WORLD articles

Recent articles from WORLD

"All women, All rights." International AIDS Conference in Mexico calls for "Action Now".(Conference news)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] July 30, 2008: After a 5-year break from AIDS activism, I am on my way to the International AIDS Conference in Mexico. If you have internet access, you, too, can attend the AIDS conference "virtually" and for free at www.kaisernetwork.org and www.aids2008.org. ...

Are we being left behind?(Conference notes)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Black AIDS Institute recently released a report called Left Behind, highlighting the disproportionate impact of HIV in the U.S. Black community and demanding a more coordinated and comprehensive response to address HIV prevention, treatment and care. The...

Inspired and "At Home" in Mexico City.(Conference news)
December 1, 2008... Being a woman of Mexican descent, born in the U.S., I felt very proud and honored to be part of the conference and to represent WORLD. My mother is from Mexico, so even though it was my first time to visit Mexico City, I felt at home among people who speak Spanish and who share my culture....

Living with HIV, dying of tuberculosis.
December 1, 2008... Despite being curable, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among people with HIV. With one-third of the world latently infected with TB, it threatens to reverse many of the gains made through the global scale up of HIV care and treatment. Simply put, TB control is failing people...

National & international calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
December 1, 2008... Dec. 1: World AIDS Day Dec 3-7: 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, Dakar, Senegal. www.icasadakar2008.org Dec 3-5: ADAP Advocacy Association 1st Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. www.adapadvocacyassociation.org Dec. 5-6: Elnips 2008 Global Symposium on...