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Edwin Bernard
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ED of hivjustice.net: human rights, public health, science + Sondheim, disco, and 'Yacht Rock' enthusiast.
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#HIV is NOT a crime❗
🔺 #HIV decriminalisation is possible even in challenging political environments @edwinjbernard.bsky.social
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🔺 Peer support is a lifeline & needs to be funded @stracs.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This excellent overview summarises the devastatingly cruel impact so far of the new US administration on the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. i-base.info/htb/50142
Impact of US elections and executive orders on global health: waiver still unacted | HTB | HIV i-Base
i-base.info
February 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New research launched now at #FCAA, prior to last week's US suspension of PEPFAR funding: only 2.5% of HIV funding benefited key populations. The future looks bleak.
January 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
At the #FCAA Global HIV Philanthropy Summit in Washington DC. Knowledge=Power, Silence=Death.
January 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
These figures only scratch the surface, as media-reported cases represent a fraction of the actual global burden of HIV-related criminal cases per year.
In 2024, reported #HIVcriminalisation cases rose to 65, compared with 57 in 2023 and 50 in 2022.

These cases were documented across 20 countries, highlighting a troubling upward trend.

Read more https://buff.ly/40z4aEp
January 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM