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HIV/AIDS
Reports outline HIV/AIDS research from University of Maryland
May 6th, 2008
"The early association of HIV/AIDS with marginal groups - homosexuals and IV drug users - structured social and political responses to the disease. Many countries began to enact restrictive travel policies and to contemplate compulsory testing or quarantine for those infected," scientists writing in the Journal of Public Health Policy report. "In Africa, Jonathan Mann became convinced that the disease was heterosexually transmitted and had the potential to become a worldwide pandemic. He convinced Halfden Mahler, Director General of WHO, who appointed him director of the WHO's Global Programme on AIDS. In this position, and because of his eloquence and passion,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-06)
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