A Marxist history of HIV/AIDS – Part 2 The origins of HIV/AIDS
By Devin Cole posted on July 9, 2021
HIV refers to human imunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can lead to the disease AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
The reactionary, conservative response to AIDS post-1981 was to immediately blame and further condemn gays and lesbians, and later all LGBTQ+ people.
World AIDS Day in El Fasher, Sudan, Dec. 1, 2014 Credit: Hamid Abdulsalam
HIV was initially referred to as “GRID” Gay-Related Immune Deficiency. Although quickly changed, that smear on the LGBTQ+ community left a lasting mark. Today LGBTQ+ people are still having to prove that AIDS is not a “gay disease.”
April 26 - 2021 DABANGA SUDAN
Arrival of COVID-19 vaccines at Khartoum Airport, March 3 (Ahmed Salim Yeslam / UNICEF)
The first quarter of 2021 ended with much optimism, as the Sudanese government and the SPLN-N El Hilu signed a in Juba, however it has been a turbulent three months economically. The adjustment of the exchange rate of the Sudanese Pound (SDG) to reflect the parallel market value has caused consumer prices to fluctuate, and done little to alleviate commodity and medicine shortages. However Sudan’s opened the door to $2 billion in grants for development, which offers hope for the future.
The beginning of 2021 has been marked by escalating tensions with Ethiopia. Several rounds of talks between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia on the planned filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have resulted in a deadlock. Ethiopian refugees continue arrive in Sudan fleeing internal strife, especially in the Tigray area, and Khartoum.
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