of Sonagachi and other brothels in the eastern state of West Bengal – perhaps South Asia’s largest red light area. The pilot project of Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust and National AIDS Control Organisation will track its use among women at risk in six states in India.
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22.10.2007
Untuk mengetahui hasil diagnosis HIV positif atau tidak, Anda tak perlu lagi menunggu lama. Dengan metode immunochromatography (IC), diagnosis sudah bisa diketahui dalam tempo 15 menit.
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22.10.2007
Sedikitnya 12.960 warga kota Tasikmalaya berisiko tinggi tertular HIV/AIDS. Dari kalangan PSK terdapat 610 orang, pelanggan PSK 8.410 orang, dan 900 orang pengguna narkoba suntik.
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22.10.2007
Hingga tahun 2007, Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA) di Bali diperkirakan mencapai 4.041 orang. Dari angka estimasi itu, sebanyak 1.348 ditularkan melalui pemakaian narkoba suntik dan 2.693 kasus lain menular melalui hubungan seksual.
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17.10.2007
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (OneWorld) - Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals that can endanger human health and the environment, say scientists associated with the environmental organization Greenpeace International who tested the device in their laboratories a few months ago.
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16.10.2007
The Rajasthan government and UNICEF have joined hands to mobilize volunteers to strengthen routine immunization in the western Indian state. The pilot project will seek to make people aware of the benefits of vaccination and improve infant and child mortality.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] Image: Little girl gets a shot in the arm © Pan American Health Organization
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15.10.2007
Nelle grandi città italiane, da Milano a Roma, Torino Bari, Palermo e Napoli, la situazione ambientale non è soddisfacente: lo riporta Ecosistema urbano, l'indagine annuale realizzata da Legambiente. Metà dei centri urbani presenta livelli di inquinamento allarmanti, il trasporto pubblico urbano è sottoutilizzato e la raccolta differenziata dei rifiuti solo al Nord ha raggiunto standard accettabili. "Le politiche ambientali urbane spesso non tengono il passo con l'Europa" - ha commentato Roberto Della Seta, presidente dell'associazione. Belluno si colloca in testa alla classifica dei 103 comuni capoluogo e alcuni centri evidenziano risultati brillanti in singoli campi d’indagine. Ultima classificata è Ragusa, (era Taranto nella scorsa edizione) preceduta da Benevento, Frosinone e Oristano. Presentazione dell'indagine il 19 ottobre a Bolzano.
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15.10.2007
The report, People’s Voices on MDGs 2007 highlights key policy areas, common obstacles, as well as MDG progress among countries in the South and Southeast Asia regions from the civil society perspective.
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15.10.2007
A WHO led campaign in South and Southeast Asia has called for inclusion of nutrition issues in government programmes on HIV/AIDS. Experts are of the opinion that nutrition can go a long way in treating the disease as well as preventing mother-to-child transmission.
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15.10.2007
Useat mauritanialaiset naiset, myös entiset ympärileikkaajat itse, ovat päättäneet lopettaa hengenvaarallisen perinteen. Osa leikkauksia tehneistä on myös käynyt pyytämässä anteeksi leikkauksen kokeneilta.
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