AIDS at 35 : A Midlife Crisis

This year marks the 35th since AIDS was first identified and the epidemic faces a ‘mid-life’ crisis. It seems to us it is time to take stock of both the successes we have meet and the challenges we face. In this editorial for the final issue of AJAR in 2016 we do this. We warned of the potential dev...

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Main Authors: Wilson, David, Whiteside, Alan
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2017
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spelling okr-10986-258362021-05-26T09:05:20Z AIDS at 35 : A Midlife Crisis Wilson, David Whiteside, Alan epidemiological AIDS epidemic advocacy HIV treatment funding This year marks the 35th since AIDS was first identified and the epidemic faces a ‘mid-life’ crisis. It seems to us it is time to take stock of both the successes we have meet and the challenges we face. In this editorial for the final issue of AJAR in 2016 we do this. We warned of the potential devastation AIDS would wreak across Africa, but this went unheard. We watched with dismay as colleagues and friends sickened and died, and the political leaders initially ignored what was to come. In this editorial we look at the best of times – where things went well; and the worst of times – where the challenges lie. 2017-01-11T16:54:53Z 2017-01-11T16:54:53Z 2016-12-14 Journal Article African Journal of AIDS Research 1608-5906 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25836 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of Nigeria South Africa Uganda Zambia
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HIV treatment
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Whiteside, Alan
AIDS at 35 : A Midlife Crisis
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description This year marks the 35th since AIDS was first identified and the epidemic faces a ‘mid-life’ crisis. It seems to us it is time to take stock of both the successes we have meet and the challenges we face. In this editorial for the final issue of AJAR in 2016 we do this. We warned of the potential devastation AIDS would wreak across Africa, but this went unheard. We watched with dismay as colleagues and friends sickened and died, and the political leaders initially ignored what was to come. In this editorial we look at the best of times – where things went well; and the worst of times – where the challenges lie.
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author Wilson, David
Whiteside, Alan
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title_short AIDS at 35 : A Midlife Crisis
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25836
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