AID FOR AIDS promotes female empowerment as a tool to reduce HIV infections As UNAIDS points out, the lack of gender equality could be considered one of the main causes of HIV infections, as a consequence of the lack of information and sex education, mainly in continents such as Africa and Asia. This is also…
What do you do with the medicine that you no longer need? Do you even remember if you have unopened medicine bottles at home? What happens to the medicines that relatives no longer use? In 2015, as much as $5 billion worth of unexpired and unused prescription drugs in unopened packs, bottles, and vials…
Since its inception in 1996, AID FOR AIDS (AFA) has been characterized by having an innovative and inclusive vision, developing scalable solutions to complex social problems. What began 25 years ago as a medicine redistribution program, now has turned into two international organizations with 8 offices combined around the world and more than 7 programs…
In addition to poverty, the lack of opportunities and the sheer will to survive that leads them to flee Venezuela in pursue of a better life; Venezuelan refugees face a harsh reality in their host countries: many are led to perform sexual activities as their only mean for survival, exposing them to the possibility of…
Every year on April 7th, the global community gathers to celebrate World Health Day. This celebration is an occasion to draw attention to pressing issues surrounding global health, and this year’s theme is “building a fairer, healthier world for everyone”. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues impacting our world and socio-economic inequalities are exacerbated, marginalized…
Since March 2020, the team at AID FOR AIDS Dominican Republic (AFA DR) has been increasing its efforts to diagnose HIV among the Haitian immigrant community regardless of their legal status. This has been done through home visits scheduled under the FHI360 project in partnership with USAID. Besides performing HIV testing, the team have also…