HIV Edmonton E-Update April 7, 2009

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

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In this issue:
• Employment Opportunity at HIV Edmonton
• Landlord Puts Plight of Homeless Ahead of Profits
• Health Officials in Canadian Province Call for Efforts To Address Increasing Number of HIV Cases
• Health Officials in Canadian Province Develop Communications Strategy To Address Increase in HIV Cases
• Canadian Senator Proposes Process To Expedite Export of Low-Cost Drugs for HIV, Other Diseases
• USAID Switching to Less-Expensive Condoms Produced Overseas
• Rhode Island House Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would Eliminate Written Consent Requirement for HIV Testing
• Formal Education Helping To Address HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, Researchers Say
• Latin American HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group Launches Magazine for Women
• Stigma, Discrimination Deterring HIV Testing Among Some High-Risk Populations in Indonesia, Foundation Says

Employment Opportunity at HIV Edmonton

Gay Men’s Community Education Program Planner

The primary purpose of this position is to develop, plan and implement a HIV prevention and health promotion program targeted to diverse communities of gay, bisexual, two-spirit and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

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Landlord Puts Plight of Homeless Ahead of Profits

(The Edmonton Journal - March 21, 2009)

Businessman takes on social task of renting to problematic tenants - By Alexandra Zabjek, The Edmonton Journal

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Health Officials in Canadian Province Call for Efforts To Address Increasing Number of HIV Cases

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 27, 2009)

Moira McKinnon -- the chief medical health officer in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan -- on Monday called for efforts to address the increasing number of new HIV cases recorded in the province, the Regina Leader-Post reports.

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Health Officials in Canadian Province Develop Communications Strategy To Address Increase in HIV Cases

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 31, 2009)

Health experts are developing plans to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in response to the virus' rising incidence in the province, Moira McKinnon, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, said recently, the Regina Leader-Post reports.

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Canadian Senator Proposes Process To Expedite Export of Low-Cost Drugs for HIV, Other Diseases

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - April 3, 2009)

Canadian Sen. Yoine Goldstein earlier this week proposed a bill that would reform Canada's Access to Medicines Regime by expediting the process of exporting generic drugs for diseases such as HIV to developing countries, the Ottawa Citizen reports.

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USAID Switching to Less-Expensive Condoms Produced Overseas

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 24, 2009)

USAID -- which has distributed an estimated 10 billion U.S.-manufactured condoms worldwide -- is switching to less-expensive condoms made overseas, the Kansas City Star reports.

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Rhode Island House Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would Eliminate Written Consent Requirement for HIV Testing

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 30, 2009)

The Rhode Island House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare last week held a hearing on a proposed amendment to a state requirement that physicians obtain written consent before administering an HIV test, the Providence Journal reports.

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Formal Education Helping To Address HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, Researchers Say

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 24, 2009)

Formal education is helping to curb the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa after having opposite effects during the early stages of the pandemic, according to a study by researchers from Pennsylvania State University and published recently in the UNESCO journal Prospects, UPI/RedOrbit reports.

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Latin American HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group Launches Magazine for Women

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 25, 2009)

The Inter Press Service on Monday examined a new magazine published by the Latin American branch of the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS.

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Stigma, Discrimination Deterring HIV Testing Among Some High-Risk Populations in Indonesia, Foundation Says

(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 27, 2009)

Stigma and discrimination aimed at transgendered people and men who have sex with men in Indonesia are significant factors in deterring the groups from receiving HIV tests, the country's Inter Medika Foundation said Tuesday, the Jakarta Globe reports.

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