Archive for the ‘Aids’ Category
Veteran Ugandan activists disillusioned with direction of HIV response
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on October 18th, 2011
Posted in Aids 
Tags: Accusations, Aggressive Stance, Campaigners, Condom Use, Corruption Scandals, Epidemic, Genuine Passion, Global Fund, Hiv Positive, Hiv Prevalence, Living With Hiv, Losing Faith, Losing Ground, Malaria, Male Circumcision, Plaudits, President Yoweri Museveni, Prevention Techniques, Setbacks, Yoweri Museveni 
Comments OffRich Nation vs Poor Nation again battle over generic AIDS drugs
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on June 8th, 2011
As we mentioned last week, the world has an opportunity to wipe out AIDS if the political will exists. Rich nations are making moves right now that move counter to that goal.
The US, EU and other rich nations are hoping to make stricter patent laws that will eventually hinder access to anti-retroviral drugs.
Posted in Aids Tags: Aids Drugs, Anti Retroviral Drugs, Arv Drugs, Bilateral Trade Negotiations, Brand Name Drugs, Generic Drugs, Global Effort, Hiv Aids, Intellectual Property Laws, Intellectual Property Rights, Inter Press Service, Michelle Childs, Outcome Document, Patent Laws, Poor Nation, Prevention Studies, Rich Nation, Service Writer, Taking Shape, Trade Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Comments OffRich Nation vs Poor Nation again battle over generic AIDS drugs
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on June 8th, 2011
As we mentioned last week, the world has an opportunity to wipe out AIDS if the political will exists. Rich nations are making moves right now that move counter to that goal.
The US, EU and other rich nations are hoping to make stricter patent laws that will eventually hinder access to anti-retroviral drugs.
Thirty years of AIDS, and the chance it could end by 60
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on June 3rd, 2011
On the Thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, the world stands in a position to totally defeat the disease. AIDS can be ended if the world is able to muster up enough money and political will.
Drugs that can keep people alive and even halt the disease spread are being distributed, but the drugs are not received by everyone sick with the disease because of lack of funding.
Posted in Aids Tags: 1m, 30th Anniversary, Activism, Activists, Aids Sufferers, Aids Virus, Altruism, Death Rate, Discovery Of Aids, Disease Aids, Economist, Enough Money, Enzymes, Hand Wringing, Pharmaceutical Companies, Plague, Political Leaders, Southern African Countries, Thirtieth Anniversary, Thirty Years Comments OffVideo: Breakthrough in the fight against HIV
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on May 14th, 2011
From Al Jazeera, a video about a new study that reinforces the importance of anti-retroviral drugs for patients with HIV.
