Archive for December 1st, 2009

“The Government took the finger off the pulse by managing treatment rather than risk”

December 1, 2009
By Stephen
“The Government took the finger off the pulse by managing treatment rather than risk”

The above is a quite from Dr Fiona Mulcahy, consultant at St James’s department of genito-urinary medicine and infectious diseases. It is her view on how the Government is tackling the HIV/AIDS issue in Ireland. This year will see Ireland’s rate of infection increase by 20%. This is all reported in the Irish Times....
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VoteWatch.eu Summary of European Parliament Votes 24-27 November 2009

December 1, 2009
By Stephen
VoteWatch.eu Summary of European Parliament Votes 24-27 November 2009

Image via Wikipedia Votewatch.eu sent this out to all its users today. Its a good idea and may be a reason in itself to sign up to the website! Important votes were taken during the recent EP’s plenary session, such as the resolutions on the upcoming Summit on Climate Change, the Stockholm programme in...
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UN Sec Gen, Ban Ki-Moon’s Message on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2009
By Stephen
UN Sec Gen, Ban Ki-Moon’s Message on World AIDS Day

Image via Wikipedia The world is seeing signs of progress in reversing the AIDS epidemic in some countries. Investments in the AIDS response are producing results and saving lives. At the same time, in global terms new infections are outpacing the gains achieved in putting people on treatment, and AIDS remains one of the...
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