Visit this William and Mary News link to get a peek into W&M’s take on AIDSTanzania and a great video and slideshow of our group.
The article might be a year old, but it still proclaims AIDSTanzania’s mission, and hey – it’s time to reflect on the past, it’s Homecoming weekend!
Max Cameron and Lwanda Mgere during an HIV biology lesson
Arusha Times, Tanzania: Centre Promises New Lease of Life Amid HIV/Aids Threat
A new HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Center has just opened at Mount Meru Regional Hospital in the Arusha Municipal, near AIDSTanzania’s community partner the U.A.A.C.C. The center is funded through PEPFAR (U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), and it will provide services to the 1.3 million residents of five districts of the Arusha Region and the neighboring Manyara Region.
It will be exciting to see if this new center creates any changes in HIV prevalence or in the perception of availability of treatment options in this area. The Arusha region is a large, diverse region with many people living far away from cities where treatment can be accessed. Perhaps this is an opportunity for a partnership between this Center, AIDSTanzania, and the U.A.A.C.C. in the future…
This Center is sure to create positive change in the lives of those living with HIV in Tanzania and hopefully have an impact on prevention as well.
Read the article here.
Written and recorded in January 2008 at Peace Power Productions in Arusha, here is “The Bat Song,” our collaboration with Mgere, Dwee, and the rest of the UAACC crew. Enjoy!
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