http://www.globalhealthforum.org/good-news-and-bad-news-for-hivaids-in-south-africa.php Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.globalhealthforum.org/good-news-and-bad-news-for-hivaids-in-south-africa.php/comment-page-1#comment-878 melissa.frick Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:02:13 +0000 http://www.globalhealthforum.org/?p=605#comment-878 When doing the research for this post - yes, I saw something about his denial of AIDS as a legit disease - but for some reason didn't put it in. And you're absolutely right about the 'epic fail' he was able to achieve. Sadly, this is a case where one person's words set off a cascade of events that implicate thousands and upon thousands; here, Mbeki is this one person and HIV/AIDS victims are those implicated. It almost makes me want to explore how public figures (whether they be celebrity, political leaders, or even athletic players) shape the progression of a disease. hmm... When doing the research for this post – yes, I saw something about his denial of AIDS as a legit disease – but for some reason didn’t put it in. And you’re absolutely right about the ‘epic fail’ he was able to achieve. Sadly, this is a case where one person’s words set off a cascade of events that implicate thousands and upon thousands; here, Mbeki is this one person and HIV/AIDS victims are those implicated. It almost makes me want to explore how public figures (whether they be celebrity, political leaders, or even athletic players) shape the progression of a disease. hmm…

]]> http://www.globalhealthforum.org/good-news-and-bad-news-for-hivaids-in-south-africa.php/comment-page-1#comment-876 hoa.pham Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:07:13 +0000 http://www.globalhealthforum.org/?p=605#comment-876 Melissa, I love this post, and love that you have chosen to illuminate more about the colorful history of HIV/AIDS. I wrote a report about HIV/AIDS and among my most interesting research topics was the epic failure of President Mbeki. I saw that there was a bit missing from your dialogue of him, as it was probably not the correct blog post to write extensively about him, but do you know about Mbeki's most historic denial of "AIDS as a legitimate disease" at the AIDS summit held in South Africa? Melissa, I love this post, and love that you have chosen to illuminate more about the colorful history of HIV/AIDS. I wrote a report about HIV/AIDS and among my most interesting research topics was the epic failure of President Mbeki. I saw that there was a bit missing from your dialogue of him, as it was probably not the correct blog post to write extensively about him, but do you know about Mbeki’s most historic denial of “AIDS as a legitimate disease” at the AIDS summit held in South Africa?

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