Urban Grind

This week is World AIDS Week. It is about educating and raising awareness about AIDS. This is definitely a problem that needs the worlds attention especially when it comes to Africa. But just last night we were watching a TEDTalk by Emily Oster where she argues that education and awareness may only be effective where other problems don’t already exist. Here findings show that if the life expectancy of an area is already low then it is often the case that the same area will have a high number of HIV/AIDS cases. In a sense she suggests that treating other things along side education and awareness may be the most effective way of dealing with the spread of AIDS. It is a very interesting talk that I feel shows you how you can look at a problem from different angles and I urge you to click on the image above to watch the talk.