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An African Chief in Cabby's Clothing Julie Glassberg for The New York Times Isaac Osei, who owns a taxi fleet in New York City with his wife, is also a Ghanaian chief who wears a crown and oversees five towns. By  CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY Published: August 12, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER COMMENTS  (7) SIGN IN TO E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE BEFORE dawn, when most New Yorkers are fast asleep, Isaac and Elizabeth Osei have already been working for hours. On a recent morning, Mr. Osei drove his wife from New Jersey to the half-abandoned outer blocks of Midtown Manhattan to oversee the 4:30 a.m. transfer of their fleet of 50 taxis. With Ms. Osei leading the way and a sliver of moon still hanging in the sky, they scouted three square blocks to make sure all of their taxis had been picked up by drivers. Then, over the screeches emanating from auto-body shops and the smell of gasoline wafting from a Hess station crammed with cabs, they surveyed th...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jack Beck 510.332.0786 (m) 510.271.1956 (o) jbeck@msmgf.org New Report Shows Major AIDS Funders Fail to Track Investments for Gay Men and Transgender People Country-level data indicates severe underfunding for these highly vulnerable populations August 9, 2011   -- A new report indicates that most major bilateral, multilateral and private philanthropic funders that focus on HIV do not consistently track their investments targeting men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people.  Produced by the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF), the report also examines tracking of domestic government funding dedicated to these populations in all UN Member States, revealing that only 25% these countries recorded levels of HIV prevention spending for MSM in 2010 and no country tracked spending for transgender people. "With overwhelming evidence for the need to prioritize MSM and...

Drug study sees up to 92-percent cut in HIV risk among gays Article Date: 20 Jul, 2011 Upload Date: 20 Jul, 2011   ROME — Volunteers who responded most to a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs in an HIV prevention trial among gay men had a reduced risk of 92 percent of being infected by the AIDS virus, researchers said on Wednesday. They presented the work as a last-minute, or "late-breaker", contribution to the world forum on AIDS science in Rome . The research looked at a group of men who took part in a major trial called iPrEx HIV Prevention Study. iPrEx explored the idea that an uninfected person taking daily AIDS drugs could be shielded from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a novel approach called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. The overall findings, published last November, found that use of a drug called Truvada reduced HIV infections by 44 percent compared with a dummy pill, also called a placebo. The new study looked at a ...

http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=93324 ( Illustrating the real world challenges that are there in the field, the challenges that have to be confronted in roll out of treatment. The issue is not only provision of drugs. It is much more than that. And, it is these barriers which may be the most challenging. This article barely scratches the challenge of communication.) Photo: John Nyaga/IRIN More community healthcare workers needed TURKANA/NAIROBI, 25 July 2011 (PlusNews) - Isaac Nanok religiously collects his antiretrovirals (ARVs) from his local health centre every month, but the information on the packaging is meaningless as he is illiterate.  "All I know is that when I get home, I will take a tablet in the morning and also in the evening. When they are finished, I go back for more," he told IRIN/PlusNews at his home in northern Kenya's Turkana region. "I don't know what is written here on the container, and even the doctor just talks to me in Sw...

NEWS July 21, 2011 View PDF http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/21july11_a-condom-in-every-jail-cell.xhtml The government of South Africa should provide access to protective measures such as condoms and water-based lubricants in prisons and other places where forced and consensual anal sex is prevalent, say some advocates for improved health services for men who have sex with men. Photo credit: ©2011 Thinkstock Sensitivity training for health care workers, improved counselling for HIV-infected men and the provision of condoms and lubricants in prisons and other places where men have sex with men are among solutions being advanced to combat rising HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in major cities of South Africa. The solutions are among measures urged by participants to the first South African conference, the "Top2Btm MSM [men who have sex with men] Symposium," held to "brainstorm about prevention, care and treatment for MSMs" in the wake of new data which indicates tha...

Subject:   UGANDA NOW TO INCLUDE HOMOSEXUALS IN HIV PROGRAMMES http://www.mask.org.za/uganda-now-to-include-homosexuals-in-hiv-programmes/ In an incredible change of heart, the Uganda government has listed homosexuals as a target for HIV/Aids programming in a new five year National HIV Prevention Strategy for Uganda 2011-2015. The policy document which Behind the Mask has seen will run under the theme: "Expanding and Doing HIV Prevention better." The policy development process is spearheaded by the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC), with consultations of various stakeholders including Civil Society. Until recently, the UAC had publicly stated that they had no funds for targeting homosexuals in HIV programming. "Gays are one of the drivers of HIV in Uganda, but because of meagre resources we cannot direct our programmes at them at this time," Dr Kihumuro Apuuli, (pictured) the Director General of UAC was quoted saying in 2008. However, some have suggested that the UAC ...

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