Expert: HIV-AIDS fight must target racism, poverty

The stigma of HIV-AIDS weighs heaviest on certain communities but it is a global issue, says Clemon George, a professor and HIV-AIDS researcher at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

“HIV is a chronic infection that affects everyone,” he said in an interview Wednesday at the Italian Cultural Centre in Halifax, where he gave the keynote address at an event sponsored by the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS marking World AIDS Day.

via Expert: HIV-AIDS fight must target racism, poverty – Metro – TheChronicleHerald.ca.

Local magistrate honored for works in HIV advocacy

Magistrate Gloria Septra Augustus has been honored for her efforts in reducing the spread and impact of HIV in Dominica and the Caribbean.

For years Augustus has spearheaded and participated in a number of HIV educational initiatives including a recent film “It Only Takes One” which she wrote and co-produced.

via Local magistrate honored for works in HIV advocacy | Dominica News Online.