CRIA Update
Table of Contents, Summer 2000

AIDS On The Margins

When dealing with any disease, particularly a relatively new epidemic like HIV, the information gleaned from previous individuals' experience often proves beneficial to current ones. Treatment has to be tailored to fit the individual, and CRIA Update has long been committed to providing people living with AIDS (PLWAs) and their caregivers with information on treatment advances and the real life experiences of those living with HIV.

It will be clear to readers that our writers' experiences have made them strong advocates for their constituencies and this issue of CRIA Update is something of a departure from our normal recounting of HIV treatment advances. While the challenges presented in this issue are not universal among all PLWAs, they present important ramifications for all men and women living with AIDS and the world at large. Unfortunately, many PLWAs don't have the luxury of dealing only with HIV; frequently they are affected by multiple epidemics. Learning not to overlook the experiences of anyone fighting AIDS has certainly been one of the most important lessons of the past two decades.