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More feature stories on Namibia
- Climbing against gender-based violence: A quest for dignity, equality and justice
- Mountain climbing for most is a sign of strength, courage, achievement and perhaps a sense of freedom. For the 25 men and women who summited Mountain Brandberg in Namibia from 18-21 April, their drive was solidarity against gender-based violence (GBV).
- Namibia’s City of Windhoek collaborates to strengthen HIV response
- An urbanization movement has challenged Namibia’s capital City of Windhoek to find new ways to reach residents with health and HIV services.
- UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director commends Government of Namibia for progress in its national HIV response
- UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director Jan Beagle met with Honourable Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, as part of her official visit to the country this week. Ms Beagle also met with the First Lady Madame Pohamba in her capacity as Chair of OAFLA, the Minister of Health, development partners and civil society, the UN country team and conducted a field visit to the high prevalence regions in the north.
- Empowering marginalized and vulnerable communities in Namibia
- The Khaibasen Community Project in Namibia has been engaged in raising awareness, providing education and giving voice to vulnerable communities, especially girls who are engaging in transactional sex to make ends meet.
- Women everywhere have the right to informed consent
- Since 2008, cases of forced sterilisation have been reported, among others, in Chile, the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, Venezuela and Zambia.
- UNAIDS saddened by the death of Abel Shinana
- Abel Shinana, the late Coordinator of African Sex Workers Alliance in Namibia, was a courageous and vocal advocate for the rights of sex workers, people living with HIV and the LGBTI population. He was also a critical partner for both UNFPA and UNAIDS on efforts to address HIV among sex workers at both country and global levels.
- Building knowledge, skills and hope in southern Africa’s schools
- Students and teachers in four southern African countries are benefiting from an ambitious HIV programme, spearheaded by UNESCO, designed to strengthen the education sector’s AIDS response in Angola, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland.
- 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.
- Progress in national AIDS response commended by UNAIDS Executive Director during official visit to Namibia
- In a two-day official visit to Windhoek, Namibia, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended President Hifikepunye Pohamba, government authorities and civil society organizations for the country’s remarkable progress in reversing the course of its AIDS epidemic.
- UNDP engages Namibian communities in conversation on sexuality and HIV
- What causes people to have more than one sexual partner at a time? “Sexual desire and satisfaction”; “It’s a cultural and social norm”; “Poverty and hunger- it’s a way to survive.” These are just some of the perspectives that emerged when communities from the Caprivi region, in North East Namibia, came together to talk about multiple and concurrent partnerships.
- Dispatch from the field: WHO HIV Director tours pioneering treatment clinic in Namibia
- In the first of a new World Health Organization web series called Dispatch from the field, Dr Kevin De Cock, undertaking his last mission as Director of the WHO HIV/AIDS Department, visited Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. He praised efforts by the hospital, national authorities and health-care providers to expand antiretroviral treatment (ART) in a country where almost 90% of those in need of ART receive it.
- HIV prevention central to the AIDS response
- The 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting opened on June 10 in Namibia, drawing more than 1,500 participants from more than 55 countries around the world to Windhoek. With the theme : “Optimizing the Response: Partnerships for Sustainability”, this year’s meeting focused on optimizing the impact of prevention, treatment and care programmes, enhancing programme quality, promoting coordination among partners and encouraging innovative responses to the AIDS pandemic.
- Grass roots projects supporting people living with HIV
- As part of the 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers meeting being held in Windhoek, Namibia, delegates had the opportunity to visit HIV projects in the area to find out what is being done on the ground to support people living with HIV.
- Supporting young learners living with HIV in Namibia and Tanzania
- According to a new UNESCO report the learning needs of HIV-positive children in Namibia and Tanzania are currently not being met by their education sectors whose AIDS responses are described as wanting in many respects.
- The power of two wheels
- In many countries, the volunteers who bring home-based care services to people living with HIV form the backbone of the AIDS response. In Kenya and Namibia bicycles are playing an important role enabling the volunteers to bring their services to those most in need.