Today is World AIDS Day, an opportunity to remember those we've lost to this disease and also to assess our global progress towards controlling this pandemic. Amnesty International is sponsoring two things you can do today to help hold governments accountable for their role in controlling the spread of the disease.
First: there is an on-line discussion at noon, eastern time, to consider the relationship between violence against women and HIV/AIDS. They will also discuss the international health policy of the United States. Follow this link to ask a question or to monitor the discussion: AIDS discussion.
Secondly, take action to nudge the United States and Uganda to generate a more proactive and responsible AIDS policy. There is a serious condom shortage in Uganda, and it appears that that may be a deliberate policy decision on the part of the Ugandan government. Moreover, global health policy of the United States is undermining AIDS prevention efforts there and in other countries that depend on U.S. foreign aid. Learn more about this issue and take action, if you choose to, here:
AIDS prevention.
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