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Dr. John is featured in a televised Korean rock concert against AIDS
Dr. John's Personal Blog	By host on 5/24/2006

Dr. John was featured at a major rock concert for youth that was broadcast on Korean TV. He spoke about his belief in peer-led education to the Korean youth.

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South Korea and AIDS
Dr. John's Personal Blog	By host on 5/20/2006

I have been in South Korea for a week as the guest of the Korea Federation of HIV/AIDS Prevention. This small but hospitable country is in the news but not about AIDS. According to the official figures only 4,000 cases of HIV/AIDS exist -- a very small number out of a population of 48 million (North Korea denies they have any problem at all but it is known that peasants forcibly returned from China and young military recruits who visit sex workers have some exposure to HIV). Yet what do these numbers signify? Some researchers and colleagues in Geneva and Cambridge argue that the low numbers are only the tip of the iceberg. The truth of the matter is that we can only see the obvious, not what is hidden...

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Blog #3 from Jordan and Cyprus
Dr. John's Personal Blog	By host on 5/14/2006

Reflections on Jordan and Cyprus. This is going to be a short Blog on some of the highlights of my Jordan and Cyprus trips (I substituted Cyprus when my visa applications were turned down by Sudan and Libya despite the intervention of the Jordanian Royal Protocol Office. But first some of the young people who have helped TeenAIDS and me in our Peer outreach. I previously mentioned a wonderful young woman, Reem from the University of Jordan. She has a real kind heart and loves to talk about AIDS to peers. Her friend and a fellow student named Ibrahim (aka 'brahim)... Click here to view photos from the trip Click here for Dr. John's article on Snowballing in Cyprus

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