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Hyaluronic acid levels can predict risk of serious liver events in people living with HIV and hepatitis B or C co-infection
17 June 2013 (MNT) - A simple blood test can predict the risk of liver-related death or hepatic encephalopathy for people living with HIV who have hepatitis B or hepatitis C co-infection, investigators from the EuroSIDA cohort report in PLoS One. Their results showed that baseline elevations in plasma levels of hyaluronic acid (HA) were associated with a significant increase in the risk of serious liver-related events. Levels of this biomarker…
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Potential Zoonotic Disease-Transmission Sources Identified Based On Social Networks Tools
14 June 2013 (MNT) - Spanish and US scientists have successfully identified animal species that can transmit more diseases to humans by using mathematical tools similar to those applied to the study of social networks like Facebook or Twitter. Their research - recently published in the prestigious journalPNAS - describes how parasite-primate interactions transmit diseases like malaria,yellow fever or AIDS to humans. Their findings could make an important contribution to predicting the…
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Ethiopia HIV and AIDS prevalence rate said lower
10 June 2013 (Ethiopian Herald) - HelpAge International East West and Central Africa Regional Development Centre (EWCARDC) said that the prevalence rate of HIV and AIDS in Ethiopia is much lower than other countries in eastern Africa. At a two-day National Consultative Meeting on Aging and HIV and AIDS here yesterday, EWCARDC Regional Advocacy and Communications Manager Dr. Douglas Lackey said that the prevalence rate of HIV and AIDS in…
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5-Yearly Universal HIV Testing In India A Cost-Effective Approach
12 June 2013 (MNT) - A new study using a sophisticated statistical tool, has determined that providing universalHIV testing for India's billion-plus population every five years would prove to be a cost-effective approach to managing the epidemic, even with more intensive testing for high-risk groups. In India most people who are HIV positive don't know it, yet testing and treatment are relatively cheap and available. It would therefore meet international standards…
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HIV Prevention Requires Social And Environmental Change In Europe And Central Asia
10 June 2013 (MNT) - Social and structural factors - such as poverty, marginalisation and stigma - and not just individual behaviours are shaping the HIV epidemic in Europe and central Asia. This is the main conclusion of a new report released by the World Bank Group, WHO/Europe and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The study systematically reviews evidence on HIV vulnerability and response in all countries of…
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JHU.CCP Ethiopia Hosts Graduate Practicum Program
Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:48
Written by
Meklit G.Michael
“I’ve learned that developing [health communication materials] is not a haphazard process [but something] that needs time, care, critical thinking and creativity” Kenzudin Assefa, practicum participant. Kenzudin is one of eleven Health Education & Behavioral Science graduate students from Jimma University who came to the JHU.CCP Ethiopia field office for a two-week practicum on strategic health communication materials’ development. The practicum is part of a long-term capacity building arrangement with Jimma University’s Department of Health Education & Behavioral Science designed to supplement the theoretical studies of graduating students with hands-on practical experience developing print and radio materials. As part of the practicum the graduating students, were linked with various units at CCP to design, produce and pre-test radio and print materials to be used by the programs. Students were first given short presentations about CCP’s program areas and refresher trainings on the P-process, developing creative briefs, script writing for print and radio, principles of creative design, as well as interviewing and radio production skills. First day was filled with silence. The students were not actively participating in the training and attempts to engage them through…
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