HIV drug access

All my love for you Job Corps; I've been meaning to write this blog for years!

My lovely people, I promised to share my learning from AIDS 2024 in Munich with you. The two days I spent at the Global Village were quite fruitful as an activist.

I have been visiting Japan and Korea over the past 5 weeks. That is why you haven't heard from me. I would like to share my learning from those two countries.

If we don't speak up about what we are dealing with regarding treatment side effects (or whatever it is), who will know? Who will listen? Who will care? And how will things ever improve for those who come after us?

Si no hablamos de lo que estamos enfrentando en cuanto a los efectos secundarios del tratamiento (o lo que sea), ¿quién lo sabrá? ¿Quién escuchará? ¿A quién le importará? Y ¿cómo van a mejorar las cosas para las personas que vendrán después de nosotras?

Being an avid traveller, I do have extra exercise and motivation to stay adherent and loyal to my medication. Otherwise, how can I enjoy holidays or work abroad when I am not healthy?

What was the most impactful were the stories told by each of us living with HIV. It would not have been nearly as successful without our voices.

The talk of ending HIV and AIDS has been going for ages, are we really going to end HIV and AIDS by 2030?

It doesn't matter how you became positive; what matters is how you live your positive life.

It's crucial to recognize that HIV doesn't discriminate based on gender identity, yet society often does.