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How Education Fights AIDS: Keeping track of the long-term health of those receiving ARVs enables us to provide them with the best support and treatment available.
November 1, 2009 | Add Comment

See New York Magazine article, “Another Kind of AIDS Crisis.”
Many AIDS patients being treated experience symptoms—including memory loss, bone weakness and nerve damage—more commonly seen in the elderly population. Some doctors and experts link these …

How Education Fights AIDS: By increasing the number of people who get tested for HIV, more people who need treatment can start on it earlier and lead healthier lives.
October 1, 2009 | Add Comment

See The New York Times story, “U.N. Cites Global Rise in Detection and Treatment of AIDS.”
According to the United Nations 2009 progress report on HIV and AIDS, several related statistics took a positive turn in …

How Education Fights AIDS: By helping national health care systems to meet the needs of their populations.
August 28, 2009 | Add Comment

See allAfrica story, “Rwanda: U.S. Donates $ 6.8 Million to Global Lab Fund.”
National health systems must be reinforced to provide sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care for its people. One way to ensure sustainability is …

Notes from the Field: The Beginnings with EFA
January 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Notes from the Field: The Beginnings with EFA

After just a month after my arrival here in Maroua, I feel more and more comfortable with the city and with all of the potentials for work opportunities. For a few weeks, I felt overwhelmed …