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02/04/2011
Authored by John Barnes
On January 23, 2011, the AP released a piece alleging “discovery” of fraudulent use of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) grants. The story sought to appeal to readers by invoking the celebrity angle – leading some to believe that Bono himself was somehow implicated. Leaning toward sensationalism, it used inflammatory language and misleading examples to support the allegations against the Global Fund. While the reporter did admit that it was the Global Fund’s own investigations that uncovered misuse of funds, it somehow made it seem like it was the findings of a whistle blower that were going unheard.
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07/20/2011
"We can now say that treatment is prevention. And that changes everything." Mitchell Warren, AVAC. The past week of the 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis,
Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011) has felt like a watershed moment for
the global response to HIV/AIDS. Read on...
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