Welcome to the 2nd issue of HIV this month! In this issue, we cover the following topics:

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Reduce sexual transmission

• High HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men
• HIV prevention is successful among refugees and displaced persons
• HIV infection remains high among young men of color who have sex with men in the United States
• Increasing the impact of male circumcision campaigns
• HIV testing techniques can identify incident infections
• The contribution of antiretroviral treatment to combination HIV prevention

Prevent HIV among drug users

• Harm reduction among drug users dramatically reduces new HIV and Hepatitis C virus infections

Eliminate new HIV infections among children

• Adverse events associated with nevirapine use in pregnancy
• Increasing HIV testing among male partners in PMTCT settings

15 million accessing treatment

• Mortality and morbidity among people living with HIV on long-term ART
• Comparing adverse effects of nevirapine and efavirenz
• Challenges in retention in long term care and treatment

Avoid TB deaths

• Preventing nosocomial tuberculosis in health facilities
• Reviewing the treatment and diagnostic challenges of TB/HIV
• TB among children living with HIV

Eliminate gender inequalities

• Hormonal contraception and the risk for HIV acquisition
• Comprehensive care and HIV prevention for survivors of sexual violence

Strengthen HIV integration

• Keeping health care workers well
• Integrating HIV care and treatment into primary health care centers
• Decentralizing pediatric HIV care and treatment into primary care centers
• Task shifting from doctors to nurses results in comparable outcomes

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