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[From AVERT, May 21, 2019] “An HIV testing campaign conducted within South African churches successfully recruited 43% of the congregation for HIV testing on campaign days and was most successful at reaching men and particularly men who had never tested before.” For more, click here.

[From Moscow Times, May 20, 2019] “The HIV epidemic has led to the deaths of an estimated 318,000 Russians since the first case was registered in 1987, or 10,000 every year, the country’s national consumer watchdog has said.” For more, click here.

[From CBC, May 05, 2019] “HIV patients in some parts of Saskatchewan are not being offered treatment with free, readily available antiretroviral drugs that can save their lives and — according to new research — prevent sexual transmission of the virus.” For more, click here.

[From Medical Xpress, April 30, 2019] “Health care practitioners are split when it comes to opinions on which provider should take the lead in prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which is administered to people at high risk for HIV.” For more, click here.

[From NBC, April 30, 2019] “At least two clients of a shuttered New Mexico day spa tested HIV positive, a state health official said, possibly from receiving a ‘vampire facial.’” For more, click here.