Posted by: jvellul on: December 23, 2008
My appreciation for our national health service was renewed after being in Kenya for another few weeks. I read that “more than 40,000 children in Kenya are likely to die in the next two years if they do not receive anti-retroviral treatment” in the Saturday Nation. More than 50,000 who are under HIV and Aids [...]
Posted by: jvellul on: December 1, 2008
On December 1st countries all over the world celebrated World Aids Day. This year’s slogan of “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise” is a call on governments and leaders to follow through promises of universal treatment, prevention and care. South Africa, a country with 5.7 million infected with the HIV virus, had a 15 minute silence [...]