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- UNAIDS in Oslo for Nordic Consultations
- The Nordic countries are staunch supporters of the global AIDS response and have supported UNAIDS both politically and financially since its inception. This week UNAIDS met with four Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland to exchange knowledge and outline priorities for the upcoming year.
- UNAIDS reaffirms its partnership with Global Fund as board meeting concludes
- The 19th Board Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) concluded yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland. Opening a technical session on “The Global Fund's role as a strategic and responsible investor in HIV/AIDS” earlier, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé reaffirmed UNAIDS commitment to its partnership and reiterated his call for a fully funded Global Fund. He called for bolder action in order to address the challenges facing the AIDS response.
- Funding for AIDS drugs in jeopardy as global financial crisis hits health sector
- A new report from the World Bank reports preliminary findings from a survey in 69 countries conducted by the World Bank, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization showing that respondents in 22 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, and Asia and Pacific expect the economic crisis to impact HIV treatment programmes over the coming year.
- Broad coalition discuss philanthropy and global public health at UN
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “truly powerful global partnership for global health.” He was addressing over 400 executives and philanthropy leaders, representatives of UN Member States and other partners at the opening yesterday of a special event on Philanthropy at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
- New report calls for $25 billion investment to ensure countries reach 2010 targets
- A new report released by UNAIDS, <
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- New tool distills guidance on writing strong Global Fund HIV proposals
- As applicants prepare their proposals for the next round of HIV funding, Round 9, UNAIDS and WHO have jointly developed an online resource kit to provide guidance in planning and writing strong Global Fund proposals.
- US AIDS relief programme exceeds goals for HIV treatment and care
- According to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 2009 Annual Report, PEPFAR has exceeded its five-year goals for treatment of two million and care of ten million people.
- ICASA 2008: Long term financing for a sustainable response in Africa
- The priority of investment in health is crucial for African countries’ successful development stressed Dr Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Dr Kazatchkine was speaking at the 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) where he highlighted the need for a long-term approach to the reinforcement of health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Only this will mean a sustainable response to the AIDS epidemic.
- Philanthropies major contributors to AIDS
- Total AIDS-related philanthropy in 2007 has risen to US $555 million among U.S.-based philanthropies and to EUR114 million (US $168 million) among Europe-based philanthropies, according to new reports from Funders Concerned About AIDS and the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group, released in New York.
- Gaps remain in delivering on global commitments
- A new report by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force identifies gaps in delivering on the global commitments in the areas of aid, trade, debt relief, access to new technologies and access to affordable treatment for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.
- Assessing aid effectiveness at Accra forum
- The Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness takes place this week in Ghana. To mark this event, we begin a new web series “Making the money work”. In coming months we will explore different aspects of aid effectiveness; how financial aid to countries can be made more effective, accountable and results-oriented.
- MTV Staying Alive Foundation grants
- The MTV Staying Alive Foundation invites grant applications from youth-led organizations and young people who are working on HIV prevention and AIDS education campaigns within their communities.
- Special Session on the global financial architecture for AIDS
- The shifting dynamics of the AIDS global financial architecture were explored in depth at a Special Session held on 5 August during the International AIDS Conference taking place in Mexico.
- UNAIDS and Kaiser Family Foundation release new report assessing funding for AIDS by G8 countries and other major donors
- As world leaders prepare to meet in Hokkaido, Japan for the annual meeting of the G8, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Kaiser Family Foundation have released a new report analysing the funding available for AIDS from G8, European Commission (EC) and other donor governments in 2007.
- Panel discussion 5: Resources and Universal Access
- The final discussion panel of 2008 High-level meeting on AIDS will examine aspects of financing the response to AIDS, including sources of funding, resource allocation, and spending, “making the money work”, accountability and predictable and multi-year funding.
- HIV implementers gather in Kampala to share ideas, experiences in AIDS response
- HIV implementers from around the world will over the next five days share lessons learned and best practices on how HIV services are delivered to people affected by the AIDS epidemic. UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot will address the opening ceremony and several colleagues will participate in key thematic sessions.
- World Bank lays out new AIDS strategy for 2007-2011
- In a new report launched 14 May 2008, the World Bank reaffirms its commitment to a long-term engagement to the AIDS response in Africa.
- African Ministers reaffirm commitment to Millennium Development Goals
- African Ministers of Finance and Development Planning concluded their 3-day meeting with a statement reaffirming their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa by 2015.
- US Senate Committee discusses AIDS
- At a special hearing--'Meeting the Global Challenge of AIDS, TB and Malaria'--UNAIDS Executive Director Dr Peter Piot addressed the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) about AIDS, the work of UNAIDS to address the epidemic, and the critical difference that the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has made in the AIDS response.
- Business and AIDS
- The role of business in the AIDS response was discussed at a special symposium on ‘International visions on the future of health care in resource-poor settings’ organized by Heineken international in Amsterdam.