on this one I disagree with the church
The Catholic church continues to forbid the use of condoms and all other contraceptives among its faithful. Such teaching is mostly emphasized in the third world – Africa, Latin America and Asia –...
View ArticleThe AIDS-TB killer monster
March 24th, is world TB Day. But this year’s commemoration was tainted by the bad news about the drug resistance strains of TB whose incidence seems to be on the rise. IRIN News (an excellenet news...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s liberal streak…
South Africa is the only country in Africa (and one of only five in the world) to legalize gay marriage – It did so in November of 2006. And now if some progressive politicians have it their way...
View Articlesouth africa steps up fight against aids
The most embarrassing part of Thabo Mbeki’s presidency was his bizarre approach to South Africa’s AIDS epidemic. Together with his nutty health minister, President Mbeki refused to dot the lines...
View ArticleCan the fight against aids be won?
There is hope that the fight against AIDS can be won. Over the last 30 years the disease has killed millions and created millions of orphans. It’s lasting impact persists in lost human capital and...
View ArticleThe Catholic Church and AIDS: A Sorry Case of Denial
The Church’s continued ostrich approach to the catastrophe that is HIV/AIDS on the continent: Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday signed off on an African roadmap for the Roman Catholic Church that calls for...
View ArticleQuick hits
Follow the goings on in the DRC (especially this election season) over at Alex Engwete’s blog. Living under the shadow of Kony and his men in Eastern CAR. On a related note, the Ugandan army’s dirty...
View ArticleMore than 30 million dead, and counting…
But it can be stopped. Be aware.Filed under: africa Tagged: HIV/AIDS, World AIDS Day
View ArticleA Tentative (Mixed) Public Health Victory: The Slow Retrenchment of HIV-AIDS
This is from the Economist, on the state of the fight against HIV-AIDS. The next UN target is that, by 2020, 90% of those infected should have been diagnosed and know their status, 90% of those so...
View ArticleNaming Diseases After One’s Enemies
This is an interesting graphic showing the initial names giving to syphilis in various jurisdictions. The WHO recently came out against naming diseases after people, foods, animals, occupations, or...
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