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More Information for Improved Country Response Division Feature Stories
- New tool distills guidance on writing strong Global Fund HIV proposals
- As applicants prepare their proposals for the next round of HIV funding, Round 9, UNAIDS and WHO have jointly developed an online resource kit to provide guidance in planning and writing strong Global Fund proposals.
- US AIDS relief programme exceeds goals for HIV treatment and care
- According to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 2009 Annual Report, PEPFAR has exceeded its five-year goals for treatment of two million and care of ten million people.
- More prevention focus needed for the Caribbean to sharpen its response to HIV
- Those at highest risk of being infected by HIV in the Caribbean are not generally included at the heart of HIV prevention strategies. This is one of the conclusions of Keeping Score II, a publication launched by UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team recently in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Public and private sector partnerships in the AIDS response: An opportunity for innovation and leadership
- Assessing what really works in the AIDS response, and understanding how it works, is all the more pressing in the current context of global financial slowdown said experts at an ICASA session on Friday. The event, “Public private partnerships against HIV: how can we together turn the tide?” was organized by UNAIDS as part of the conference’s Leadership Programme.
- ICASA 2008: Long term financing for a sustainable response in Africa
- The priority of investment in health is crucial for African countries’ successful development stressed Dr Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Dr Kazatchkine was speaking at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) where he highlighted the need for a long-term approach to the reinforcement of health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Only this will mean a sustainable response to the AIDS epidemic.
- Understanding HIV transmission for an improved AIDS response in West Africa
- On the opening day of International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), taking place in Mali under the theme “Africa’s Response: Face the facts,” the World Bank launched a new report exploring the character of the HIV epidemics and responses in countries in West Africa.
- Third stocktaking report on children and AIDS
- Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to a report released today by four United Nations agencies.
- Philanthropies major contributors to AIDS
- Total AIDS-related philanthropy in 2007 has risen to US $555 million among U.S.-based philanthropies and to EUR114 million (US $168 million) among Europe-based philanthropies, according to new reports from Funders Concerned About AIDS and the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group, released in New York.
- Reporting HIV estimates
- An increasing amount of information about the epidemic is coming from data gathered by HIV programmes and services. This helps to give a clearer picture of the epidemic worldwide. However the information is usually not available before a current year ends and so it has been decided not to publish a new “AIDS Epidemic Update” in 2008.
- Gaps remain in delivering on global commitments
- A new report by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force identifies gaps in delivering on the global commitments in the areas of aid, trade, debt relief, access to new technologies and access to affordable treatment for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.
- Assessing aid effectiveness at Accra forum
- The Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness takes place this week in Ghana. To mark this event, we begin a new web series “Making the money work”. In coming months we will explore different aspects of aid effectiveness; how financial aid to countries can be made more effective, accountable and results-oriented.
- MTV Staying Alive Foundation grants
- The MTV Staying Alive Foundation invites grant applications from youth-led organizations and young people who are working on HIV prevention and AIDS education campaigns within their communities.
- Special Session on the global financial architecture for AIDS
- The shifting dynamics of the AIDS global financial architecture were explored in depth at a Special Session held on 5 August during the International AIDS Conference taking place in Mexico.
- UNAIDS launches new report on global AIDS epidemic
- Significant gains in preventing new HIV infections are being seen in a number of countries most affected by the AIDS epidemic. This is according to a new report released today by UNAIDS.
- STI Online: Supplement on UNAIDS estimation methods and tools
- Ahead of the publication of the 2008 Global Report, Sexually Transmitted Infections, a peer review journal for health professionals and researchers in sexual health has published a supplement giving a description and underlying data for UNAIDS estimation methods and tools, as well as analyses on a range of epidemiological issues including quantifying HIV burden in emergencies, the quality of global serosurveillance and a method for estimating averted infections.
- UNAIDS and Kaiser Family Foundation release new report assessing funding for AIDS by G8 countries and other major donors
- As world leaders prepare to meet in Hokkaido, Japan for the annual meeting of the G8, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Kaiser Family Foundation have released a new report analysing the funding available for AIDS from G8, European Commission (EC) and other donor governments in 2007.
- 2008 High-Level Meeting on AIDS concludes in New York
- The 2008 United Nations High-level Meeting on AIDS came to a close on Wednesday evening, 11 June 2008. During the two day meeting representatives from member states reviewed progress made in the response to the AIDS epidemic and highlighted challenges still to overcome.
- Civil society interactive hearing
- Representatives of civil society organizations addressed Member States and observers on Tuesday 10th June in an interactive hearing at the High-level Meeting on AIDS entitled Action for Universal Access 2010: Myths and Realities.
- 2008 High-level Meeting on AIDS opens
- The 2008 High-level Meeting on AIDS opens today at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. This is an important forum for government representatives and civil society to review progress made in the AIDS response and to identify the outstanding challenges.
- Universal access to affordable AIDS commodities
- As part of the 2008 High level Meeting on AIDS, a special event entitled “Universal access to affordable diagnostics, prevention and treatment: In search for sustainable solutions” will be held on 9th June in the United Nations Headquarters, New York.