http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/transmitted 2008-12-01T06:54:28Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61968--mr-condom-promotes-safe-sex-in-thailand 2008-12-01T06:54:28Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qvj5lf7QCNc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qvj5lf7QCNc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61968--mr-condom-promotes-safe-sex-in-thailand"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76993" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/08/01/Mechai_Viravaidya_HIV_Prevention_and_Health_in_Thailand">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>AIDS activist Mechai "Mr. Condom" Viravaidya discusses several "out-of-the-box" methods for promoting condom distribution and safe-sex practices in his native Thailand.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Mechai Viravaidya, politician and founder of the Population and Community Development Association in Thailand, discusses his innovative techniques for promoting birth control in the face of overpopulation and the AIDS epidemic.</p> <p>He also talks about his efforts to build economies in rural villages in order to promote health and education. - Chautauqua Institution</p> <p>Mechai Viravaidya, popularly known as "Mr. Condom" in his native Thailand, was recently awarded the 2007 Gates Award for Global Health on behalf of The Population and Community Development Association (PDA), the organization he founded in 1974. For over 30 years, PDA has helped improve lives and strengthen communities in Thailand through HIV prevention and family planning programs that have become international models. A health economist by training, Viravaidya is best known for his use of humor and unorthodox methods in focusing the public's attention on public health.The programs developed by Viravaidya and PDA led to a dramatic reduction in new HIV infections in Thailand, from 143,000 in 1991 to 21,000 in 2003. </p> <p>Using a nationwide network of village-based volunteers, PDA empowers women to plan their pregnancies, giving both mothers and children the opportunity to live healthier lives. PDA's comprehensive approach to poverty reduction also addresses income generation, water resource development, sanitation projects, environmental conservation, and promotion of gender equality and democracy.</p> <p>Today, PDA's 600 employees and more than 12,000 volunteers work in 18 regional development centers and branch offices throughout Thailand. Through its international training program, PDA has trained 2,900 people from 50 countries in innovative approaches to HIV prevention, family planning, adolescent reproductive health and other issues.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/61968--mr-condom-promotes-safe-sex-in-thailand">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41008-challenges-to-aids-prevention-marcus-conant 2008-10-26T15:30:58Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/csfqsmjIzYI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/csfqsmjIzYI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41008-challenges-to-aids-prevention-marcus-conant"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46239" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/31/Dr__Marcus_Conant">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>Dr. Marcus Conant identifies practices that challenge doctors working to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Dr. Marcus Conant, chairman of the Conant Foundation and one of the first doctors to diagnose and treat AIDS in San Francisco, discusses the future of the AIDS epidemic in the United States.</p> <p>Dr. Marcus A. Conant is an honored and respected pioneer, lecturer, physician and out-spoken advocate for people infected with HIV and AIDS. Among the first physicians to identify AIDS in 1981, he helped create one of the largest private AIDS clinic, was a founder of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and his work contributed to development of some of today's top HIV medications. He continues his strong, passionate and uncompromising demands to give hope to all people with AIDS through state of the art treatment and the assurance they can live with dignity and respect.</p> <p>Today, Dr. Conant is Chief Medical Officer for Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The specialized pharmaceutical company is focused on developing and commercializing small molecule compounds for treatment of HIV-1, HCV and other chronic viral infections.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41008-challenges-to-aids-prevention-marcus-conant">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/32336-abstinence-only-ed-higher-pregnancy-rate-25-std-rate 2008-10-20T03:30:08Z HotPotatoMash <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/weuIGxsMlWk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/weuIGxsMlWk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/32336-abstinence-only-ed-higher-pregnancy-rate-25-std-rate"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/34836" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>This is just fantastic. Don't get me wrong, it is horribly sad, but so freaking typical of everything about the Bush Administration one can't help but chuckle. It looks like the hundreds of millions of dollars thrown at abstinence only education yearly ain't working too well. In addition to increased pregnancy (who woulda thunk it), 25% of all teenage girls (that's 1 in 4 for the mathematically challenged) now have had an STD!!!!!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/32336-abstinence-only-ed-higher-pregnancy-rate-25-std-rate">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/3807-celebs-and-their-stds 2008-10-16T09:29:48Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ev_1sW7UyJ4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ev_1sW7UyJ4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/3807-celebs-and-their-stds"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/3058" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Absolute Truth: Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Jill Pike.AT talk about Celebs and their STDs. Watch live 12pm ET on www.theyoungturks.com.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/3807-celebs-and-their-stds">Watch the video</a>