Wednesday, November 30, 2005




HIV/AIDS and Disability: Capturing Hidden Voices



As the global community marks World AIDS Day this week, and watches with alarm as the disease marches on defiantly in East and South Asia, in Eastern Europe, and Africa, a key group is being largely overlooked in efforts to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS - the more than 400 million people who live with a physical, sensory, intellectual, or mental health disability in the developing world.



2 comments:

Footprint said...

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Catreona said...

Thank you, Puddle. We get largely overlooked in a great many facets of life. It's hardly surprising that this would be true with regard to HIV/AIDS. Thanks for shining a light on the problem.