Panel: Global effort on HIV/AIDS: Lessons learned (Health Journalism 2012)
Speaker: Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., director, HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Panel description: Black women in several major U.S. cities – including Atlanta – have HIV rates similar to those in parts of Africa where HIV is endemic. One panelist describes the group as America’s forgotten people. In Africa, up to 70 percent of new HIV infections are spread from one spouse to another. What’s really happening in the world of HIV and AIDS? Expert panelists will talk about HIV in U.S. cities and what we can learn from HIV prevention efforts in Africa.
