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28 June 2010 5:38 PM | Tagged: international aids society
VIENNA Policies that criminalize drug users fuel the spread of AIDS and should be reformed, experts preparing for an international conference said Monday.Instead, governments, international organizations and the U.N should promote policies that include opiate substitution therapy and needle and syringe programs that have been shown to reduce HIV rates without increasing rates of drug use, said t

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16 June 2010 12:27 AM | Tagged: international aids society
VIENNA (AFP) Few Eastern Europe and Central Asian leaders have said they would attend a major AIDS conference next month, organisers said Thursday, despite rising HIV rates in the two regions.Former US president Bill Clinton tops the billing for the July 18-23 International AIDS Conference in Vienna organised by the International AIDS Society and described as the premier gathering for those in t