Public Health & Education - Washington Post Profiles HIV/AIDS Advocate, Singer Sherri Lewis

The Washington Post on Tuesday profiled HIV/AIDS advocate and singer Sherri Lewis, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1987. Soon after her diagnosis, Lewis met a researcher at Harvard University who encouraged her to take a position in Boston counseling HIV-positive drug users. Over the past few...Read Full Story

Global Challenges - Medical Council of Thailand Plans To Amend Rule Requiring Teens To Provide Parental Consent Before Receiving HIV Test

Delegates at the Medical Council of Thailand hearing last week unanimously agreed to amend a regulation that requires parental permission for people younger than age 18 to be tested for HIV, the Bangkok Post reports (Apiradee, Bangkok Post, 12/18). Efforts to revise the rule were prompted by an...Read Full Story

Drug Access - Two-Thirds of HIV-Positive Kenyan Children Do Not Have Access to Antiretroviral Treatment, Report Says

Although the Kenyan government runs a program to provide no-cost antiretroviral medication, about two-thirds of HIV-positive children in Kenya lack access to the drugs, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, Kenya's Daily Nation reports. According to the report, titled 'A...Read Full Story

Across The Nation - Officials Vote To Restore Funding for New York City HIV/AIDS Youth Center

A group of HIV/AIDS service providers and government officials recently voted to continue funding for the Ali Forney Center, a Manhattan-based drop-in center that provides HIV testing, referrals and food for homeless gay young people, the AP/AOL News reports. The New York City Department of...Read Full Story