Tag Archives: AIDS

Shady Beverly Hills AIDS Charity Starts Big Web Campaign

Posted by JD Thomas on March 24, 2009 in Techfun 2 comments

The Beverly Hills-based Center for AIDS Prevention has mobilized a nationwide fundraising campaign, but members of the tight-knit AIDS community in California have never heard of the group. Its history is shrouded in mystery, and even people who have interacted with the group are uncertain of its purpose. The Web site offers incorrect information about AIDS prevention and treatment — such as the suggestion that birth control pills prevent the spread of HIV.

GLOBAL HIV/AIDS AND PEPFAR

Posted by JD Thomas on July 13, 2008 in Techfun Comments Off

In a letter to the Senate, forty-five leading human rights and global health organizations urge policymakers to address critical shortfalls in legislation that would reauthorize the President’s Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). With the Senate poised to vote on a five-year, $50 billion HIV/AIDS relief package, the organizations call on policymakers to “both set and  Read more »