AIDS

SCIENCE by Peter GriffinDecember 3, 2013

Every 13 seconds a person contracts HIV

December 1 was World AIDS Day. While AIDS isn’t a widespread disease in New Zealand – the incidence in the population is just 0.3 people per 100,000, it is a major killer in other parts of the world. This infographic charts the history of the disease and its current status… Click image to open interactive […]

SCIENCE by Peter GriffinNovember 1, 2012

Trip notes 2: Swaziland's AIDS crisis

This is the second in a series of posts on my recent visit to South Africa and Swaziland. Part 1 is about South Africa’s fracking dilemma. The border town of Matsamo is anything but inviting as you wait in the immigration queue on your way into the mountain kingdom of Swaziland. The day we arrive […]