Monthly Archives: November 2009

Rapid HIV Testing Returns to GC December 3rd 0

The Grad­u­ate Cen­ter is an HIV-saavy com­mu­nity, which is evi­denced by the sig­nif­i­cant turnout to the recent con­fi­den­tial Rapid-HIV test­ing event spon­sored by the Well­ness Center-Student Health Ser­vices on Novem­ber 11. In fact, there proved to be such a need for the ser­vice, the Out­reach Team from Ryan-NENA Com­mu­nity Health Cen­ter will be return­ing on Thurs­day, [...]

Some Nonprofits Have Reason To Be Thankful 0

A few charity tidbits as we go into the holiday weekend:
Associated Press has a story about how there will be less clinking in those Salvation Army Kettles. Not because donations are down (which they are), but because the charity is now taking debit and credit cards.
home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
Kettles in more [...]

Also in Global Health news: Home HIV treatment; voluntary testing in Kenya; women/HIV scorecard; Global Fund Zimbabwe grant; contraceptives in Tanzania 1

Home Vs. Clinic Treatment of HIV In Uganda
The New York Times reports on a Lancet study that found treating Ugandan HIV patients at home is cheaper and just as effective as treating them in a clinic. “The finding is important because five million more Africans will need AIDS drugs in the next few years, and [...]