Combatting Complacency
Finally, HIV/AIDS in the US is getting some attention from the government and the media, in light of waning public engagement:
AIDS at Home: The Obama administration starts to combat complacency in the United States, The Washington Post, April 14, 2009
When it comes to fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, there is an alarming complacency among Americans. Perhaps it’s the success of antiretroviral drug treatments. In the eyes of many, those drugs have transformed the disease from one with no cure to a manageable ailment. Or maybe it’s the view that AIDS is more of a worry in Africa or Southeast Asia. But it’s not just happening “over there.” And the Obama administration took a first step last week to remind people that it’s happening right here, right now. Read more.
A Real Problem Here, The New York Times, April 19, 2009.
The AIDS epidemic is spreading faster than previously thought, even as the American public’s concern about it declines. That dangerous disconnect underscores the urgency of a new campaign announced by the Obama administration to combat complacency about the disease and its potential to strike the unwary. Read more.
