Major Opinion on Major HIV/AIDS Crisis

Posted on May 16, 2011 by elizabethlombino

Originally published on TheBody.com ~ Spread Hope: A Therapist’s Guide to Living & Laughing with HIV/AIDS  In a breath of fresh air, The New York Times Op/Ed writer Charles M. Blow provides a well-rounded, well-researched, and thought-provoking commentary on the need for our government to pay more attention to the ADAP Crisis. AIDS Drug Assistance [...]

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USAID Continues Funding HIV-Criminalization in Africa

Posted on May 6, 2011 by elizabethlombino

Post originally published on Change.org Funding by the United States for HIV-Criminalization continues in Africa. In Africa, HIV criminalization is rampant and supported by many country officials. Ugandan parliamentarians submitted a bill last year that would make HIV criminalization a law. It has been revealed that U.S. efforts are providing funding to similar HIV criminalization efforts across [...]

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Progress! Pharma Decreases Cost of HIV Medication

Posted on May 5, 2011 by elizabethlombino

Post originally published on Change.org This cause has been reporting on the ADAP Crisis for months now and most of the news we have shared has been bleak. Today we have some encouraging news. AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) provide vital assistance to HIV-positive individuals who cannot afford the the incredibly expensive medications needed to treat and [...]

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Progress in Gainesville Meal-Limit

Posted on May 5, 2011 by elizabethlombino

Post originally published on Change.org Success! Gainesville Meal Limit on the Way to Change It has taken some time, but after close to 8,000 of you signed the petition, Gainesville officials are finally listening! As we have written, Gainesville officials have enforced a meal limit ordinance to area soup kitchens. The rule states that soup kitchens can provide [...]

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