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• 22 December 2009
  WHO-SEARO has released HIV/AIDS in the South-East Asia Region, 2009.
• 14 December 2009
  WHO and UNAIDS release a statement on the results of a vaginal microbicide trial (MDP301).
• 1 December 2009
  UNICEF and its partners, including WHO, launch Children and HIV/AIDS: fourth stocktaking report.
• 30 November 2009
  WHO has released new recommendations on treatment, prevention and infant feeding in the context of HIV, based on the latest scientific evidence.
• 24 November 2009
  An eight-year trend shows new HIV infections down by 17% globally, according to the UNAIDS/WHO report 2009 AIDS epidemic update.
• 9 November 2009
  A new WHO report addresses women and HIV.
• 2-4 November 2009
  WHO hosted a consultation on antiretroviral therapy for HIV prevention.
• 23 October 2009
  An article on the implementation of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis and isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV has been published in the WHO Bulletin.
• 15 October 2009
  An HIVDR laboratory training package has been developed by the WHO HIV/AIDS Department HIV drug resistance team in collaboration with the CDC Atlanta drug resistance laboratory.
• 30 September 2009
  More than four million HIV-positive people now receiving life-saving treatment.
• 1 September 2009
  WHO Department of Gender, Women and Health has released Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes in the health sector.
• 22 July 2009
  Evidence shows new drug combination dramatically reduces mother-to-child transmission of HIV during breastfeeding.
• 22 July 2009
  New global and regional ART access figures have been released.
• 7 July 2009
  The July issue of the WHO Bulletin includes an editorial on ART for HIV prevention authored by HIV/AIDS Department.
• 18 June 2009
  A timeline for guideline revisions for ART has been released.
• 18 June 2009
  A timeline for guideline revisions for MTCT has been released.
• 10-14 June 2009
  WHO participated in the 2009 HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting in Windhoek, Namibia.
• 3 June 2009
  HIV testing, treatment and prevention: generic tools for operational research is now available online.
• 6 May 2009
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  WHO releases a statement on Influenza A(H1N1) and HIV.
• 20-23 April 2009
  WHO participated in the International harm reduction conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
• 20 April 2009
  WHO, UNDP and UNAIDS release the report of the Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender populations technical consultation held in Geneva, Switzerland.
• 3 April 2009
  A WHO podcast on multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis and HIV.
• 24 March 2009
  25% of TB deaths were HIV-related in 2007, twice as many as previously estimated, according to a new WHO report released today.
• 18 March 2009
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  UNFPA, WHO and UNAIDS release a revised position statement on condoms and HIV prevention.
• 2 March 2009
  The WHO Bulletin features an article and editorial commentary on HIV and ageing.
• 24 February 2009
  The HIV/AIDS epidemiological surveillance report for the WHO African Region, 2007 update, has been released.
• 23 February 2009
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  A new Clearinghouse on male circumcision for HIV prevention website has now launched.
• 8-11 February 2009
  The 16th Conference on retroviruses and opportunistic infections was held in Montreal, Canada.