HIV AIDS
AIDS conference reflects failure to tackle deepening catastrophe
By Barry Mason, August 12, 2008
The latest figures for the AIDS epidemic were published by UNAIDS and WHO (World Health Organisation) last month. Two million people died of AIDS in 2007—of whom one-quarter of a million were ch...
Report details spread of global AIDS epidemic
By Barry Mason, January 13, 2007
Last year saw a major spread of the global AIDS epidemic. According to the report “2006 Aids Epidemic Update” published by the United Nations bodies UNAIDS and the World Health Organisatio...
Anger at International AIDS Conference over Bush administration’s policies
By Carol Divjak, July 29, 2004
More than 17,000 delegates, including scientists, health officials, policy makers and activists, gathered from July 11 to 17 at the 15th International AIDS Conference in Bangkok. What dominated the ag...
Huge funding shortfall for global AIDS epidemic
By Trevor Johnson and Chris Talbot, July 26, 2004
The UNAIDS report released at the fifteenth International AIDS Conference last week shows that there is an escalating shortfall in the funding required to deal with the global spread of AIDS.
Scientists identify a gene that may block HIV
By Perla Astudillo, May 6, 2004
Scientists at the Harvard Medical School in the United States have identified a human gene, known as TRIM5-alpha, which is capable of preventing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) from replicating...
Eastern Europe faces HIV-AIDS epidemic
By Richard Tyler, December 12, 2003
The reintroduction of the free market into the former Eastern Bloc countries has unleashed a health catastrophe.
UN International AIDS Day report reveals growing pandemic
By Ann Talbot, December 2, 2003
Five million people were infected with HIV this year. This is a record number of new infections and indicates that the global AIDS epidemic is continuing to worsen.
Bush’s AIDS appointee spells out corporate agenda
By Chris Talbot, October 9, 2003
Randall Tobias, ex-Ely Lilly CEO and a member of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), was confirmed as head of the Bush administration’s Emergency Plan for AIDS by t...
US and Europe renege on AIDS pledges
By Richard Tyler, July 22, 2003
Pledges made by US president George W. Bush and European Union Commission president Romano Prodi to each provide $1 billion for the global fight against AIDS were proved worthless last week.
Bush uses AIDS funding as an instrument of foreign policy
By Barry Mason, February 18, 2003
US President George W. Bush announced $15 billion to fight HIV and AIDS in his State of the Union address on January 28. The proposed funds are to be spent in the African countries of Botswana, Ivory ...
UN fund says money running out to fight AIDS
By Barry Mason and Ann Talbot, November 11, 2002
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria has announced that unless donations double it will have to stop processing grant applications because requests for help have outstripped the money availab...
South African government to appeal against AIDS drug verdict
By Barry Mason and Chris Talbot, December 27, 2001
The South African government is to appeal a court decision instructing it to make the drug Nevirapine universally available in order to prevent maternal transmission of the HIV virus. It is appealing ...
