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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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Wear the red ribbon on World AIDS Day
TOMORROW: World AIDS Day. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the National AIDS Trust (NAT) and tomorrow will mark the 25th World AIDS Day.
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World Tuberculosis Day 2013: The second biggest global killer
Ask most people what the second biggest global pathogen killer is after HIV/AIDS and few will know. The answer is tuberculosis. Nine million people a year contract the airborne bug while a further 1.4...
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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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Make AIDS History: Keeping the promise from Gleneagles to Lough Erne
A crowd of us stood in the Edinburgh sunshine holding giant eyeballs on sticks. The world is watching, our campaign banner proclaimed, 'AIDS Treatment for All by 2010'. Photographers snapped pictures...
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World Aids Day 2013: No time for complacency
Sitting in conversation with Professor Sharon Lewin in Bangkok, it is difficult not to be stunned into silence by her encyclopaedic knowledge of HIV. Lewin is a basic scientist, physician and head of...
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