Women are still Vulnerable to Men and in Need of Tools to Protect Themselves from HIV. The Good News is there are New Prevention Methods, Initiated and Controlled by Women, on their Way. We Need Advocacy to Speed up their Arrival. PDF
A lot of studies on gender power dynamics in relation to HIV in South Africa focus on the high risk African Black population, and little attention has been given to the minority groups. Similar to other communities in the country PDF
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) drug resistance (DR) is a manmade amplification of selective pressures of genetic mutants that result from spontaneous chromosomal mutations due to poor treatment methods, despite the WHO guidelines and enforcement. MDR TB rates are higher than ever (up to 22.3% in some countries) and extensively DR, (XDR) TB has been reported PDF
The MHC class I-like CD1a-e molecules have a processing and presentation role for lipid and glycolipid antigens of self and micro-organisms such as mycobacteria. In this pilot study, CD1e polymorphisms were determined by sequencing exons 2 and 3, for eight Brazilians PDF