Saturday, December 1, 2001
Link to this Day
World AIDS Day
Links to AIDS/HIV news, information, and content, served up continuously throughout the day ...
A decade of living with HIV.
Long photo-essay, with accompanying audio soundtrack. (
Quicktime player/plug-in required for audio tracks)
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These stories reflect many of the themes I have heard from other youth; how low self-esteem and sense of self can play into the behaviors that put them at risk for HIV in the first place; how they did not have enough information about HIV to really know they were at risk to get it; how many times they just wanted to be loved and told they were worthy of love and what they were willing to do to find this love.
I only listened to one of the four stories here, "Marie's Story," but it was riveting, heartbreaking and so tragic. Audio only. (
RealAudio player/plug-in required.)
« 12:48 PM :: 12.01.2001 »
Positive stories - personalised experiences.
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"One of the critical challenges in AIDS vaccine development is that this isn't just one virus. This is really families of viruses."
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Our mission: To use The AIDS Memorial Quilt to bring an end to AIDS
« 12:00 PM :: 12.01.2001 »
Fact sheet.
« 12:16 AM :: 12.01.2001 »
"I have come to Zimbabwe because it represents one of the best of the worst. As in other sub-Saharan African nations, the AIDS problem here is so severe that it eclipses the often-used term 'crisis.' AIDS is destined to alter history in Africa--and, in fact, the world--to a degree not seen in humanity's past since the Black Death. But unlike some other African countries, Zimbabwe is not riven by tribal violence. If any behavioral intervention against AIDS will work in Africa, one of its best chances will be here."
Long article, but it paints a vivid, if somewhat disturbing, portrait of "Ground Zero" in the AIDS epidemic.
« 12:09 AM :: 12.01.2001 »
AIDS is the biggest threat to Africa's development, according to the United Nations. The reason is the large numbers of people in key roles who are dying: teachers; farmers; health-workers; civil servants and young professionals ... there were 3.4 million new HIV infections in Africa in 2001, almost 70% of the global total.
70% of the global total. Staggering.
« 11:43 PM :: 11.30.2001 »
These pages give the number of people with HIV infection and AIDS in specfic countries and around the world.
« 11:37 PM :: 11.30.2001 »
"Death Stalks A Continent": This is a story about AIDS in Africa. Look at the pictures. Read the words. And then try not to care.
« 11:27 PM :: 11.30.2001 »
This is an PDF file with lots of stats on the spread of HIV/AIDS around the globe. (
Acrobat Reader, or plug-in required.)
« 11:22 PM :: 11.30.2001 »
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