Not quite a decade ago, I volunteered for the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in Uganda. Fresh out of university with Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology, I had absolutely nothing to offer TASO except for a year-long commitment and a willingness to learn, and they were lovely enough to take me in.* TASO is located …
In follow-up to my earlier post about a needle exchange program in Washington, D.C. called Prevention Works, here’s what Kristen has to say about the reaction they’ve received to that front page article: “The article attracted a lot of attention and as of Friday we had gotten over $4,300 in donations as a response to …
Unbelievable. Extremely drug-resistant TB isn’t very infectious, huh? Sure, travel through Europe and North America on your honeymoon, no problem. Never mind that XDR TB is resistant to almost all drugs used to treat TB (including the two first-line drugs and the best second-line ones too). Never mind that becoming infected could mean a death …
Everyone should go out and watch Children of Men right now. Really, I’m serious. Amazing and humbling because it is only a few more steps down the path of our reality. Ewww, I am so glad I wasn’t anywhere nearby when this happened. You know it’s a slow news weekend when all anyone can talk …