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World Aids Day: Address stigma or reaching zero will remain a fantasy
The latest HIV statistics by UNAIDS illustrate that the number of people living with HIV has risen to a staggering 34 million globally - a figure that reflects those who became newly infected last year...
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International AIDS Conference: Why are we still taken to a secondary room at...
I arrived in Washington DC yesterday to attend meetings before the International AIDS Conference, which starts on 22 July, and to report on them through this blog for the next couple of weeks. What...
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The crucial role of religious leaders in the HIV response
The key idea of INERELA was to tap into the unique role and authority that religious leaders play in providing moral and ethical guidance within communities, using that to contribute in a productive...
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Truvada: A good news day for the most at risk of HIV
Ahead of the International AIDS Conference next week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has approved a new ‘wonder’ drug called Truvada, which will help to reduce new HIV infections...
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International AIDS Conference: Too much to do in too little time
The US seems to be behind on the issue of addressing HIV in places of worship, as well as having networks of religious leaders who are informed (or HIV- friendly) to reach communities and make sure...
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Marginalised populations still drawing the short straw on HIV
Throughout the course of the last week, I have been learning a lot about HIV in the US and I have to say that I have found some of the statistics really frightening. The US has just over one million...
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International AIDS Conference: White House whitewash
Yesterday was supposed to be one of those days that I was going to remember forever, for the possibility of being pleasantly surprised by at least one of the famous residents of the White House...
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The elderly and black communities within HIV discussion
Many delegates have been horrified about what is going on - or not going on - regarding HIV in the US, especially the extent to which it impacts on African-Americans who make up 14% of the US...
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The unsung heroes of the International AIDS Conference
The 19th International AIDS Conference is drawing to a close and it is time for us as delegates to reflect on what messages we are going to take away from the conference.
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The star studded International AIDS Conference closing ceremony and some...
The IAS conference concluded last Friday after an exhausting but fascinating week of presentations, meetings, networking and, dare I say it, information overload!
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Post AIDS 2012 – The race to save lives
The 19th International AIDS conference may have concluded last week but the work to really end AIDS continues.
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World Malaria Day: highlighting awareness of a preventable disease that still...
Almost half the world’s population – an estimated three billion people - live in areas where malaria is transmitted. Endemic to 107 countries in the tropics and subtropics, it is responsible for around...
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