In case you missed it, here's a quick roundup of AFC in the news, over the holiday week, responding to the latest HIV statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in late December.
To read AFC's full statement in response to the CDC statistics, click here .
Leslie Mann, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune , focused her story on the rise of HIV infections...
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It's almost World AIDS Day!
Here's are a few important events going on in Chicago to honor the occasion.
First, the basics: This Saturday is World AIDS Day, observed every year on December 1.
World AIDS Day is an opportunity to celebrate the gains made in ending the epidemic, embrace those living with HIV/AIDS and commemorate those who have died of AIDS throughout the...
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Dr. Kamiar Alaei, on left, and his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei, at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, November 2012.
By Sara Semelka
For more than a decade, Dr. Arash Alaei and his brother Dr. Kamiar Alaei made quiet but revolutionary changes in Iran’s healthcare system, focusing on harm reduction practices for people forced into the shadows of society, including LGBT...
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Dr. Lisa Henry-Reid poses with her family. From left to right, daughter Lorelle, son Taylor, Dr. Henry-Reid and her husband Samuel.
To many, the debate over comprehensive v. abstinence-only sex education is one of cultural values and political leanings.
But it’s much more for Dr. Lisa Henry-Reid. She has dedicated her professional life to adolescent medicine. She’s...
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Photo credit: Charles le Brigand
By Julie Davids, Director of National Mobilization and Advocacy for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago
“People who didn’t evacuate are stupid … careless … a danger to others…”
Ringing any bells?
“They were in denial … selfish… thought they were invulnerable.”...
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AFC staff and community partners gather for the 2012 Annual Meeting.
Immense health care changes are coming, regardless of who wins tomorrow’s election. But we will confront these new realities with hope, purpose and a plan.
Such was the collective feeling Thursday night at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Annual Meeting at the University of Chicago Gleacher...
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As the Northeast continues to reel from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, communities are now turning their efforts towards clean up and relief.
Natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy have a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable among us, including people living with HIV/AIDS, making the restoration of vital human services and the institutions that provide them...
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Iliana Gilliland never planned to move to Chicago.
Bombings and the constant threat of political violence made the choice for her.
Gilliland’s path has led her from the dangers of drug violence in Colombia to a long career in the HIV case management field. She fell into her career almost by happenstance but has stuck with it for 20 years out of a passion forged from...
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A young refugee in Botswana. UNHCR photo.
By Lorraine Ma
Seeking refuge in a Botswana camp, a Somali woman found no peace.
Known to be HIV-positive, she was subjected to ridicule and threats from her refugee camp neighbors. Stones rained down upon her roof at night.
It was but one striking example of how HIV-positive people...
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The acclaimed documentary, "How to Survive a Plague," is slated to open in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre on Friday, Sept. 21.
We expect it to be both a powerful reminder of the past and a clarion call to action for today. The film depicts the dark early days of the AIDS epidemic, the callous disregard of the government to respond...
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