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HIV in the arts and media
Gideon Mendel's best photograph: a mother carries her HIV-infected son

I shot this image of Dorika Gabriel carrying her son, Joseph, in 1997. I had travelled to their village on the Ugandan border of Tanzania, close to Lake Victoria, to photograph local responses to HIV and Aids.

Published
29 November 2018
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Google Alerts HIV
People and personal stories
The Man Who Inspired Britain's First Aids Charity

In 1982, Terrence Higgins became the first known British victim of a frightening new disease called HIV/AIDS. In his memory, his friends set up the Terrence Higgins Trust - now Europe's leading charity in the area. Simon Watts talks to his former partner, Dr Rupert Whitaker.

Published
28 November 2018
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BBC World Service (audio)
People and personal stories
Instagram's Aids memorial: ‘History does not record itself’

The Instagram feed where friends and family post tributes to loved ones who died of Aids-related illnesses has become an extraordinary compendium of lost lives

Published
05 November 2018
From
The Guardian
People and personal stories
'Nobody could make me laugh like you': Instagram memories of those lost to Aids

@theaidsmemorial is gathering thousands of tributes from friends and family to loved ones they lost through Aids. Here are some of the most moving – and uplifting – contributions

Published
05 November 2018
From
The Guardian
People and personal stories
A Doctor Who Died In The Pittsburgh Shooting Is Being Remembered As A Hero To Patients During The AIDS Crisis

Dr Jerry Rabinowitz, one of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, was one of the first doctors in Pittsburgh to treat people with AIDS. "He kept us alive the longest," said one former patient.

Published
29 October 2018
From
Buzzfeed News
History of HIV and AIDS
AIDS Film “1985” Offers a Refreshing Take on a Familiar Topic

“Long-term survivors are grateful to have a film like this around,” director Yen Tan tells POZ. “They often feel forgotten.”

Published
25 October 2018
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Poz
History of HIV and AIDS
Thirty Years Later, AIDS Activists Who ‘Seized Control’ Discuss Their Legacy

The John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health hosted “The 30th Anniversary of ‘Seize Control of the FDA’”, a fascinating reunion of the major players, on October 11, 2018.

Published
22 October 2018
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My Fabulous Disease
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
Red for HIV, yellow for hepatitis, black for death: blood inquiry puts victims first

In their smart red, yellow and black ties, the haemophiliacs could have been setting off for a day’s cricket at Lord’s. But these colours were symbolic – red for HIV, yellow for hepatitis, black for death. Many hobbled with sticks. Some were in wheelchairs. Their teeth were discoloured, chipped, or simply missing – the result of a bust immune system or avoiding the dental care that could lead to fatal bleeds.

Published
01 October 2018
From
The Guardian
People and personal stories
At 83, AIDS activist Larry Kramer isn’t done ripping into his foes in pharma, FDA, and NIH

Over the course of three decades, the name Larry Kramer has become synonymous with the gay rights movement, patient rights — and savage attacks on public officials and drug companies. Today, with controversy over drug prices and concern over public health funding, we were curious what Kramer had on his mind. We also wondered whether at the age of 83 he has mellowed. He has not.

Published
30 August 2018
From
STAT
HIV in the arts and media
Russell T Davies Focuses On AIDS in The 1980s For C4 Drama ‘The Boys’

The Boys follows the story of the 1980s, the story of AIDS, and the story of three boys, Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin, across the decade. The Doctor Who writer (above) has created The Boys, a five-part series for Channel 4.

Published
22 August 2018
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Deadline
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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