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AIDS in 2011: A Year in Review
The following post first appeared in the Art for AIDS International Blog on December 31, 2011. 2011 was a mixed bag in the global response to AIDS. While exciting medical breakthroughs in treatment and prevention hint at tremendous potential to reduce the transmission of HIV, these were often offset by reduced financial investment, profiteering, and [...]
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division [VIDEO]
Funny or Die and the Clinton Global Initiative recently released a video that lets you sit in on a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative’s Celebrity Division as they brainstorm ideas to celebrate CGI’s 10th Anniversary. The meeting, run by Ben Stiller, and attended by notable guests including Kristen Wiig, Jack Black, Matt Damon, Sean [...]
Tuberculosis in decline…for the FIRST TIME EVER!
For the first time…ever…tuberculosis (TB) is on the decline according to new data published today in the WHO 2011 global tuberculosis control report. This also report shows that the number of people dying from the disease fell to its lowest level in a decade (1.4 million in 2010, after reaching 1.8 million in 2003). Some [...]
The Best and the Worst of Governance in Africa
The 2011 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which was released this week, highlights where countries across Africa stand regarding four key categories: Safety & Rule of Law, Participation & Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development. While any index will have its critics, this report highlights a diversity of scenarios on a continent often [...]
F*** Famine [VIDEO]
Advocacy platform, ONE, launched a new public service announcement yesterday to raise awareness about the growing number of child deaths attributed to the famine in the Horn of Africa. The premise: a list of celebrities including George Clooney, Bono, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Ewan McGregor, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mike Huckabee, and Colin Farrell say’F*** [...]
New HIV Vaccine: What you need to know
Spanish researchers announced last week that they’ve identified a vaccine that could one day drastically reduce the impact of HIV on the human body. While this is undoubtedly a significant and exciting medical breakthrough with regard to both prevention and treatment of HIV, few articles have put it in a proper context. Since I’ve heard more than [...]
5 Years of Micro-Loans in 4 Minutes…(set to music).
Kiva, a not-for-profit micro-credit organisation, recently released a new video wonderfully titled “Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance” that illustrates visually what happens when 620,000 lenders fund 615,000 people in need around the planet. The video starts out slow, with just a couple data points, but quickly erupts with bursts of motion and colour. Kiva is a non-profit that [...]
North Star Alliance uses Cricket to Raise Awareness about HIV
On 26-27 August, North Star Alliance and global security services company G4S teamed up to conduct cricket clinics with young people focused on raising awareness about sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV in Malawi, and about North Star Alliance’s local roadside health clinic. The event was hosted by Mpumelelo “Pommie” Mbangwa, a former cricketer with [...]
The Changing Face of AIDS [INFOGRAPHIC]
Here is an infographic collaboratively released by GOOD and Column Five Media that highlights the current state of the global AIDS epidemic and traces the slowly shifting perception of the American public towards HIV and AIDS. While there have been some tremendous gains made in the past few years in the global response to AIDS (noticeably the declining [...]
The 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa
All under the age of 45, these 20 women are at the forefront of business, governance, innovation, and culture in Africa right now. And, even though I cannot speak to all of their accomplishments directly, or even agree with some of their perspectives, it seemed a list well worth sharing.
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AIDS in 2011: A Year in Review
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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division [VIDEO]
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Tuberculosis in decline…for the FIRST TIME EVER!
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The Best and the Worst of Governance in Africa
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F*** Famine [VIDEO]
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Speaking ‘South African’
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Creating a #PreventionRevolution through Social Media [VIDEO]
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From Social Media to Social Change
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Jumo: Social Networking for Social Good [Poll]
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Making Sense of the 2010 Human Development Report
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jennifersnelson: Hi JP, There's an HIV vaccine that is proceeding t...
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JP Bervoets: It seems the more substantial improvements are bas...
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Holdsworth: Does the report give any reasons why? Do you think...
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JP Nikota: This is a really nice blog you've got going. Let's...
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