Social media ramps up, and turns off, for AIDS awareness
For World AIDS Day, many organizations are using “social media” like Twitter and Facebook to get their messages out. UNAIDS has its hashtag on Twitter #PreventionRevolution. There are lots of folks and...
View ArticleDichotomy alert: AIDS prevention vs treatment debate re-emerges
Today is the day after World AIDS Day. Things are pretty much the same. Ruminating on the crazed repetitiveness yesterday of the news stories for this issue du jour, I felt a slight irritation crawling...
View ArticleWordy word AIDS Day
No, that’s not a typo. I’ve decided to mark this 30th anniversary of the recognized beginning of the pandemic as Wordy AIDS Day rather than use its official name, World AIDS Day, because most of what...
View ArticleWithout more money, it’s the end of the beginning of the end of AIDS
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day and most organizations that had something to say about this have already said it. Most said: “We can end AIDS.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for creating an...
View ArticleHarsh laws continue to undermine the fight against HIV worldwide
With rates of HIV that are substantially higher than in the general population, men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and intravenous drug users are a key focus of the fight against HIV. Around...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Is global health industry too self-serving in the fight against AIDS?
We need to look at how much is actually spent in the countries of need and how much remains in the hands the large foundations, private firms, NGOs, faith-based organizations and universities that...
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