Wimpson69
@wimpson69.bsky.social
Public health planner; BBV Prevention & Harm Reduction, climate action. I live and work on Wardandi Noongar Boodjar
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Australian Energy Market Operator again insists wind, solar & storage, backed by some additional gas & new transmission lines remains lowest cost avenue for Australia to meet its emissions targets and replace its ageing coal fleet.
reneweconomy.com.au/isp-warns-of...
reneweconomy.com.au/isp-warns-of...
reneweconomy.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Australian Energy Market Operator again insists wind, solar & storage, backed by some additional gas & new transmission lines remains lowest cost avenue for Australia to meet its emissions targets and replace its ageing coal fleet.
reneweconomy.com.au/isp-warns-of...
reneweconomy.com.au/isp-warns-of...
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Fabulous experience on Karrinyup Road/Cedric Street intersection this morning. So many positive waves, thumbs up and toots of support from passing vehicles.
A clear message for David Michael and the rest of the WA Labor govt:
Do NOT frack the Kimberley.
A clear message for David Michael and the rest of the WA Labor govt:
Do NOT frack the Kimberley.
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Fabulous experience on Karrinyup Road/Cedric Street intersection this morning. So many positive waves, thumbs up and toots of support from passing vehicles.
A clear message for David Michael and the rest of the WA Labor govt:
Do NOT frack the Kimberley.
A clear message for David Michael and the rest of the WA Labor govt:
Do NOT frack the Kimberley.
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Critics warn snus & nicotine pouches could be “gateway” to smoking. But Nordic data challenge this claim. Gateway theory ⬆️use nicotine pouches should ➡️⬆️ smoking. But across Nordic countries, exact opposite occurred: as snus & pouch use ⬆️, smoking declined sharply
snusforumet.se/en/new-nordi...
snusforumet.se/en/new-nordi...
New Nordic data blows up nicotine ‘gateway myth’ - Snusforumet
A fresh Nordic Council report shows that snus and nicotine pouches are not a gateway into smoking – they are a gateway out.
snusforumet.se
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Critics warn snus & nicotine pouches could be “gateway” to smoking. But Nordic data challenge this claim. Gateway theory ⬆️use nicotine pouches should ➡️⬆️ smoking. But across Nordic countries, exact opposite occurred: as snus & pouch use ⬆️, smoking declined sharply
snusforumet.se/en/new-nordi...
snusforumet.se/en/new-nordi...
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Were I in a govt that really cared about kids, I’d be banning new coal and gas mines with rather more fervour than the current ban on social media.
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Were I in a govt that really cared about kids, I’d be banning new coal and gas mines with rather more fervour than the current ban on social media.
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…
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🎓 Knowledge is power. 💪🏿
On #HumanRightsDay, tap into #IASPlus – with courses, webinars, toolkits and more – to deepen your understanding of a rights-based #HIV response and explore how you can help shape a more equitable future.
#RethinkRebuildRise
On #HumanRightsDay, tap into #IASPlus – with courses, webinars, toolkits and more – to deepen your understanding of a rights-based #HIV response and explore how you can help shape a more equitable future.
#RethinkRebuildRise
IAS
IAS homepage
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December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🎓 Knowledge is power. 💪🏿
On #HumanRightsDay, tap into #IASPlus – with courses, webinars, toolkits and more – to deepen your understanding of a rights-based #HIV response and explore how you can help shape a more equitable future.
#RethinkRebuildRise
On #HumanRightsDay, tap into #IASPlus – with courses, webinars, toolkits and more – to deepen your understanding of a rights-based #HIV response and explore how you can help shape a more equitable future.
#RethinkRebuildRise
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#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future
A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine
www.positive.news
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
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"HIV Stigma Index 2.0: a pivotal report on discrimination faced by people living with #HIV in #SouthAfrica"
HIV Stigma Index 2.0: a pivotal report on discrimination faced by people living with HIV in South Africa | African News Agency
Today marks a significant step forward in the fight against HIV-related stigma as the National Association of People Living with HIV and AIDS (NAPWA) launched the HIV Stigma Index 2.0 report. This lan...
africannewsagency.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"HIV Stigma Index 2.0: a pivotal report on discrimination faced by people living with #HIV in #SouthAfrica"
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We’re kicking off a new (old) decade with a close one.
Voting closes tomorrow morning.
Voting closes tomorrow morning.
Voting is open in the #LeighMatthews76Medal. The list below contains 100 albums released in 1976.
Give us your 3-2-1.
Give us your 3-2-1.
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We’re kicking off a new (old) decade with a close one.
Voting closes tomorrow morning.
Voting closes tomorrow morning.
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Absolutely astounding to see a politician label an abject failure as a success.
Incredible. The EU dooms its young people to a life of total misery and destruction by waiting ANOTHER 15 years before not even cutting fossil fuel use to zero!
Total failure, Ursula.
You should be ashamed of yourself
Incredible. The EU dooms its young people to a life of total misery and destruction by waiting ANOTHER 15 years before not even cutting fossil fuel use to zero!
Total failure, Ursula.
You should be ashamed of yourself
The political agreement reached on the 2040 climate target is great news.
One month after COP30 Europe matches words with deeds.
With a legally binding target of 90% emissions reduction by 2040.
And a pragmatic & flexible plan to make this transition our competitive advantage.
One month after COP30 Europe matches words with deeds.
With a legally binding target of 90% emissions reduction by 2040.
And a pragmatic & flexible plan to make this transition our competitive advantage.
We have a final deal on our 2040 climate target ✅
We now have a legally binding 90% GHG reduction target: 85% domestic cuts + up to 5% international credits.
This is an ambitious and pragmatic agreement that brings predictability and flexibility for everyone.
We now have a legally binding 90% GHG reduction target: 85% domestic cuts + up to 5% international credits.
This is an ambitious and pragmatic agreement that brings predictability and flexibility for everyone.
December 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Absolutely astounding to see a politician label an abject failure as a success.
Incredible. The EU dooms its young people to a life of total misery and destruction by waiting ANOTHER 15 years before not even cutting fossil fuel use to zero!
Total failure, Ursula.
You should be ashamed of yourself
Incredible. The EU dooms its young people to a life of total misery and destruction by waiting ANOTHER 15 years before not even cutting fossil fuel use to zero!
Total failure, Ursula.
You should be ashamed of yourself
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"The first of the three Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines has left the Port of Port-La Nouvelle to be installed at the EolMed floating offshore wind farm some 20 kilometres off the coast of Port-La Nouvelle and Gruissan, France."
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www.offshorewind.biz/2025/12/10/f...
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www.offshorewind.biz/2025/12/10/f...
First EolMed Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Heads to Installation Site
The first of the three Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines has left the Port of Port-La Nouvelle to be installed at the EolMed floating offshore wind farm some 20 kilometres off the coast of Port-La Nou...
www.offshorewind.biz
December 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"The first of the three Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines has left the Port of Port-La Nouvelle to be installed at the EolMed floating offshore wind farm some 20 kilometres off the coast of Port-La Nouvelle and Gruissan, France."
🔌💡
www.offshorewind.biz/2025/12/10/f...
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www.offshorewind.biz/2025/12/10/f...
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This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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🌍 #HumanRightsDay reminds us that protecting rights means advancing health.
A people-centred #HIV response demands we Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.
📲 Share your #RethinkRebuildRise message, photo or video and join the call: zurl.co/m4TS6
A people-centred #HIV response demands we Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.
📲 Share your #RethinkRebuildRise message, photo or video and join the call: zurl.co/m4TS6
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🌍 #HumanRightsDay reminds us that protecting rights means advancing health.
A people-centred #HIV response demands we Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.
📲 Share your #RethinkRebuildRise message, photo or video and join the call: zurl.co/m4TS6
A people-centred #HIV response demands we Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.
📲 Share your #RethinkRebuildRise message, photo or video and join the call: zurl.co/m4TS6
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Lousy chain of events: Man defends a kitten from a skunk and is scratched. He has a cardiac arrest 5 weeks later, is taken to the hospital and becomes a kidney donor. 5 weeks later, the kidney recipient dies. Rabies.
Donor family describes confusion, hallucinations, stiff neck in days before death
Donor family describes confusion, hallucinations, stiff neck in days before death
Human-to-Human Rabies Transmission via Solid Organ...
This report describes the public health response to a patient who died after transplantation with an organ from a donor with undiagnosed rabies.
www.cdc.gov
December 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Lousy chain of events: Man defends a kitten from a skunk and is scratched. He has a cardiac arrest 5 weeks later, is taken to the hospital and becomes a kidney donor. 5 weeks later, the kidney recipient dies. Rabies.
Donor family describes confusion, hallucinations, stiff neck in days before death
Donor family describes confusion, hallucinations, stiff neck in days before death
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The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
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In Ireland we probably averted about 500 newborn RSV hospitalizations once nirsevimab was introduced last year (~75% risk reduction). Uptake was > 80%, and that's what's threatened by these cynical safety concerns from the antivaxxers in the US government.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
In Ireland we probably averted about 500 newborn RSV hospitalizations once nirsevimab was introduced last year (~75% risk reduction). Uptake was > 80%, and that's what's threatened by these cynical safety concerns from the antivaxxers in the US government.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.health.wa.gov.au/News/2025/Me...
#Measles
#Bunbury
#WestAust
#Eaton
⬆️exposure sites to be listed 11/12/25
4️⃣public exposure sites in Greater Bunbury.
⚠️STAFF, PATIENTS AND VISITORS who attended Eaton Urgent Care Clinic & Bunbury Regional Hospital have been contacted directly by phone or sms.
#Measles
#Bunbury
#WestAust
#Eaton
⬆️exposure sites to be listed 11/12/25
4️⃣public exposure sites in Greater Bunbury.
⚠️STAFF, PATIENTS AND VISITORS who attended Eaton Urgent Care Clinic & Bunbury Regional Hospital have been contacted directly by phone or sms.
Measles alert
Measles typically develops around 10 days after being exposed to the virus, but this can vary from 7 to 18 days.
www.health.wa.gov.au
December 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
www.health.wa.gov.au/News/2025/Me...
#Measles
#Bunbury
#WestAust
#Eaton
⬆️exposure sites to be listed 11/12/25
4️⃣public exposure sites in Greater Bunbury.
⚠️STAFF, PATIENTS AND VISITORS who attended Eaton Urgent Care Clinic & Bunbury Regional Hospital have been contacted directly by phone or sms.
#Measles
#Bunbury
#WestAust
#Eaton
⬆️exposure sites to be listed 11/12/25
4️⃣public exposure sites in Greater Bunbury.
⚠️STAFF, PATIENTS AND VISITORS who attended Eaton Urgent Care Clinic & Bunbury Regional Hospital have been contacted directly by phone or sms.
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Western Australia Bushfire Emergency Warning
16:35 local
LEAVE NOW - FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER
For people bounded by West River Road, Hamersley Drive, Old Ongerup Road and Fitzgerald Road in FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER in the SHIRE OF RAVENSTHORPE.
16:35 local
LEAVE NOW - FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER
For people bounded by West River Road, Hamersley Drive, Old Ongerup Road and Fitzgerald Road in FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER in the SHIRE OF RAVENSTHORPE.
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Western Australia Bushfire Emergency Warning
16:35 local
LEAVE NOW - FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER
For people bounded by West River Road, Hamersley Drive, Old Ongerup Road and Fitzgerald Road in FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER in the SHIRE OF RAVENSTHORPE.
16:35 local
LEAVE NOW - FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER
For people bounded by West River Road, Hamersley Drive, Old Ongerup Road and Fitzgerald Road in FITZGERALD and WEST RIVER in the SHIRE OF RAVENSTHORPE.
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Another insanely warm winter night in Middle East.
Min 23.5 Manama AP
0.2C from BAHRAIN Hottest winter night
Min 23.6 Doha AP QATAR
0.1C from Hottest winter night
Next 2 nights can be even hotter.
AC 24/7 for weeks in December outside the tropics: never happened before.
Min 23.5 Manama AP
0.2C from BAHRAIN Hottest winter night
Min 23.6 Doha AP QATAR
0.1C from Hottest winter night
Next 2 nights can be even hotter.
AC 24/7 for weeks in December outside the tropics: never happened before.
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Another insanely warm winter night in Middle East.
Min 23.5 Manama AP
0.2C from BAHRAIN Hottest winter night
Min 23.6 Doha AP QATAR
0.1C from Hottest winter night
Next 2 nights can be even hotter.
AC 24/7 for weeks in December outside the tropics: never happened before.
Min 23.5 Manama AP
0.2C from BAHRAIN Hottest winter night
Min 23.6 Doha AP QATAR
0.1C from Hottest winter night
Next 2 nights can be even hotter.
AC 24/7 for weeks in December outside the tropics: never happened before.
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Dear reader, as 2025 is ending, I am publishing a mini serie about the world's hottest places in 2025 as year average temperature.
Follow and share if this might be of your interest.
Follow and share if this might be of your interest.
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dear reader, as 2025 is ending, I am publishing a mini serie about the world's hottest places in 2025 as year average temperature.
Follow and share if this might be of your interest.
Follow and share if this might be of your interest.
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Great that SBS has also been focussing on this appalling abuse and exploitation of PALM workers - PALM is a state sanctioned modern slavery scheme complete with vile bastard plantation owners
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
December 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great that SBS has also been focussing on this appalling abuse and exploitation of PALM workers - PALM is a state sanctioned modern slavery scheme complete with vile bastard plantation owners
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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THE HEAT CHAMPIONS
In these countries there have been individual stations with yearly average temperature >30C:
Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia,Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso,Algeria,Togo, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, India, Thailand, Honduras
In these countries there have been individual stations with yearly average temperature >30C:
Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia,Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso,Algeria,Togo, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, India, Thailand, Honduras
December 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
THE HEAT CHAMPIONS
In these countries there have been individual stations with yearly average temperature >30C:
Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia,Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso,Algeria,Togo, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, India, Thailand, Honduras
In these countries there have been individual stations with yearly average temperature >30C:
Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia,Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso,Algeria,Togo, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, India, Thailand, Honduras
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Dubai and Doha are unstoppable:
They are on their way of their hottest year.
DUBAI in 2025 is the world's hottest place outside the tropics,while
DOHA might become the northernmost place with an >30C yearly average temperature.
Their warming in the past decades has been brutal.
They are on their way of their hottest year.
DUBAI in 2025 is the world's hottest place outside the tropics,while
DOHA might become the northernmost place with an >30C yearly average temperature.
Their warming in the past decades has been brutal.
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Dubai and Doha are unstoppable:
They are on their way of their hottest year.
DUBAI in 2025 is the world's hottest place outside the tropics,while
DOHA might become the northernmost place with an >30C yearly average temperature.
Their warming in the past decades has been brutal.
They are on their way of their hottest year.
DUBAI in 2025 is the world's hottest place outside the tropics,while
DOHA might become the northernmost place with an >30C yearly average temperature.
Their warming in the past decades has been brutal.
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Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
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Why is the sale of peat still a thing? It's pretty much the stupidest thing you can do in a climate crisis, second only to the sale of fossil fuels.
If you care at all about wildlife please sign and share this petition to end peat-based compost sales in the UK. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... Lowland raised bogs are one of the rarest habitat types in the UK, peat is not needed for growing.
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why is the sale of peat still a thing? It's pretty much the stupidest thing you can do in a climate crisis, second only to the sale of fossil fuels.
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People living with HIV deserve their full right to health, upheld every single day.
On this #HumanRightsDay, listen to the voices at the heart of the HIV response as they share what human rights means to them⬇️
www.unaids.org/en/resources...
On this #HumanRightsDay, listen to the voices at the heart of the HIV response as they share what human rights means to them⬇️
www.unaids.org/en/resources...
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
People living with HIV deserve their full right to health, upheld every single day.
On this #HumanRightsDay, listen to the voices at the heart of the HIV response as they share what human rights means to them⬇️
www.unaids.org/en/resources...
On this #HumanRightsDay, listen to the voices at the heart of the HIV response as they share what human rights means to them⬇️
www.unaids.org/en/resources...