Archives > March 2005
Indian Film Industry To Release Second Feature Addressing HIV/AIDS
Medical News Today - India, March 27, 2005
Set in the 1980s in Goa, India, "My Brother Nikhil" will address how HIV/AIDS affects relationships and marks the second commercial film to deal with this issue.
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A Misguided Anti-Vice Pledge
Los Angeles Times - USA, March 20, 2005
U.S. policy forces U.S groups working overseas on AIDS issues to adopt - a policy explicitly opposing prostitution and sex trafficking - before they will be considered for federal grants to provide health services overseas.
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Introduce Care into Health Care
Indianexpress.com - India, March 19, 2005
It's sexuality that determines reproductive health, not the other way round. This article talks about integrating sexuality into sexual and reproductive health care in India and how sexuality determines reproductive health and not the other way around.
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New Indian Patents Bill Draws Criticism from HIV/AIDS Support Groups in Africa
Jamaicaobserver.com - Nairobi, Kenya, March 19, 2005
Groups representing African victims of HIV/AIDS appealed to the Indian government to withdraw a controversial patents bill introduced in parliament yesterday that will bar firms in India from producing cheap copies of brand name pharmaceuticals.
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Churchman says Reproductive Health Bill to Affect Marriages
Sun Star, The Philippines, May 13, 2005
The passage of reproductive health bills pending in Congress will "weaken" marriages.
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Indian Male Contraceptive Injections Ready For Market
Newkerala.com - Kerala, India, March 9, 2005
After years of dillydallying and crossing bureaucratic hurdles, an Indian male injectable contraceptive that can be reversed is ready to be marketed.
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Lawmaker in The Philippines Dares Church to Live Debate
Inquirer News Service - Manila, The Philippines, March 7, 2005
The Catholic Church has been challenged to a live debate on a bill that would define the government's family planning policy and implement programs to address overpopulation.
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China to Pass First Anti-Sexual Harrassment Law
Chinaview.cn - Beijing, China, March 4, 2005
The amendment to the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women (LPRIW) has been included in the new legislative agenda for this year.
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