FCAA Blog

The FCAA Blog will regularly feature posts from Executive Director John Barnes. Stay tuned for his thoughts on recent news, events and issues of importance to FCAA and its members, as well as guest posts from key members of the community.

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Irresponsible Journalism: Just One More Plague Faced by the World’s Most Vulnerable

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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Recent Headlines: A New Day for Treatment & Prevention

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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