Proscovia, age 55 | Tororo, Uganda
For a long time, I have been working with the media. I have been writing my stories, and that’s how I’ve been getting support. …
World AIDS Day
The Word is Getting Out: People are Talking about Aging and HIV
December 3rd, 2013
The last few months have brought some exciting new developments that suggest a growing awareness of the challenges affecting older adults living with HIV/AIDS, and new efforts being made to address some of those challenges. In honor of this 25th annual World AIDS Day …
Searching for Older Adult Perspectives on World AIDS Day
December 6th, 2012
While the theme for World AIDS Day (December 1st) was “Getting to zero: zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths,” it seems that many in the mainstream media are focusing on the idea of an “AIDS-free Generation.” …
Making a Media Noise on World AIDS Day
December 2nd, 2011
“People just don’t know. They think it’s gone. The only way it will ever go away is by educating, people speaking out, making it a media noise. And I think that’s the only cure.” –Anna Fowlkes, age 64, Baltimore, MD. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic, and yesterday was World AIDS Day…