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30 Years of HIV/AIDS: A USAID Historical Perspective
On June 5, 1981, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reported that five seemingly healthy young gay men were diagnosed with an infection that would typically affect only individuals with substantial damage to their immune system. As similar cases cropped up, national and international attention soared, and the scientific and public health community mobilized to [...]
Microbicide Gel Offers Protection Against HIV Transmission
By Lee Claypool, USAID Biologist Microbicide. That’s kind of a funny-sounding — perhaps even scary — word for something pretty powerful. It certainly has a scientific “ring” to it, and that tends to turn people off. It’s complicated, it’s detailed, and it’s… boring, right? If you think something that can empower women, save lives, and [...]
Evidence Shows Historic Breakthrough Can Save Lives
submitted by Jessica Dirocco, Global Health Carol is in her mid-20s and raising her young daughter on her own. With very few economic options available to her she turned to commercial sex work when she was 21 years old. Every day she puts herself at risk of HIV, other STIs, and unintended pregnancy. Because of [...]
