Stigma
If only we had been educated that HIV isn’t a curse, my family might still be with us
Last night, you may have seen me in the ITV1 documentary Corrie Goes to Kenya. During the show, you will have seen Kenya through the eyes of the four Coronation Street actors who visited us, and will have noticed the culture shock they experience in my country.
By David Kalume | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 20 August 2012 at 4:00 am
The unsung heroes of the International AIDS Conference
The 19th International AIDS Conference is drawing to a close and it is time for us as delegates to reflect on what messages we are going to take away from the conference.
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook | Friday, 27 July 2012 at 12:14 pm
Channel 4 Goes Mad (and maddens)
Channel 4’s Mental Health season, the controversially titled ‘4 Goes Mad’ kicked off last night with ‘Ruby Wax’s Mad Confessions’.
By Ilona Burton | Arts, Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 24 July 2012 at 11:32 am
The crucial role of religious leaders in the HIV response
The key idea of INERELA was to tap into the unique role and authority that religious leaders play in providing moral and ethical guidance within communities, using that to contribute in a productive way to the HIV response; their public opinions can influence entire nations.
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 19 July 2012 at 1:00 am
International AIDS Conference: Why are we still taken to a secondary room at immigration?
I arrived in Washington DC yesterday to attend meetings before the International AIDS Conference, which starts on 22 July, and to report on them through this blog for the next couple of weeks. What many people do not know is that the US has been unable to host this particular conference since 1990 because of a travel ban on people living with HIV.
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 18 July 2012 at 11:51 am
The Hidden Side of Sport (and beyond)
Freddie Flintoff’s documentary, ‘The Hidden Side of Sport’ shown on BBC1 last night did far more than shed some light on what goes on beneath the helmets of sportsmen on top of their game as they go out to bat. By unveiling those cracks and speaking candidly with others who have shared the sleepless nights and shameful drunken binges, Flintoff took a massive step forwards in fighting against the belief that depression is something that should be kept in the shadows.
By Ilona Burton | Notebook, Sport | Thursday, 12 January 2012 at 1:48 am
World Aids Day: Address stigma or reaching zero will remain a fantasy
The latest HIV statistics by UNAIDS illustrate that the number of people living with HIV has risen to a staggering 34 million globally – a figure that reflects those who became newly infected last year but also those who are already HIV positive living longer thanks to the scaling up of ARV treatment. But while new infections have fallen in some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, in places like the UK, despite consistent access to treatment for the majority who need it, new infections have been rising steadily over the past decade.
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 1 December 2011 at 12:00 am
World Mental Health Day – Time to invest
Today marks World Mental Health Day, a day designed to raise public attention about mental health issues whilst also encouraging open and honest discussion about the topic.
By Dr Sima Barmania | Health | Monday, 10 October 2011 at 9:00 am
30 years on, 30 million with HIV. When will the stigma end?
Three decades into the epidemic and with over 30 million currently living with HIV, the issue of stigma and discrimination still remains at the fore for people living with HIV.
By Dr Sima Barmania | Notebook | Wednesday, 1 December 2010 at 6:00 am
Men get eating disorders too
“Lonely, lost, broken, ashamed, hopeless, desolate, driven, and cursed”, “not recognised”, “Macho failure”, “scaredy little boy afraid of fry-ups” and “freakish”, suffering in silence, shameful, “Under-represented, under-researched and under-supported”, “forgotten”, “stigma”, “unheard of”, “overlooked”… those are just some of the responses I recieved from Twitterers and Facebookers when I asked the question ‘What do you [...]
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Wednesday, 22 September 2010 at 9:34 pm
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