Jordan Edwards and Titan Capri are committed to connecting people living with HIV and AIDS to resources, support and community advocacy. Both are living with HIV. Each remembers a time after diagnosis when he felt isolated and hopeless about his future. Today, both are empowered. They are in Atlanta for the Saving Ourselves Symposium, an […]
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CDC report ranks Atlanta No. 3 in new HIV infections
A recent report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) ranks Atlanta third in new HIV infection diagnoses. The Center’s annual HIV Surveillance report, published in March, summarizes information about diagnosed HIV infections in the U.S. in 2021. Over half of the new cases happen to be people ages 13-24 years old nationwide, with the […]
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Why Social Science is Important in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
By Caroline Kusi Dr. Bill Foege – who co-founded The Task Force for Global Health, among his many other contributions to public health – once said, “if we are to maintain the reputation this institution now enjoys, it will be because in everything we do, behind everything we say, as the basis for every program […]
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Gates Foundation and Rotary International Accept First Bill Foege Global Health Awards
Photo Above: Bob Hope, Founder Hope-Beckham, Dr. Bill Foege, Steve Stirling, MAP International, Jeff Rosensweig, Director of the Global Perspectives Program at Goizueta Business School of Emory University, Ambassador Andrew Young, and John Germ, President, Rotary International More than 400 leaders and advocates came together Sunday evening, June 11, in Atlanta to recognize the accomplishments […]
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Two insurers discriminate against HIV/AIDS patients in Georgia, federal complaints contend
Two insurance companies in Georgia are among a national group that imposes hardships on consumers who are prescribed costly medicines to extend their life as they live with HIV/AIDS, according to civil rights complaints filed Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
