Claire Cole

Claire Cole replied to "At Front Lines, AIDS War Is Falling Apart--New York Times, May 9, 2010" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Cross-posting I thought you might be interested in this conversation, which was started in the new HIV Prevention community earlier this week: http://www.ghdonline.org/hivprevention/discussion/ny-times-says-keepprevention-failed-and-now-treatm/

Claire Cole started a discussion "Technology-focused HIV Prevention & the "Born HIV Free" Campaign" in the HIV Prevention community.

The Global Fund has launched its new "Born HIV Free" campaign (http://www.bornhivfree.org/f/#/en/home). The goal is to ensure that by 2015 no child is born with HIV, and the campaign intends to do this by inspiring individual citizens to sign up online in support of the Global Fund's mission. With these e-signatures, the campaign will apply pressure to governments to commit funds to the Global Fund and, presumably, its efforts to increase access to PMTCT in ...

Claire Cole replied to "NY Times says prevention failed and now treatment is too" in the HIV Prevention community.

Hi all-- I am cross-posting as this discussion has also been picked up in the Adherence & Retention community: http://www.ghdonline.org/adherence/discussion/at-front-lines-aids-war-is-falling-apart-new-york-/

Claire Cole replied to "Structural risk reduction-- tools to integrate into HIV prevention?" in the HIV Prevention community.

I found this "Evidence and Rights-based Planning and Support Tool" online from the World Population Fund. It's an attempt at the sort of tool I am interested in knowing more about (re: structural risk environments, and integrated programs. This one focuses on youth & sexual and reproductive health & rights (SRHR). What do folks think? Is a tool like this useful or additive to your work? Would planners out there find this instructive? Is it ...

Claire Cole replied to "At Front Lines, AIDS War Is Falling Apart--New York Times, May 9, 2010" in the Adherence & Retention community.

I can't help but wonder if the situation is inevitable so long as prevention and treatment are not linked and equally pushed. The cost of ARTs for life for a growing patient population does not seem something that is sustainable given the world's economic situations, and the increasing interdependence of national economies on each other. With such volatility likely to resurface in the future, shouldn't funders be seeking ways to reduce the population in need ...