man in the mirror

In the hours after MJ's death some new graffiti art sprung up on a wall along our morning commute route. There is lots of impressive (and not so impressive) graffiti all around the city - most of the good stuff appears to belong to 1 or 2 artists and has a strong social/political message.

hiv in haiti - a success story

The local Associated Press reporter recently released this story highlighting the success of early efforts to control the spread and treat HIV in Haiti. Haitian doctors were the first to recognize and officially report cases of HIV outside of the US and Europe. I have the privilege of working with / for several of the people quoted in the story.