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The following media releases were issued during the 4th SA AIDS Conference. Click on the headings to access the full release.

ISSUED ON 2 APRIL 2009

4th SA AIDS Conference gives special attention to community needs

Durban - The 4th SA AIDS Conference in Durban has given special attention to community needs and this has been integrated throughout the entire Conference programme in many diverse ways –from the planning stages of the conference two years ago.

The Johannesburg/ eThekwini Men’s Study (JEMS) A rapid assessment of the HIV Epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM)

Durban - South Africa may be experiencing parallel heterosexual and homosexual HIV epidemics, researchers warned here today at the 4th South African AIDS Conference.

Call for new action agenda for children affected by HIV/AIDS

Durban – “Children and their families have been short-changed in the response to AIDS. Families, many in extreme poverty, care for children affected by AIDS without external support,” said Vuyiswa Mahlambo, of the HSRC, during her presentation here at the 4th South African AIDS Conference.

ISSUED ON 1 APRIL 2009

Child care forums meet the needs of vulnerable children in South Africa

Durban – Child Care Forums provide much-needed services, but their role and relationships with other service providers need to be clarified, said Vuyiswa Mathambo of the HSRC here at the 4th SA AIDS Conference. Child Care Forums are locally-based groups caring for vulnerable children within

ISSUED ON 30 MARCH 2009

Faith Communities Commit to “Scaling Up” at the 4th SA AIDS Conference

Faith Communities will re-affirm their commitment to and participation in the region’s response to HIV at the 4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban this week.

ISSUED ON 27 MARCH, 2009

4th SA AIDS Conference signals news spirit of co-operation between researchers and decision-makers

Durban - The 4th SA AIDS Conference in Durban from 31 March to 3 April will introduce a community engagement programme in a concerted effort to bridge the gap between science and community. It is hoped that translating HIV and AIDS research into practical, concrete steps, which ordinary people can relate to, will enhance calls to scale-up the response to HIV and AIDS in the southern African region.

 
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