Episode 45: Mirtha Colon and HIV/AIDS in Afro-Central American Communities

Today’s show features an interview with Ms. Mirtha Colon, president and founder of Hondurans Against AIDS, Inc. (a.k.a “Casa Yurumein”), a New York organization that provides AIDS/HIV education and support in Central America and New York.  She’s a Focal Point representative, on HIV/AIDS, for the Afro-Central American Communities, under The HIV/AIDS, Secretariat of the Indigenous and Afro-descendant Communities. In this interview Mirth and Dream Committee member Mariama discuss health in Afro-Descendant communities of Central America, The International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora (ICHAD), and the impact of privatization on quality of and access to healthcare.  Original air date: 7-10-12

Episode 45