UNAIDS
Lobbyists at risk of UN AIDS syndrome
IPN Opinion article
Copenhagen should not produce a UN climate change agency - the history of UNAIDS shows why.
Think Tank Calls for UNAIDS to be Scrapped
IPN Press release
IPN responds to the publication of new figures by UNAIDS, which demonstrate that the prevalence of HIV-AIDS is generally declining
The Myth of a General AIDS Pandemic: How UNAIDS has Wasted Billions
Professor James Chin addresses the prevalence of HIV, future trends of the pandemic, and the potential for HIV epidemics in ‘general’ populations outside Sub-Saharan Africa.
A false threat of epidemics
IPN Opinion article
UNAIDS has at last admitted its world AIDS estimates were wildly inaccurate but it wanted yet more money at the biennial jamboree in Mexico (3-8 August). In an apparently unconnected development it is also looking for a new Director so this British health systems consultant has decided to throw his hat in the ring on a platform of closing down UNAIDS in order to allocate funds according to the real impact of diseases.
Myths behind AIDS might lead to billions in misspending
IPN Opinion article
Global and regional HIV rates have remained stable or have been decreasing during the past decade except in sub-Saharan Africa; HIV continues to be concentrated in populations with the highest levels of HIV risk behaviors; and HIV is incapable of epidemic spread in the vast majority of heterosexual populations. Let's face the data and put the money where the real problems really are.
UNAids, beware of crying wolf
IPN Opinion article
THE UN agency coordinating global action against AIDS is wiping egg off its face after reluctantly admitting it had overestimated India's AIDS figures by more than half - following numerous similar exaggerations worldwide. Crying wolf is neither good science nor good politics.
Myths about AIDS pandemic must stop
IPN Opinion article
Based on first-hand experiences, Prof Chin argues that the story of HIV has been distorted by organisations such as UNAIDS and AIDS activists in order to promote their own agendas.
