In Featured, News by Ged Kenslea
March 9, 2021
New state-of-the-art facilities aim to serve those whose access to HIV/AIDS care and services still suffer from fallout from 2017’s Hurricane Maria as well as the COVID-19 pandemic
AHF’s newest site includes an AHF Healthcare Center in Carolina (relocating from Trujillo Alto in San Juan
) and an AHF Pharmacy Access Center,
providing HIV/AIDS healthcare and pharmacy services
as well as
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (March 8, 2021) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest global AIDS organization, is proud to announce expansion of its services delivering state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS medical care and pharmacy services to patients regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay at its newest site in Carolina, Puerto Rico. AHF currently cares for over 1.5 million patients in 45 countries around the globe.
TECHNOLOGY
Eyes in the Sky
Satellite data can be used to assess the health impact of dust storms and the
spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Additional applications could be on the
horizon. by Jane Palmer
In June 2020, a giant Saharan dust storm wafted across the Atlantic Ocean and invaded the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean. For several days, this “Godzilla” of dust inflicted dangerous levels of air pollution on residents of the Florida Panhandle, Texas, Oklahoma and Puerto Rico.
To investigate how dust clouds affect human health, and to help prepare for future storms, public health researchers at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus have turned to an unlikely medical research tool: satellites.