A Catholic youth group is quoting the Bible's "Song of Solomon" in a pro-condom campaign at the world AIDS Conference in Mexico. The local archdiocese, however, is not amused.
In a rousing television broadcast at the international AIDS conference in Mexico City, former US president Clinton urged all participants to continue the fight against the disease while warning that the battle was far from over.
The semi-annual International AIDS conference has opened in Mexico, the first to take place in Latin America. More than 22,000 scientists, policymakers and field workers are attending.
As the international AIDS conference opened in Mexico, NGOs posted a stream of content to highlight the plight of those suffering from the virus. Also free to view online is Francis F. Coppola's first film.
China is fighting both disease and discrimination against its 700,000 HIV sufferers. The stigma of AIDS and HIV still lingers in the country, but the government has been doing more to raise awareness.
Authorities acknowledged a US health study that revealed that HIV infections were 40% higher than thought. This comes just ahead of the 17th world AIDS conference, in Mexico.
The Red Ribbon Express, a train dedicated entirely to the prevention of AIDS, is travelling through India to explain how to protect oneself against the HIV virus to a mostly illiterate population.
Swaziland, one of the smallest African countries, lost more than 218,000 inhabitants between 1997 and 2007. AIDS is the main reason. 40% of the adults are infected with AIDS, according to the UN.
Scientists in Canada say they have isolated two specific genes that could determine an innate resistance to HIV infection and thereby prevent people from developing AIDS.
