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The scientific evidence for HIV/AIDS
You are hereAbout AIDSTruth.org
This website presents the scientific = evidence=20 that HIV is the cause of AIDS and that the benefits of antiretroviral = drugs=20 (ARVs) outweigh the risks. The website was created by research = scientists and=20 community advocates engaged in the worldwide struggle against HIV/AIDS. = As is=20 stated in the Du= rban=20 declaration, the evidence that AIDS is caused by HIV-1 or HIV-2 is=20 clear-cut, exhaustive and unambiguous, meeting the highest standards of = science.=20 However, a few vocal people - AIDS denialists - refuse to acknowledge = the facts,=20 and continue to conduct a duplicitous propaganda campaign aimed at = convincing=20 people, including HIV-positive people and government health officials, = that the=20 virus is harmless or, in some extreme cases, non-existent, and that = standard=20 medical practice should be abandoned.
The purpose of this website is to debunk AIDS denialist arguments and = prevent=20 further harm being done by AIDS denialists to public health. In March = 2006,=20 after Harper's Magazine published a feature article by AIDS denialist = Celia=20 Farber, a number of scientists and activists joined together to create a = website=20 for the purpose of countering AIDS denialist misinformation and = debunking=20 denialist myths, while providing truthful information about HIV and = AIDS. The=20 result is the AIDSTruth.org website.
The AIDSTruth.org website receives no = funding=20 from any source. The team members contribute to the website in their = spare time,=20 and decisions on content are made by the team members in the interest of = global=20 public health.
The following links provide more information about AIDSTruth.org:
The team members (in alphabetical order) are:
Past contributors to AIDSTruth.org: