A major advance has been discovered concerning HIV prevention. According to a study published online on November 23^rd  in the New England Journal of Medicine,  it seems that HIV-negative gay and bisexual men can lower their  likelihood of acquiring the AIDS virus by taking an antiretroviral drug mix. Read more by clicking here.

Sophie Dilmitis, originally from Zimbabwe, is currently AIDS and HIV Coordinator for the World YWCA. In 1999 Sophie's life was irrevocably changed by her discovery that she was HIV-positive. In the following interview she talks about facing up to her condition, helping others affected by HIV and the flaws in the system that led to her plight and the plight of millions like her. An e-mail interview with Sophie Dilmitis, World YWCA AIDS and HIV Coordinator

Liz Nganga, a London-based science journalist from Kenya and frequent contributor to Agora, writes about meeting Cecilia Wairimu, a Kenyan woman who must cope with poverty, deafness and HIV. Cecilia is by turns wise, naive, scrappy and resigned--and she hasn't lost her sense of humor. Like all good writers, Liz knows when to let her subject speak for herself and she lets this spunky, brave woman tells her own story in her own words.

Mei Yang sent us this report about the efforts of L'Oreal China and Hairdressers of the World Against AIDS.

Children and young people are often considered merely the recipients of information about HIV/AIDS, but they also have an active role to play in fighting the epidemic.

Non-formal education--ranging from puppet shows to community programs--is vital to reaching adults and children from marginalized groups.

Increasing access to technology all over the world means increased access to information and practices that can save lives.