AIDS is Over, Isn’t It?!
Recently I attended a reception promoting global solutions for a very worthy social issue at which several celebrities were speaking. Each had personal reasons for putting their imprimatur on the project, which were both interesting and compelling. But it struck me when one said, “We’ve already taken care of so many other things—like AIDS—it’s time […]
Report Highlights Increased Risk of HIV/AIDS in Adolescent Girls and Young Women
The overall global decline in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths masks the realities of pockets of high prevalence in specific populations. According to a report just issued by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 15- to 24-year old adolescent girls and young women in eastern and southern Africa–infected at rates two to […]
The Mother and Child Project
In the last year 287,000 women around the world lost their lives from complications in pregnancy or childbirth. Because of today’s medical expertise and understanding of how to mitigate health challenges, all of these lives were needlessly lost. Today, an important book is released that discusses the critical issues of mother and child health in […]
