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# world aids day

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2022
'Concerning' rise in HIV and STI cases since last year
There have also been more cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the first 11 months of 2022 than in all of 2019.
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Dec 1st 2022, 5:55 AM
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Living with HIV: 'Please don't feel alone, or that your voice doesn't matter - it does'
A new campaign has been launched in Ireland ahead of World Aids Day tomorrow.
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Nov 30th 2020, 1:28 PM
There have been over 470 new diagnoses of HIV in Ireland so far this year
Today, 1 December, marks World AIDS Day 2019.
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Dec 1st 2019, 12:30 PM
World AIDS Day marked by 'Know Your Status' campaign
In Ireland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar took a HIV test to raise awareness of the virus.
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Dec 1st 2018, 4:59 PM
Opinion: HIV positive women face a unique set of challenges
On the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, women who have HIV still face increased stigma, writes Dr Denise Proudfoot
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Dec 1st 2018, 1:00 PM
A HIV prevention drug is being made available to Irish pharmacies at a 70% cheaper cost
PrEP is a once daily medication that can significantly reduce risk of infection among HIV-negative people at high risk.
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Dec 1st 2017, 10:00 AM
HIV diagnosis: 'I went into a spasm of shock. My mother knew the result just by looking at me'
But HIV is no longer a terminal illness, it’s a chronic disease and is manageable, writes Gary.
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Dec 1st 2017, 7:00 AM
'When HIV hit Ireland it had the same devastation it did in San Francisco'
Much has changed in the 30 years since HIV Ireland was established, but some of the same problems - like stigma – remain.
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Dec 1st 2017, 12:10 AM
'It's an epidemic': Activists use World Aids Day to warn that the disease continues to spread
There were 273 new HIV diagnoses in the first six months of this year.
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Dec 1st 2016, 6:04 AM
Is Ireland doing enough to help the global fight against AIDS?
Charities say Ireland has traditionally been at the forefront, but on World AIDS Day they say that support is slipping.
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Dec 1st 2013, 8:00 AM
World Aids Day: Elimination of HIV and Aids blocked by 'poverty and complacency'
Although global rates of are dropping, complacency is a barrier to completely eliminating HIV, according to experts.
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Dec 1st 2012, 7:30 AM
Naked protesters occupy Washington office over possible AIDS cuts
Activists occupied the office of House speaker John Boehner ahead of World AIDS Day this Saturday.
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Nov 28th 2012, 10:17 AM
Cost of contraception causing some to risk unprotected sex
Ahead of World AIDS Day this Saturday, the Dublin AIDS Alliance is urging people to take greater care of their sexual health.
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Nov 28th 2012, 6:30 AM
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Catch up on the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Dec 1st 2011, 7:48 PM
Column: The drugs do work - but there are new obstacles in the fight against AIDS
Yes, AIDS-related deaths are decreasing – but there are several huge threats in the fight against HIV and AIDS, writes Breda Gahan on World Aids Day.
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Dec 1st 2011, 7:30 AM
Ireland records lowest level of new HIV cases in 10 years
However a report by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre found there continues to be a high level of gay and bisexual men testing positive.
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Jun 15th 2011, 3:04 PM
Bono leads drive to rid world of “dreadful little virus”
U2 singer launches World Aids Day as 80 world landmarks bathed in red to mark campaign.
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Dec 1st 2010, 7:35 PM