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- Changing attitudes towards men who have sex with men and transgender people in Myanmar
- The Help Myanmar was awarded a prestigious Red Ribbon Award at the XIX International AIDS conference for its work on the prevention of sexual transmission of HIV and other STDs. The Red Ribbon Award is the world’s leading award for innovative and outstanding community work in the response to the AIDS epidemic.
- Myanmar commits to reaching zero new HIV infections in children by 2015
- Myanmar’s Minister of Health, Professor Dr. Pe Thet Khin, says his ministry is committed to working towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers healthy to raise them. Minister Pe Thet Khin jointly announced this commitment with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé in a meeting on 27 October in Mandalay.
- Myanmar overcomes major challenges to push forward its response to HIV
- The Vice-President of Myanmar, Dr Sai Mauk Kham, reconfirmed his government’s commitment to carrying out effective HIV programmes during a meeting with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé. The two leaders met in Nay Pyi Taw, the country’s capital, where they discussed the progress made by Myanmar in responding to HIV despite the enormous challenges faced by the country.
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi calls for zero discrimination of people living with HIV
- Nobel peace prize winner and Member of Parliament Aung San Suu Kyi calls on her fellow citizens and people around the globe to eliminate stigma and discrimination, which people living with HIV often face. On Friday, the leader of the National League for Democracy welcomed UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé to her residence in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar. The two leaders spoke at length about how to overcome stigma and discrimination of all marginalized groups.
- Cross-political support for accelerated HIV response in Myanmar
- A high-level United Nations delegation led by Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on AIDS in Asia, Dr Nafis Sadik visited Myanmar to take stock of the progress made and challenges remaining in the AIDS response.
- Myanmar’s national plan for AIDS confirms commitment to reach universal access by 2015
- Myanmar’s AIDS response received a boost with the launch of the new National Strategic Plan for AIDS, which reconfirmed the country’s commitment to reach universal access to HIV services by 2015.
- Myanmar: Towards universal access
- What will it take to reach universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Myanmar? This was the central discussion of a satellite meeting held as part of the 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) on Monday 20 August.