Archive for January, 2010

HAITI: AIDS Victims Not Forgotten in Haiti Quake Chaos

January 26, 2010admin 4 Comments »

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 – http://www.afp.com/english/home/
Ghiesko (Haitian Group for Studies in Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections) is one of the oldest HIV/AIDS clinics in the world, founded by Cornell University’s William Pape in Port-au-Prince soon after the epidemic began in 1981. The group’s 28 centers care for roughly half of all Haitians receiving antiretroviral treatment, [...]

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NORTH CAROLINA: HIV Program Caps Enrollment

January 26, 2010admin 3 Comments »

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 – http://www.news-observer.com/
On Friday, North Carolina’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program stopped enrolling new patients, the result of state budget cuts and a dramatic spike in residents seeking assistance. Last year, state legislators allocated $11 million for ADAP, approximately half of its previous budget, said Jacquelyn Clymore, head of North Carolina’s HIV/STD Prevention [...]

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