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- More infants protected from HIV as access to antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission increases
- Despair is giving way to cautious optimism even in the most HIV-affected African nations as antiretroviral drugs become more widely available to stop HIV-positive women from infecting their unborn child or infant, thus edging closer to United Nations targets for an HIV-free generation of children.
- Friends of UN Plus in Swaziland, Mozambique
- Strengthening efforts towards a stigma-free work environment for United Nations staff living with HIV and their families, UN Plus has launched a new Friends of UN Plus initiative in Swaziland. Keeping up the momentum to break down barriers and silence around HIV in southern Africa, this will be followed by the launch of a similar initiative in Mozambique on September 23.
- UNAIDS, Millennium Villages join forces to keep children free from HIV in Africa
- UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages Project signed an agreement in New York to strengthen efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Africa. The aim of the partnership is to help local governments create “Mother to child transmission-free zones” in 14 ‘Millennium Villages’ across ten African countries.
- Resources for regular lab tests could be used for HIV treatment
- Having 12 children and a very old mother to support, Vincent, middle-aged Ugandan single father living with HIV, knows that his death would spell disaster for the whole family. “If I had died, where would these people go?” said Vincent perched on a stool with his legs outstretched.
- Rwanda leading the way in jointly tackling TB and HIV
- Dr Jorge Sampaio, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Stop TB and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé together witnessed, first-hand, delivery of integrated HIV and TB services during a visit to the Socio-Medical Centre in Biryogo, Rwanda.
- UNAIDS Executive Director official visit to Rwanda continues
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé has met with President of Rwanda, H.E. Paul Kagame, and the First Lady of Rwanda, H.E. Jeanette Kagame, as well as representatives of civil society organizations. Yesterday he addressed the 59th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Kigali.
- UNAIDS Executive Director’s first official visit to Rwanda
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé will pay his first official visit to Rwanda from 27 August to 3 September to recognize and support the achievements of the Government of Rwanda in the HIV response and conduct high-level advocacy for universal access to HIV services and the Millennium Development Goals.
- Evidence shows new drug combination dramatically reduces mother-to child transmission of HIV during breastfeeding
- According to a new study led by WHO, if HIV-positive pregnant women are given a combination of antiretroviral drugs from late in pregnancy until six months into breastfeeding, rather than a short course of drugs that ends at delivery, their babies are over 40% less likely to become infected with HIV.
- Deputy President of South Africa echoes UNAIDS priorities at international AIDS conference
- The Deputy President of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe has pledged to strengthen work on eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV.
- Lesotho: HIV free babies bring hope
- Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS has ended his visit to Lesotho with call for strengthened health services for mothers living with HIV and their babies to help end vertical transmission of HIV.
- The route to good living: World Bank guide to HIV prevention in Africa’s transport sector
- Transport corridors in sub-Saharan Africa, as elsewhere, enable movement of people and goods, increasing economic activity and spreading wealth. But they also facilitate the spread of HIV. In response, the Africa Transport Sector of the World Bank has published a practical new booklet on how to implement HIV prevention activities as part of road construction projects.
- Made in Africa
- Recently published op-ed by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé -- There are 22 million people living with HIV in Africa. For every two people who start on antiretroviral treatment, five are newly infected with HIV. This means the number of people in need of treatment will always increase.
- African Union summit focuses on economic growth and food security
- Leaders and representatives from some 50 African countries, as well as guests from the international community are gathered in Sirte, Libya from 1 – 3 July for the 13th ordinary session of the African Union taking place under the theme “Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security.” UNAIDS Executive Director, Mr Michel Sidibé also attended the meeting where has he held several consultations with African leaders.
- 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.
- Addressing the HIV-related needs of “people on the move”
- June 20 is World Refugee Day, an opportunity to draw attention to the importance of addressing the HIV-related needs of “people on the move”. Love in the time of AIDS, a video co-produced by UNHCR, highlights the story of Noe Sebisaba, a former Burundian refugee who set up a successful NGO which provides a lifeline to many fellow refugees affected by HIV. The video will be featured during the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board thematic session on forced displacement at the Board’s 24th meeting.
- 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.
- Swaziland: WFP supports families living with HIV
- As a man living with HIV, Vusie Maphalala knows very well that without regular, adequate nutrition people receiving treatment for HIV are weakened and cannot reap the full benefit of their drugs. Two years ago his wife died for this very reason. Under a joint project run by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Swaziland’s Ministry of Health Mr Maphalala receives food rations and is now able to support his family.
- Communities reclaiming their role in universal access to HIV services
- Leonard is the father of five daughters, one of whom, recently turned 14, was born HIV positive. In addition to juggling with the responsibility of raising a family of girls, Leonard is becoming very concerned about the new challenges he’s facing with having a positive teenage girl at home. “She is growing and as a father, I must help her grow into a mature and responsible woman. How should I talk to her about sex given her HIV positive status without instilling a sense of guilt? I do not find the guidance to help me respond to her needs,” he said.
- Early diagnosis and treatment save babies from AIDS-related death
- Many infants across the world are dying needlessly because they are not being tested early enough for HIV and treated if they have the virus. Without treatment, half of all HIV-positive babies will not live long enough to see their second birthday. To help address this situation, the Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign has launched a new video vividly highlighting the importance of early testing and treatment to save the lives of infants who have HIV.
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- 21 May 2013
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UNAIDS reports more than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa––with nearly 1 million added in the last year—while new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS continue to fall . More
- 21 May 2013
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UNAIDS saddened by death of human rights activist Shivananda Khan. More