Publications

“As you are undoubtedly aware, South Africa is the country most heavily affected by HIV/AIDS on a per capita basis. Every day, roughly 800 South Africans die from AIDS and another 1000 are infected — all this despite the fact that South Africa has a strong economy and a constitutionally enshrined guarantee of health care … Read more

“Thank you for writing me in support of the Make Poverty History campaign’s work at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Clearly, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s absence speaks volumes as to where he places the HIV/AIDS crisis among his priorities. In contrast, NDP Caucus members Bill Siksay, Libby Davies, Olivia Chow, Alexa McDonough, and … Read more

In order to minimize the problem, argues Joanne Csete, African nations must refuse to submit to the knee-jerk response to demonize drug users.