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Governments Should Increase Efforts To Reduce Stigma, Improve Access To HIV Services Among MSM, UNAIDS Executive Director Sidibe Says
Governments worldwide should take action to eliminate stigma and discrimination against men who have sex with men, women who have sex with women and transgender people and improve their access to HIV services, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe said recently, the Stabroek News reports. Sidibe added that governments also should create social and legal environments that respect human rights and ensure universal access to HIV prevention and treatment.According to the News, Sidibe in the statement said that the "failure to respond effectively has allowed HIV to reach crisis levels in many communities of men who have sex with men and transgender people." Efforts to reverse the spread of the virus among vulnerable populations must be evidence-based, grounded in human rights and support efforts to decriminalize same-sex sexual contact, he added, noting that more than 80 countries prohibit same-sex behavior. According to the News, UNAIDS and the United Nations Development Program have launched a campaign that aims to increase access to HIV services among MSM and transgender populations. UNAIDS estimates that in some regions HIV prevalence among MSM is more than 20 times higher than among the general population. In addition, HIV prevention services only reach 10% to 30% of MSM, the News reports. The UNAIDS plan outlines several factors that hinder access to HIV services for MSM, including an unwillingness of governments and donors to invest in services for MSM and fear of stigma and discrimination. Paul De Lay, deputy executive director of UNAIDS, said, "Countries must be rigorous in monitoring the evolution of their epidemics and recalibrate their HIV programming to respond to the needs of those most at risk," adding that programs targeting MSM "must be based on local epidemiological and social realities to be effective" (Stabroek News, 5/17).
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General Optical Council Highlights Importance Of Student Supervision, UK
The General Optical Council (GOC) is today reminding all optical businesses, students and supervisors to ensure their current arrangements for professional supervision of students meet the requirements outlined by the GOC, and examination or assessment bodies. This follows the recent Fitness to Practise (FTP) hearing involving Boots Opticians Ltd (a GOC-registered business); Trevor Burgess, a registered student dispensing optician; and Richard Simmons, a registered dispensing optician.
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BIO Commends NIH On New Stem Cell Research Guidelines

The Biotechnology Industry Organization released the following statement in response to the National Institutes of Health"s (NIH) final guidelines on federal funding of stem cell research, which includes embryonic stem cell research. The new guidelines go into effect today. These comments can be attributed to Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of BIO. "We commend the NIH for recognizing the importance of stem cell research to develop innovative biotechnology medicines to treat and cure debilitating and life-threatening diseases, such as diabetes, Parkinson"s and spinal cord injuries. "These guidelines allow for federal funding to support this research, which is critical for enabling biotechnology companies to continue to aggressively develop innovative products that are so desperately needed by patients. We believe that research on both adult and embryonic stem cells holds great promise to produce new therapies and possibly cures for the millions of patients in the U.S. and around the world suffering from cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer"s, Parkinson"s, spinal cord injuries and other life-threatening diseases and conditions. "We applaud President Obama for taking the first major step by issuing an Executive Order on March 9th overturning restrictions placed on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. We look forward to working with Congress and the Administration to develop public policies that enable our industry to turn the hope of basic research to the reality of cures and advanced therapies." The guidelines can be viewed here. Biotechnology Industry Organization


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