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PRETORIA (AFP) – Calls for an end to discrimination against sufferers rang out on World AIDS Day on Tuesday as South Africa — the country worst affected by the pandemic — rolled out a new plan to beat the virus. With more than 33 million people round the world carrying the virus, China said the incidence among homosexuals was gaining pace while there were warnings in Europe that heterosexual contacts had become the chief transmission route. And French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy lent her star power to the global campaign against AIDS, revealing how she witnessed first-hand the effect of the virus on the fashion industry and her brother. In China President Hu Jintao called on people in the world’s most populous nation not to discriminate against those with HIV. You “must care more and better for AIDS patients and people living with HIV, and in particular guide society into not discriminating against them,” Hu told AIDS prevention volunteers in Beijing, comments broadcast by state t
Calls to end discrimination rang out across the globe Tuesday as countries marked World AIDS Day. South Africa, the nation worst affected by the pandemic, rolled out a new battle plan to defeat the virus. South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma says his government will treat more AIDS patients and expand testing for HIV. An estimated 5.7 million people in South Africa are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. More than 33 million people around the world are carrying the virus. China warned Tuesday that the occurrence of the virus among homosexuals is gaining pace. President Hu Jintao called on the public to not discriminate against those with HIV. In the South Korean capital, protesters filed a petition with the country’s human rights watchdog seeking an end to mandatory HIV tests for some foreign workers. On Monday, White House officials said a longtime ban on HIV-positive visitors to the United States will be lifted early next year. Washington also announced its plans to host th
AFP – Calls for an end to discrimination against sufferers rang out on World AIDS Day on Tuesday as South Africa — the country worst affected by the pandemic — rolled out a new plan to beat the virus. » Full Story on Yahoo! News Sources: http://news.yahoo.
