Over 200 social activists and experts have met in Bangkok to discuss compulsory licensing, innovation and access to medicines for all. These Public health and HIV/AIDS activists from the developing world are trying to break the monopoly over drugs held by pharmaceutical giants.
The campaign seeks “a new way out of the current patent system; one [...]
For those of you checking this space for updates about Oxford’s World AIDS Week 2007, this is a friendly reminder that TONIGHT (Wednesday) is our BIG benefit concert to raise money for our 2 World AIDS Week charities, so we *really* hope to see you - and all your friends - there!!
We have about 10 [...]
Sheffield Stop AIDS have been hard at work organising loads of events in the lead up to December the 1st, World AIDS day!
It all kicks off at 7:30pm on Monday the 26th of November with an HIV workshop.
Contact Vicky - studentstopaids@shef.ac.uk for further info.
7.30pm, Faculty Room, Medical School.
On Weds the 28th we’ll be screening ‘A [...]
Brazil has saved over $1 billion by bargaining with pharmaceuticals to bring down prices of AIDS drugs and using generics.
More than 180,000 Brazilians have access to ARVs.
Brazil’s achievement is described as “remarkable”, in the study published by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in the US.
Infection rates have been [...]
I thought it might be interesting to post the latest UN figures and what the latest large review are saying about AIDS. So I have tried to summarise the report and have given some of my thoughts relating to these new global AIDS epidemic statistics.
It seems that the number of people infected with HIV has [...]
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The Oxford Stop AIDS Society has been working with 7 other student groups during the past few months to plan a series of events for World AIDS Day… Below (and attached as a PDF) is our “program” for the week so far. If you’re nearby Oxford and would like to attend [...]
Chatting with MPs
With World AIDS Day just around the corner there couldn’t be a better time to meet with your MP. You could invite them to the parliamentary event on Thurs 29th Nov or an event of your own, enjoy a good natter about the campaign demands and ask them to sign the new Early [...]
To keep Mr Brown and Mr Alexander’s from straying from action on AIDS send them the Stop AIDS e-action. Pass on this page as a link to friends, family, acquaintances, and pets (they might want to stop AIDS too), to keep the issue from slipping off the political agenda. A pat on the back to [...]
Welcome to the film forum.
If you have a great AIDS related film that you’re willing to share with other societies please add a new post with the details directly below. (You’ll need to mark the post category ‘Film Forum’ for it to appear here).
What we need to know:
- Title of the film
- Short description/ review.
- [...]
In an exciting step towards Universal Access to AIDS treatment, the Thai Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the registration of the generic version of heat stable Kaletra produced by the Indian pharmaceutical company Matrix Laboratories. Thanks to the bold decision making of the Thai government and tireless campaigning by AIDS activists, this [...]
