SCH: Qatar residents diagnosed with HIV increases to 10-year high
Last year, a total of 18 new patients were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, up from 15 cases in 2012 and 11 each in 2011 and 2010, a local medical expert said.
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HMC: Expats with AIDS not necessarily required to leave Qatar
Though Qatar and other GCC countries have some of the toughest rules regarding people with HIV and AIDS, officials here have told Al Jazeera that the taboo is slowly starting…
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Qatar University launches month-long campaign to raise AIDS awareness
Qatar University launches month-long campaign to raise AIDS awareness Launched on the heels of World AIDS day earlier this month, Qatar University is seeking to address stigmatization of and discrimination…
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Al Jazeera and Qatar come under attack for HIV discrimination policy
Section27, a South African watchdog group, has accused Al Jazeera and its host state Qatar of human rights abuses against people living with HIV. In specific, the group calls out…
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Study: HIV infections rising in some Middle East countries, fueled by sex between men
Epidemics of HIV appear to be emerging in some Middle East and North African countries among men who have sex with men, a new study has found. Produced by researchers…
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