AID FOR AIDS in El Español: Jesús Aguais, the Venezuelan who recycles AIDS medicine from NY: “There should be no one with HIV” His NGO, AID FOR AIDS, has been working since 1996 to provide access to the most vulnerable population, especially in Latin America, to antiretrovirals that allow a person with HIV to lead…
25 years of our HIV Medicine Recycling Program! This year marks not only the 25th anniversary of AID FOR AIDS, but also of its pioneering HIV Medicine Recycling Program that helped launch the organization. The last year has been though, with the COVID-19 pandemic heavily reducing medicine donations. However, our team stands strong! Having recycled…
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…
