
The second day of the XVIII International AIDS Conference went even better. I got a warm feeling seeing all these people from all over the world, different races, ethnic groups, sexual backgrounds, identities, youth and elders, under one banner of unity. As I was going into the conference building, I saw someone with a t-shirt that read, “Free Hugs”. I don’t know if he was a victim of the disease or just a volunteer, but when he asked me for a hug I did. A great way to start off the day.
Today, I decided to spend some time looking at the different exhibition presentations of the various organizations and companies working to eliminate AIDS, spread knowledge of the disease, and share ideas for preventing it. From
AIDES to
UNAIDS to Nigeria's
National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, to Kenya’s
TICAH – the Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health, to the
South African National AIDS Council, there was an abundance of information to learn and re-learn from every area of the disease: political, advocacy, health, pharmaceutical.
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