Tag: biomedical advances

Reflections from My Travels: The Continuing Role of Community Based Organizations in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

By psychologistmimi on August 16, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

In the 1980’s, the South Bronx of my childhood was the epicenter for AIDS in New York City, with one of the highest AIDS infection rates in the city, if not the country. Even during the early stages of the epidemic, the disproportionate impact on the poor, on […]

The International AIDS Conference: What Now?

By psychologistmimi on August 9, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

At a Happy-hour “Goodbye” outing last night, many of us at the table (with our basil lemonades in hand) pondered the question what happens now after the International AIDS Conference. What changed and what changes are to come? Are we going back to the humdrum of old? Was […]