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The AIDS Epidemic: It’s Not Over — Far From It

Source: 
BostonHaitian.com
Writer: 
Darline Francois

HIV/AIDS Hits People of Color Hard, Mass. Report Finds

Source: 
EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
A quilt square donated to MAPS for World AIDS Day (photo: E. de Oliveira, EthnicNEWz.org)
"I have AIDS! Hold me!" reads part of a child's quilt square donated to MAPS for World AIDS Day. (photo: E. A. de Oliveira, EthnicNEWz.org)

Dr. Jim Kim Addresses Global Tuberculosis Problem

Source: 
BostonKAP.com
Writer: 
Sung - Yoon Lee
Jim Yong Kim is a former director of WHO's HIV/AIDS unit. He is chair of Harvard Medical School's Dept. of Social Medicine, and is chief of Brigham and Women's Hospital's div. of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities. (photo: hsph.harvard.edu)

The following article is from BostonKAP.com, posted Dec. 8, 2008.

Portuguese in Fall River, Mass., Recognize HIV/AIDS Problem

Source: 
OJornal.com
Writer: 
Luis Filipe Dias
The Portuguese community in Fall River, Mass., recognized World AIDS Day with local health groups and city government. (photo: www.OJornal.com)

The following article is from www.OJornal.com. 

HIV/AIDS Hits Minorities and Nonprofits Hard

Source: 
EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Joe McKee is the executive director of AIDS Project Worcester, a nonprofit founded in 1987. (photos: Eduardo A. de Oliveira, EthnicNEWz.org)

The AIDS Project Worcester will have its own pharmacy in fall of 2008. (photo: Eduardo A. de Oliveira, EthnicNEWz.org)

Lowell, Mass., Center Celebrates Health Honorees

Source: 
EthnicNEWz.org
Writer: 
Eduardo A. de Oliveira
Mass. Secretary of Health JudyAnn Bigby, MD, and Lowell’s Mayor Bud Caufield speak at a "Hidden Heroes" awards ceremony in Lowell, Mass. (photo: Eduardo de Oliveira)

 

AIDS Programs for African Americans in Hartford Face Funding Instability

Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Story Location
Hartford, CT
United States
See map: Google Maps

Updated 5 August 2008

Health Advocates Call for HIV Tests for Asians

Source: 
IndiaNewEngland.com
Writer: 
Adam Smith
Left to right: Dr. Elisa I. Choi; Dr. Michael T. Wong; Amit Dixit, community activist; Carol Gomez of MataHari; and Jacob Smith Yang of MAP for Health. (Courtesy photo: MAP FOR HEALTH for indianewengland.com)

Women+Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

2008-03-10 14:00
2008-03-10 19:00


NATIONAL WOMEN and GIRLS HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY in BOSTON

WHEN: March 10, Monday, 2 - 7 pm

Story Location
182 Dudley St. (Hibernian Hall, Roxbury)
Boston, MA, 02119
United States
See map: Google Maps

New Massachusetts Report on HIV/AIDS Reveals "Troubling Disparity" in Communities of Color

Source: 
EthnicNewz.org
Writer: 
M. Thang

BOSTON, Dec. 4, 2007-Latinos and African Americans each comprise only 6% of the population of Massachusetts, but they make up more than 50% of the state's residents who have HIV/AIDS.

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