Updates on the Battle

I found a fairly distressing report from AIDSmap news this morning.  Fewer than one in five people with HIV in Kenya and Malawi know they are infected.  The implications of this are heart-breaking. The good news is that awareness is starting to build.  And there are dedicated people working hard on the solution.

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The Challenges to PMTCT

I found an interesting article from IRIN news this morning on the challenges facing PMTCT programmes in Namibia. While we don’t have any partners in Namibia yet, the challenges are very similar in Kenya and Uganda.  And, as in many parts of Africa, progress is being made.

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Stephen Lewis Speaks at the International AIDS Society Conference

There’s really nothing I can add to this brilliant speech.  I wish I could have been there to hear it in person.  You can read it here.

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Possibly Some Good News

I was pleased to see this story, announcing that pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is planning to invest up to  $97 million  US over 10 years in improving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for children and adults in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s wonderful that they’re doing this.  But there’s so much more needed.  Their investment works out to $9.7 million per [...]

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AIDS Awareness

In my work as Director of Communications at Pediatric AIDS Canada, I spend a lot of time reading articles related to my work.  The problems are just about overwhelming, but there are glimmers of hope.  This article about AIDS awareness and prevention in Liberia appeared in The Guardian UK last month.  It gives a pretty clear [...]

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