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- UNAIDS welcomes continued leadership and commitment of the United States to the AIDS response
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) commends the United States Government on its continued leadership in the AIDS response following the call by the US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for global solidarity to “change the course of the epidemic and usher in an AIDS-free generation”.
- Kenya's Prime Minister commits to the goal of eliminating new HIV infections in children by 2015
- In a meeting with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 2 November, UNAIDS Executive Director commended the Government of Kenya on progress in the country’s HIV response, including the significant scale-up in treatment access and expansion of services to prevent new HIV infections among children.
- UNAIDS Executive Director visits pioneering HIV clinic near St Petersburg
- On the first of a four-day mission to the Russian Federation, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador James Chau visited a specialized HIV clinic in Ust-Izhora, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. The UNAIDS delegation toured the facility with its chief physician, Dr Evegeny Voronin, a leading AIDS expert in Russia.
- Eliminating new paediatric HIV infections and congenital syphilis in Asia-Pacific
- One of the key goals of the global AIDS response is the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive. In Asia and the Pacific, both Thailand and Cambodia are on track to reach this goal. However, overall, coverage of prevention of mother-to-child transmission is well below global averages, with very wide variations across the region.
- Women’s football teams ‘Give AIDS the Red Card’ to keep children free from HIV
- Captains of national football teams competing in the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 soccer championship in Germany are signing up to the Give AIDS the Red Card appeal in support of a global plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015. The Give AIDS the Red Card appeal, which was launched by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) one year ago at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa, uses the power and outreach of football to unite the world around stopping new HIV infections in children.
- The Missing Face of Children and AIDS: Progress on Ten Years of Commitments
- Considerable progress has been made in putting children at the heart of the global AIDS response. During a side-event on 9 June called The missing face of children and AIDS: Progress on ten years of commitment, delegates explored how all children, everywhere can be assured access to good quality HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.
- World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015
- World leaders gathered in New York for the 2011 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS have today launched a Global Plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive.
- First Ladies of the world unite to prevent new HIV infections among children
- First Ladies join forces to call for integration of HIV and maternal, newborn and child health programmes at special event during United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS
- G8 Summit: Mrs Carla Bruni-Sarkozy hosts spouse event on the protection of mothers and children against HIV
- Mrs Carla Bruni-Sarkozy brought together the spouses of Heads of State and Government attending the G8-Africa Summit in Deauville to a working lunch dedicated to the protection of mothers and children against HIV.
- 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.
- Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children identified by the World Health Organization
- The World Health Organization has published its first ever list of 30 priority medicines for maternal and child health. The list includes medicines for children living with HIV as well as a triple combination of drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
- New framework to eliminate transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies
- The elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa has come a step closer with the endorsement of a new regional framework following a three-day consultation in Nairobi, Kenya.
- UNAIDS applauds longstanding leadership of HRH Princess Soamsawali in Thailand’s HIV response
- In an official visit to the Suan Kalub Palace in Bangkok on Monday, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé commended HRH Princess Soamsawali of Thailand for her “tireless dedication, commitment and leadership” in the country’s HIV response.
- Preventing new HIV infections among children is the focus of a meeting of African First Ladies
- Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV was high on the agenda at a General Assembly of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- ‘A better future’: New evidence shows triple antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy and breastfeeding can significantly reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- The Lancet Infectious Diseases today published evidence from a World Health Organization-led study. The study showed that giving pregnant women living with HIV a combination of three antiretroviral (ARV) drugs from the last trimester, through delivery and six months of breastfeeding can reduce the risk of their babies being infected with HIV by more than 40%.
- Captains at African Women’s Football Championship ‘Give AIDS the Red Card’ to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- Captains of all eight national teams competing in the 2010 African Women’s Football Championship in South Africa have joined forces to support the Give AIDS the Red Card campaign to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
- UNICEF Executive Director launches innovative approach to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Kenya
- UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake joined the Kenya Government and other partners on Friday in rolling out an innovative approach to prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies. The initiative includes a “Mother-Baby-Pack” of antiretroviral drugs and antibiotics, which women can easily administer at home.
- World leaders focus on the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015
- Virtual elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 and the linkages between Millennium Development Goals 4 (Reduce child mortality), 5 (Improve maternal health) and 6 (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases) were the focus of a working session that took place on Tuesday 21st September in New York as part of a MDGs Summit side event organized by UNICEF, WHO and UNAIDS.
- Keeping the promise on ‘mother-to-child transmission-free zones’
- Preventing mothers and babies from becoming infected with HIV was the focus at the Millennium Promise 2010 Partners’ Meeting, a side-event organized by the Millennium Promise in conjunction with the MDG Summit. The aim of the meeting was to assess progress made by the partnerships within the Millennium Villages Project (MVP), an initiative designed to show that MDG targets can be achieved with an integrated and simultaneous package of health and development interventions.
- African First Ladies and UNAIDS to work together for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
- In its 8th General Assembly, members of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS (OAFLA) gathered in Kampala, Uganda, to deliberate on the theme of “Maternal and Child Health.” The First Ladies renewed their commitment to champion the well-being of African women and children in a Declaration presented at the end of the meeting.