A couple of days ago, I had a moment of great joy in the clinic we work in the community health center when a person came up to me and unhesitatingly asked for a pack of condoms (they are distributed for free, along with basic medicines from our center). While it might surprise a lot … Continue reading World AIDS Day: Getting to Zero
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Happy World AIDS Day
I usually tend to write a series or two on the occasion of this event but several events have coincided this year to cause an immense crisis where blogging has to take a bit of a back seat. The wrist problem that I was having has got worse and typing is a pain and a … Continue reading Happy World AIDS Day
WAD 2010: A Short History of the World AIDS Day
As a part of my campaign to spread more awareness regarding issues related to HIV/AIDS this month, I am going to write blog posts, create slideshow presentations and upload videos of the presentations I do for people to see. In a 10 episode series, I plan to capture the various aspects of HIV, AIDS and … Continue reading WAD 2010: A Short History of the World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day: A Short History
On the eve of one of the most popular days in the medical calendar, the World AIDS Day, let me dwell on a short history of this day. Celebrated on 1st December every year, the World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness, funding and acceptance of HIV/AIDS and the 35 million people worldwide living … Continue reading World AIDS Day: A Short History
WAD 2010: Speak Out for Sexual Freedom
Greg Laden's Blog talks about "Panic among Kenya's gays" following the passing of a UN resolution which makes it tantamount to the fact that killing gays is OK. In a measure on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, the African and Arab nations managed to edge out three words in the final resolution which would have … Continue reading WAD 2010: Speak Out for Sexual Freedom
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