"I was pleased to see these doctors from my state; I know we all share great concerns about Alabama. Healthcare in this state, like everything else, is governed by religious beliefs, and is often ignored or stigmatized."
Submitted on Apr 23, 2024
"This year's International Workshop on HIV & Women featured an interesting debate on whether or not HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) causes hypertension in women living with HIV."
I'm always happy to get the opportunity to attend a meeting or conference, so when I was approached with the opportunity to attend a conference virtually, I was happy to accept, especially one like the International Workshop on HIV and Women.
Amaya Perez-Brumer is a Latina critical global health scholar, Assistant Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioural Health Science at the University of Toronto, and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Research Chair in Global Health Intervention Justice.
Karine Dubé is an Associate Professor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, and Adjunct Faculty at the UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Richard Averitt joined The Well Project in early 2002 to help his sister, Dawn, evolve the vision of The Well Project into a sustainable public service organization.
This year for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NWGHAAD), The Well Project presented a powerful discussion on sex, pleasure, and PrEP. Watch now!
Deborah Wafer, RN, NP, PA currently works at Gilead Science Inc. in Public Affairs as an Executive Director in US Virology, where she leads the Public Affairs Community Engagement and Advocacy team that focuses on HIV Treatment/Prevention.