Posts tagged ‘AIDS’
World AIDS Day: Some good news
On Monday 1 December 2014, people around the world marked World AIDS Day, to help raise awareness of the disease. And the good news is that the end of AIDS is in sight.
HIV positive Gay Activist Proposes Alternative Research Agenda at the AIDS 2014 Conference
Third article by Dr. Enida Friel, from the Melbourne AIDS conference.
President Clinton calls for achievements on HIV and AIDS not to be an excuse to stop now
Second article by Dr. Enida Friel, from the Melbourne AIDS conference and in the aftermath of the crash of Malaysia Airlines MH17.
‘It’s a terrible blow to Aids research – and not the first time lives have been needlessly lost’
On the occasion of the Melbourne AIDS conference, and in the aftermath of the crash of Malaysia Airlines MH17, Dr. Enida Friel of Oxfam writes that more research into Aids would help to protect the most vulnerable groups in society and also honour those who have died.
Ireland “determined to keep its shoulder to the wheel” on HIV & AIDS
The recent UN summit on HIV & AIDS shows Ireland continues to focus on the fight against HIV & AIDS. And we have some figures on how much of Ireland’s overseas aid programme is spent on HIV & AIDS work.
Tracking Ireland’s funding commitment on HIV & AIDS and communicable diseases
Trying to assess how much Irish Aid spends on HIV & AIDS, as a result of the Taoiseach’s pledge to spend €100 million a year on communicable diseases, shows that Ireland still has a long way to go towards “aid transparency”