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The Stigma-Sickness Slope: HIV Vulnerability in Asian Transgender Populations
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
As many as half of all transgender people in Asia may be living with HIV, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme and the Asia Pacific Transgender Network. The findings offer insight into the 
multifactorial drivers of high HIV seroprevalence and vulnerability among trans persons in the region.
CDC Fact Sheets on HIV among Women and Transgender People
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 00:00
- Written by Press Release
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced the availability of an updated fact sheet on HIV among Women, as well as a new fact sheet on HIV among Transgender People.
WHO Issues First Gay and Transgender HIV Prevention Guidelines
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- Category: Gay & Bisexual Men/MSM
- Published on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 06:34
- Written by Tad Kepley
The World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time has developed pubic health guidelines for HIV prevention and care focused on men who have sex with men and transgender people. 
IAS 2011: iPrEx Shows PrEP is Durable [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Friday, 29 July 2011 00:00
- Written by Video
The effectiveness of biomedical approaches to prevent HIV infection was a key theme of the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011), held July 17-20, 2011, in Rome.
Among the major studies presented, Robert Grant from the Gladstone Institute of the University of California at San Francisco described final data from the iPrEx trial, which showed that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using tenofovir/emtricitabine (Truvada) reduced new HIV infections by 42% overall, and by more than 90% among people who demonstrated good adherence.
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