A quarter of a century after HIV/AIDS first emerged, the disease continues to wreak havoc in many parts of the world. Initially, one of the hardest hit countries was Thailand. […]
HIV/AIDS
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“Under Foreign Skies” is a series of portraits of Dutch people abroad doing remarkable things. Dutchman Billy Barnaart is a physiotherapist, who specialises in working with the mentally disabled. After […]
The HIV/AIDS epidemic broke out among intravenous drug users and sex workers in Ukraine in the early 2000’s. It is now one of the most serious in Europe. An estimated […]
In Africa, 7 million people have AIDS, the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. 11 million more Africans have the HIV virus which causes the disease. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 65% of […]
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic began in the early 1980’s, one of the hardest hit countries was Uganda. By the early 1990’s, over 18% of the population was infected with HIV, […]
HIV/AIDS remains the number one killer in all countries of southern Africa. The one exception is Angola. Paradoxically, a quarter of a century of war largely protected Angolans from the […]
When the 14th AIDS Conference was held in Barcelona, the battle against HIV was in what was described as the “good-wish-list” phase. There were many arguments for and against what […]
With President Mbeki publicly rejecting the idea that AIDS is caused by a virus, treating people with HIV/AIDS has become even more difficult. Eric Beauchemin talks to members of the […]