HIV – Still Going Strong in the U.S.

Testing is essentialThink we have the upper hand on HIV in the U.S.? Think again. The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research will be convening leaders in the field this month to get the word out. In their words, here are the facts: “Nearly 60,000 Americans were infected with HIV last year, and some 250,000 people […]

Childhood Mortality

Common misperceptionsIf I were to ask you what the top killer of young children around the world is, what would you say? Many of you might say HIV-AIDS. And you wouldn’t be alone. A recent survey of 1,025 American adults found that 42 percent believed HIV-AIDS to be the top killer. The truth? It was responsible […]

Taking the G8 to Task

AIDS leader Stephen Lewis calls for bold action to fight the pandemicStephen Lewis, United Nations AIDS Envoy to Africa, gave a stirring speech at the International Conference on AIDS in Toronto in 2006. Lewis believes that the world’s most powerful nations and organizations have largely turned their backs on the AIDS crisis. He also believes that gender […]