M Reza Sulaiman | Selasa, 27/01/2015

Jakarta, Perkembangan teknologi tidak hanya terjadi di bidang IT (Information Technology). Teknologi kesehatan pun semakin berkembang dengan munculnya peralatan-peralatan serta obat-obat baru untuk mengatasi beberapa penyakit yang masih menjadi momok bagi dunia, HIV-AIDS salah satunya.

Bill Gates, pendiri salah satu perusahaan IT terbesar di dunia, Microsoft angkat bicara soal perkembangan HIV-AIDS. Menurutnya, AIDS dapat dikalahkan dengan 'senjata' baru dalam waktu 15 tahun lagi, yakni tahun 2030.

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Selasa, 27 Januari 2015

CIAMIS,TRIBUN - Perilaku seks menyimpang di Ciamis sudah memasuki taraf yang mengkhawatirkan. Dari pendataan yang dilakukan LSM Wisma (LSM peduli HIV/AIDS) Saat ini d Ciamis tercatat setidaknya ada 1.440 orang laki-laki suka laki-laki (LSL) alias gay.

Hal tersebut diungkapkan Direktur LSM Wisma Deni Wahyu Jayadi pada kegiatan sosialisasi penanggulangan HIV/AIDs di GOR Pelita Cigembor yang dihadiri berbagai kalangan masyarakat Kelurahan Cigembor, Selasa (27/1) siang.

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by Sarah Romero | January 27th, 2015

Monday marked the beginning of HIV/AIDS Awareness Week, an event hosted by various campus organizations that aim to educate students about the pervasiveness of sexually transmitted infections worldwide in order to promote local advocacy and action.

Second-year sociology major and residential assistant Saxon Cropper is hosting the event with help from the Office of Student Life Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, UCSB After Dark, Housing and Community Living, Pacific Pride, Queer Student Union (QSU) and Black Student Union (BSU). Yesterday featured a discussion with Pacific Pride about advancements in HIV/AIDS, and today will include a student dialogue with QSU related to HIV/AIDS and sex traffic workers. Wednesday involves a campus-wide action to wear all black, and on Friday free and discrete HIV/AIDS testing will be provided in De Anza Resource Center.

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By Shamshad Akhtar & Michel Sidibe on Jan 26, 2015

This century opened with the AIDS epidemic at its peak. Now, 15 years later, new HIV infections are down significantly worldwide, while access to treatment has cut the number of AIDS-related deaths by more than a third. These achievements are no accident. In 2000, governments committed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which addressed the greatest challenges of our time, including halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HIV. The progress we have seen since then fulfills a promise and proves, that strong leadership and sustained engagement deliver results.

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