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Swaziland: community involvement key
01 May 2007|
The involvement and participation of communities in providing care and support to people living with HIV and orphans in Swaziland has been heralded as a prime example of ‘best practice’
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Supporting people living with HIV in China
26 April 2007|
In 2005 UNAIDS estimated that there were close to 650,000 people living with HIV in China, a country which has many factors that could lead to a rapid spread of the epidemic; high mobility, large-scale labour migration, high numbers of sex workers, low condom use, a large number of people who inject drugs, low overall awareness of AIDS as well as severe stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV.
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Rwanda ready for Implementers Meeting
25 April 2007|
Despite many challenges in the country, Rwanda is demonstrating an exceptional commitment to bring together a successful 2007 HIV/AIDS Implementer’s Meeting in Kigali.
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Intensifying HIV prevention: country guidance critical
13 April 2007|
Guidance for countries on the definitions, core components and quality standards for HIV prevention activities is critical for future action to intensify prevention, world experts said at the recent meeting of the UNAIDS HIV Prevention Reference Group.
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Burkina Faso: 'Exceptional leadership' on AIDS
27 March 2007|
At the 6th annual session of Burkina Faso’s National AIDS Commission, President Blaise Compaoré underlined his personal commitment to AIDS issues, chairing the 10-hour session and calling for a scaling-up of the AIDS response towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in the country.
One woman’s fight against AIDS in Ukraine
13 March 2007|
As Ministers from across Europe gather in Bremen, Germany for the European AIDS Conference, one woman tells her story about how she is tackling the epidemic in the most affected country in the region, Ukraine.
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UNAIDS at country level
21 February 2007|
UNAIDS has released a new report examining the country-level work of UNAIDS in 2005 and early 2006 within the context of regional and global efforts to move towards universal access.
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Local initiatives push for change in India
18 December 2006|
A joint UNAIDS / DFID delegation has urged political leaders in the north Indian State of Bihar to rapidly scale up HIV awareness, prevention, care and support. At the same time, the delegation commended the commitment in the State to achieving these aims.
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UNAIDS helps secure grants in the Middle East and North Africa
13 December 2006|
The number of people living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa has risen to 460,000 and some 68,000 people were newly infected in 2006 alone. In a bid to curb the region’s growing epidemic, five countries have been working with UNAIDS to prepare HIV grant proposals to the 6th Round of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, four of which were successful in obtaining additional funding for the national AIDS response.
Towards universal access: West and Central Africa
07 November 2006|
The renewed commitment to universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support undertaken by countries across the world, has paved the way in West and Central Africa to more inclusive dialogue among partners, galvanizing consensus around the core challenges currently obstructing the national response, and strengthening joint determination to scale up national programmes.
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Asia Pacific: Call for action on AIDS
01 November 2006|
Asia and Pacific countries with low HIV prevalence rates called for action to increase targeted HIV prevention efforts and funding for AIDS, at the ‘Low to Zero’ Asia Pacific regional conference on universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in low prevalence countries, that took place in Mongolia from 24 – 27 October.
Universal access: target setting in Asia and the Pacific
27 October 2006|
Less than six months after the United Nations Member States endorsed the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS; countries across the world have started setting ambitious targets to significantly scale up their response to AIDS. We asked Mr Prasada Rao, UNAIDS Regional Support Team Director for Asia and the Pacific to update us on progress in his region.
RAISING AIDS AWARENESS AMONG POLICY MAKERS IN INDIA
07 July 2006|
First legislative forum on HIV and AIDS in Bihar state. The Indian North Indian state of Bihar is the first in India to have established a forum with a formal constitution and institutional mechanisms for elected representatives to address AIDS issues in the state.
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President Putin calls for urgent measures to stem the HIV epidemic in Russia
26 April 2006|
President Vladimir Putin gathered the Presidium of the State Council to discuss the HIV epidemic in Russia. In a groundbreaking move, the State Council examined all aspects of the growing epidemic in the country and agreed on a set of measures that will strengthen Russia’s response to the epidemic in an unprecedented manner.
Papua New Guinea strengthens its national AIDS response
13 March 2006|
During the First National HIV Summit recently held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister reaffirmed a three-fold budget increase for the National AIDS Council to address the country’s growing AIDS crisis.
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AIDS mission to Rwanda to discuss coordination, next steps in AIDS response
13 February 2006|
This week, leaders from Luxemburg, United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), UNICEF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) are visiting Rwanda for a two-day, high-level mission to gain a joint perspective on the progress of the national AIDS response and the ongoing challenges it faces.

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