Dec 1, 20215 min readWorking towards an HIV-free futureWe have come a long way since the first cases of HIV were identified forty years ago. We went from no treatment to a cocktail of drugs...
Dec 1, 20203 min readFighting one pandemic while ignoring another HIV is not Santa. It does not care if you have been naughty or nice. It is a virus that does not discriminate.
Jul 3, 20204 min readLack of sexual health services: a ticking sexual health time bombI called the GU clinic for a sexual health screening and was told to call again in a fortnight. By then, clinicians hope that they will...
Feb 17, 20206 min readPrEP: not just a health issue but an educational oneA few weeks ago, The Malta Independent on Sunday spoke with HIV activists in order to get an insight on the current situation of HIV...
Dec 1, 20195 min readHIV is not a bad person's diseaseToday, World AIDS Day, we remember those who lost their battle against AIDS – the late-stage HIV when the condition remains untreated....
Sep 29, 20194 min readHanding out preventive HIV pills cheaper than treatment for lifeprevention is better – and cheaper – than cure,”
May 28, 20193 min readPrivatisation through the backdoor? The Government is allocating a budget of €1 million per annum for the provision of service for the treatment of people living with HIV....
Mar 17, 20196 min readL-attiviżmu Malti fuq l-HIV ''għadu fi ċkunitu'' Huwa avukat, akkademiku u attivist fil-qasam tal-etika fil-kura tas-saħħa. F’intervista ma’ inewsmalta Dr Mark Josef Rapa jiddiskuti fuq...
Feb 23, 20195 min readHIV: enough scaremongering!Hon. Edwin Vassallo's 'apology' is short sighted and does not meet what is expected from him as a Member of Parliament. Last week, on his...
Dec 1, 20184 min readHIV does not discriminate; maybe we can learn to do the sameWorld AIDS Day, the day we commemorate and remember those lives we have lost to AIDS, the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome which...
Oct 10, 20182 min readHIV does not discriminateI refer to the reply by the Equality Ministry ‘LGBTIQ action plan’ (September 20) to my comments in ‘HIV treatment in Malta archaic,...
Sep 18, 20182 min readHIV treatment in Malta archaic, activist warns.Medication comes at a hefty price of €600 Treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Malta is “archaic” because doctors were...
Aug 12, 20187 min read'There is no BREXIT option in dealing with HIV and AIDS' - Bill ClintonThe International AIDS Conference continues to provide key findings in the development of HIV treatment and prevention, but not just. It...
Feb 18, 20183 min readWe should not fight people living with HIV, we should fight the virusThe clinic in 56 Dean Street, London has reported a decrease of 90 per cent in HIV diagnoses; from 60 to 70 a month two years ago down to...
