AIDS: A Turning Point
Three decades into the battle against HIV/AIDS, researchers think they can finally see the beginning of the end of the pandemic. As global health leaders gather in Washington for the 19th International AIDS Conference, NPR examines where things stand in HIV/AIDS.
Ruben Bermudez stands in front of a sign that says in Spanish, "To love yourself is to protect yourself." He has struggled to remain eligible for AIDS drug assistance programs since he went on treatment four years ago.
Cost Of Treatment Still A Challenge For HIV Patients In U.S.
()Many people living with HIV in the U.S. struggle to remain eligible for public assistance programs that pay for medication. For some that means avoiding full-time jobs or refusing pay raises so they can get coverage for the expensive drugs.
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Two More Nearing AIDS 'Cure' After Bone Marrow Transplants, Doctors Say()
July 26, 2012 The two patients in Boston seem to be free of HIV after treatment for cancer, Harvard researchers say. But they're still on antiviral drugs, unlike the so-called Berlin patient, who's the only person in the world to be fully cured.
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Amid An AIDS Epidemic, South Africa Battles Another Foe: Tuberculosis()
July 26, 2012 Some parts of the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa have HIV rates that are more than twice the national average. And clinics in the region are seeing another major problem: thousands of cases yearly of multi-drug-resistant TB.
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How A 'Google Bomb' Improved Russia's HIV Drug Supply()
July 26, 2012 When Russian officials downplayed shortages of HIV drugs, activists turned to the Web to raise awareness about the problem. Since 2004, the AIDS epidemic has worsened in Russia, despite a law that requires drug treatment people with HIV.
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'Calling My Children' And The Faces Of AIDS()
July 26, 2012 Photographer David Binder has been telling the stories of people with AIDS for 25 years. Binder's photographs of Gail Farrow, who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion, and her family shattered prevailing perceptions of the epidemic. His documentary on her struggle was screened this week in Washington.
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Treating Everybody With HIV Is The Goal, But Who Will Pay?()
July 26, 2012 Right now about 8 million people around the world are getting treated for HIV at a cost of about $17 billion a year. Universal treatment would cost another $22 billion. One proposal on funding: a tax on beer and cigarettes.
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Changing The Image Of AIDS()
July 25, 2012 Documentary photographer David Binder discusses 25 years of work on the topic of AIDS.
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Prevention Programs Curb New HIV Infections In South Africa()
July 25, 2012 More than half a million South Africans were infected with HIV in 2000. Efforts to stem the virus since then have produced marked results in the number of new infections. But the total number of people with HIV in South Africa still isn't going down.
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Track The Spread Of AIDS Across The Globe()
July 25, 2012 A handful of AIDS cases were first recognized in the U.S. at the beginning of the 1980s. By 1990, there was a pandemic. In 1997, more than 3 million people became newly infected with HIV. A multimedia chart lets you track the cases by country over time.
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Black Teens Are Getting The Message On HIV, But Risks Are Still There()
July 24, 2012 Black high school students are engaging in risky sexual behavior far less often than they were 20 years ago, a study found. But their condom use is also dropping, leading some to worry that HIV rates within the black community may not go down.
D.C.'s Black Churches Take Steps In AIDS Fight()
July 24, 2012 HIV/AIDs has taken a disproportionate toll on the black community in Washington, D.C. Although the disease still faces a stigma in the faith community, pastors and advocates say things are much better than they were in the past.
