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- How to create sustainable HIV responses in the Caribbean
- For almost ten years Ainsley Reid has had access to life-saving antiretroviral treatment in his native Jamaica. The payoff comes not just in his individual health, but in his work raising awareness about HIV prevention and positive living as a local programme coordinator at Jamaica’s HIV/STI Programme. “Like me, many of my colleagues who have been on HIV treatment are ready and able to work, to take care of their families, to contribute to society,” he said.
- Organization of American States adopts bold resolution on HIV and human rights
- The Organization of American States (OAS) —the world’s oldest regional mechanism comprising 35 independent states of the Americas— has adopted a bold new Resolution on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of People Vulnerable to or Living With or Affected by HIV.
- Interview with John Edward Greene, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in the Caribbean
- John Edward Greene was appointed the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in the Caribbean in November 2011, following his role as Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.
- Haiti’s HIV successes and challenges acknowledged on World AIDS Day
- On one level, Haiti’s HIV response parallels its earthquake recovery. Although the task is far from over, national and international stakeholders have collaborated to confront the challenge and important gains have been made.
- UNAIDS encourages Haiti to eliminate HIV in children
- The President of Haiti ushered in World AIDS Day 2012 commemorations with a note of hope. “It would be a very beautiful success story if we could pull off an HIV-free generation,” declared President Michel Martelly, in a meeting on 30 November with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.
- UNAIDS and PAHO strengthen collaboration towards putting an end to AIDS in the Americas
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé met on 7 November with the recently appointed Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne at the UNAIDS Headquarters in Geneva to strengthen collaboration towards putting an end to AIDS in the Americas.
- Regional forum highlights achievements and gaps in HIV responses across Latin America
- More than 4000 delegates—including government officials, health experts, community leaders, scientists, indigenous populations, youth and people living with HIV—convened from 28-31 August in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the 6th Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
- The Dominican Republic to confront its HIV treatment gap
- The Dominican Republic is one step closer to ensuring that all people living with HIV access treatment. The country’s National Social Security Council has established a commission to look into the technical, financial and operational implications of including antiretroviral treatment in the Basic Health Plan.
- Jamaica’s new HIV strategy: “Making Human Rights Real”
- Jamaica’s new National HIV Strategic Plan 2012-2017 focuses on an enabling environment and human rights. The plan was developed in 2011 through a highly consultative process involving the government, private sector, faith-based organizations, youth, people living with HIV and international development partners.
- West Indies cricketers support UNAIDS vision of eliminating new HIV infections among children
- Hosting a group of students on 6 April at the Kensington Oval stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, the West Indies Cricket Team expressed solidarity with the UNAIDS vision of zero new HIV infections among children. The event was held as part of the Think Wise Campaign—a global partnership that uses the power and reach of cricket to address key issues around AIDS.
- Caribbean Coalition for Social Justice launched
- The UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team launched the Caribbean Coalition for Social Justice (CCSJ) during the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference, held in the Bahamas in November. The Barbados-based Coalition will pool resources and provide legal services for people in the region who have been victims of arbitrary acts of discrimination but do not have access to the courts.
- New monitoring centre helps tackle HIV in prisons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- The newly established Monitoring Centre for HIV and Prisons in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to become a key regional repository for collecting and analysing data on HIV in prison settings.
- Human rights and “zero discrimination” critical for future of the AIDS response in the Caribbean
- Representatives from government, civil society, people living with HIV, UN agencies and development partners from across the Caribbean met in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to review progress towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.
- Sex workers and loggers in Guyana challenge HIV together
- Kay Forde has been a sex worker in Guyana for more than 20 years. She is an AIDS activist too. As secretary of the One Love Organization, a non-governmental organization addressing the HIV needs of sex workers, Ms Forde is committed to working with their clients, many of whom earn their living in the logging industry.
- Progress in restoring access to HIV services in Haiti
- One year after a devastating earthquake in Haiti, the delivery of HIV prevention and treatment services appears to be back on track.
- Progress in Caribbean HIV response, yet punitive laws continue to hamper access to services for most vulnerable
- At the 10th annual general meeting of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), held in St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé joined former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Caribbean leaders to take stock of progress, challenges and lessons learned in the regional response to the HIV epidemic over the past decade.
- Cricketers promote HIV awareness during ICC World Twenty20
- As the World Twenty20 Tournament takes place in Barbados, cricketers are participating in a number of HIV awareness outreach and community activities through the ICC, UNAIDS, UNICEF partnership programme, Think Wise.
- West Indies cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan new champion for HIV advocacy
- In conjunction with the International Cricket Council (ICC), West Indies cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan was unveiled as a new Think Wise Champion on 26 April as part of a global cricket partnership to raise awareness of HIV.
- Haiti civil society brief US government on AIDS needs
- Haitian civil society representatives visited Washington, D.C. on 6 April to mobilize political support for reconstructing the AIDS response in Haiti. The civil society delegation, with support from UNAIDS, gave a testimony of their experiences with the earthquake and highlighted the importance of reconstructing the AIDS response with direct involvement of affected communities, especially people living with HIV.
- Guyana launches national HIV prevention principles, standards and guidelines
- On Wednesday 24th March 2010, Guyana unveiled the country’s new national principles, standards and guidelines for the prevention of HIV as part of its efforts to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.