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- 2 500 young people newly infected with HIV every day, according to Opportunity in Crisis
- Every day, an estimated 2 500 young people are newly infected with HIV, according to a global report on HIV prevention launched today. While HIV prevalence has declined slightly among young people, young women and adolescent girls face a disproportionately high risk of infection due to biological vulnerability, social inequality and exclusion.
- G8 Summit: Mrs Carla Bruni-Sarkozy hosts spouse event on the protection of mothers and children against HIV
- Mrs Carla Bruni-Sarkozy brought together the spouses of Heads of State and Government attending the G8-Africa Summit in Deauville to a working lunch dedicated to the protection of mothers and children against HIV.
- A national campaign aims to increase Namibian men's involvement in HIV health programmes
- In Namibia, UNICEF, the government and partners are committed to increasing men’s involvement in tackling the country’s AIDS epidemic and efforts to ensure a generation of children free of HIV.
- New framework to eliminate transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies
- The elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa has come a step closer with the endorsement of a new regional framework following a three-day consultation in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Cricket star Sangakkara tells Sri Lankan young people to be aware, open and informed about HIV
- Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara took time off the pitch during the Cricket World Cup tournament to speak to hundreds of young people about the importance of being informed and responsible about HIV.
- Hitting HIV for six: Star cricketers unite with people living with HIV in India
- Sonu is a 14 year-old living with HIV, knocking around balls with cricketing great Graeme Smith and his colleagues from the South African team. The occasion, a special HIV awareness-raising practice session organized as part of the International Cricket Council, UNAIDS and UNICEF Think Wise campaign during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
- Bangladesh gives the 2011 Cricket World Cup an HIV awareness spin
- As the overs are bowled, the wickets fall and the crowds go crazy in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, host-country Bangladesh is giving the tournament an HIV spin. Through the Think Wise campaign the tournament is raising awareness among young people on HIV prevention and reducing stigma.
- UNICEF: Lack of attention to needs of young people has damaging social, economic, political and health consequences for all
- Investing now in the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents aged 10 to 19 can break entrenched cycles of poverty and inequity, says UNICEF in its flagship 2011 State of the World’s Children report, called ‘Adolescence: An Age of Opportunity’.
- Health 8 group meet to discuss maximizing health outcomes with available resources and getting “more health for the money”
- The Health 8 group gathered at the UNAIDS Headquarters in Geneva on Wednesday 23 February to reflect and strategize on one of most pressing issues affecting the health of the world’s population—maximizing health outcomes with available resources.
- “Get the Facts, protect yourself”: World-class cricketers champion HIV campaign at 2011 Cricket World Cup
- They may be rivals on the field of play, but international cricketing stars Virender Sehwag and Kumar Sangakkara have joined together to support a new “Think Wise” campaign ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 with launch of a public service announcement.
- UNICEF Executive Director launches innovative approach to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Kenya
- UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake joined the Kenya Government and other partners on Friday in rolling out an innovative approach to prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies. The initiative includes a “Mother-Baby-Pack” of antiretroviral drugs and antibiotics, which women can easily administer at home.
- Expanding HIV services in post-conflict Liberia
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and UNAIDS and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium, wrapped up a joint three-day mission to Liberia, which as a post-conflict country is working hard to expand its HIV services.
- Liberia launches national agenda to improve the health of women and girls
- Following a 14-year civil war, Liberia has faced a host of post-conflict challenges that have increased the vulnerability of women and girls to HIV infection, including gender-related violence, poverty, population displacement and limited access to education and health services.
- World leaders focus on the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015
- Virtual elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 and the linkages between Millennium Development Goals 4 (Reduce child mortality), 5 (Improve maternal health) and 6 (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases) were the focus of a working session that took place on Tuesday 21st September in New York as part of a MDGs Summit side event organized by UNICEF, WHO and UNAIDS.
- Maternal deaths worldwide drop by a third
- The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report, Trends in maternal mortality, released by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank.
- UNICEF: MDGs for children can be reached faster with focus on most disadvantaged
- Millions of lives can be saved globally by investing first in the most disadvantaged children, young people and communities, according to new UNICEF data released today. Such an approach would also address the widening disparities that are accompanying progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
- “Right for you!” Satellite puts young people centre stage at Vienna
- The thoughts and voices of young people took centre stage at the Vienna AIDS Conference yesterday as an innovative satellite session explored how they can best protect themselves from HIV. The session was organized by UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO. It provided an interactive platform for youth from around the world to discuss sexual and reproductive health services and provision of comprehensive information including sexuality education, condom use and HIV counselling and testing.
- UNAIDS satellite explores paving the way towards virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- UNAIDS hosted a satellite at AIDS 2010 on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV 19 July. It was co-chaired by Antony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF and Hiroki Nakatani, Assistant Director General of World Health Organization (WHO) and coordinated by Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of the HIV department (WHO). Opening remarks were delivered by Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and Ambassador Eric Goosby, United States Global AIDS Coordinator.
- UNICEF Executive Director launches 'Facts for Life' in Lesotho
- During a visit to Lesotho UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman (give date) launched Facts for Life, a publication that delivers life-saving information to families and communities on how to prevent child and maternal deaths, diseases, injuries and violence.
- New campaign to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Lesotho
- Malekena George, from Lesotho’s Berea district, is eight months pregnant and living with HIV. The Lesotho Ministry of Health, with help from UNICEF and other partners, is working to ensure that her second baby is not born with HIV.