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I’m optimistic about the future. People sometimes say I’m naive or a Pollyanna, but it’s not that at all. My

Another World AIDS Day, December 1, has come and gone. Usually my disappointment about World AIDS Day centers on the

This story was originally published in my book, Never Give Up: Vignettes from Sub-Saharan Africa in the Age of AIDS.

A recent Harvard study has verified what many of us have believed for a very long time – that AIDS

I was emotionless when I received a call from the sheriff telling me that David was dead. The call confused

Saturday, September 27 was a wonderful and important day for Open Arms. In a joyful and emotional ceremony, we broke

As we prepare to break ground on Open Arms’ new building on Saturday, September 27, I find myself reflecting on

On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control reported on a new disease that was afflicting five gay men.

(Reprinted from Insight News, July 28-August 3, 2008) Ato Shallo Dhaba, Director of the Regional Health Bureau of Oromiya, Ethiopia,

I’ve been thinking a lot about body mass index (BMI) lately. Body mass index is the weight to height ratio

My morning routine changes considerably when I travel and wake up in a hotel in a city like Addis Ababa.

Follow any ground transportation route on the African continent, such as roads driven by long distance truckers who are transporting