UNAIDS The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

Access to HIV therapy grew significantly in 2006, but significant obstacles remain to approaching universal access to HIV services

18 April 2007

These encouraging findings were released today in a new report, “Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector,” published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and UNICEF.

The AIDS epidemic: walking the last mile to make the difference

30 March 2007

The AIDS epidemic: walking the last mile to make the difference , message on World AIDS Day 2006

WHO and UNAIDS announce recommendations from expert meeting on male circumcision for HIV prevention

28 March 2007

Press release: In response to the urgent need to reduce the number of new HIV infections globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNAIDS Secretariat convened an international expert consultation to determine whether male circumcision should be recommended for the prevention of HIV infection.

Statement of the UNAIDS Secretariat to the 4th Session of the Human Rights Council

28 March 2007

Geneva, 28 March 2007: Statement by the UNAIDS Secretariat to the 4th Session of the Human Rights Council on the importance of the Council’s engagement on HIV and human rights in the push towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

UNFPA, UNAIDS welcome Purnima Mane as new UNFPA Deputy Executive Director

20 March 2007

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) are delighted with the appointment of Ms. Purnima Mane as the new Deputy Executive Director (Programme) of UNFPA. Ms. Mane joins UNFPA from UNAIDS, where she served as Director of Policy, Evidence and Partnership.

UNAIDS and WHO underline importance of evidence based approaches to treatment in response to AIDS

16 March 2007

Press statement: Following the recent claim of a new treatment which can cure AIDS in the Gambia, UNAIDS and WHO strongly encourage the Gambia to collaborate with international experts on efforts to assess the safety, efficacy and quality of the therapeutic intervention, according to standard practices in any product development.

ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 to Shine Spotlight on Children and Young People Affected by HIV

06 March 2007

The International Cricket Council

NGOs win $460,000 for innovative AIDS projects in developing countries : UNAIDS, World Bank fund initiative

02 March 2007

Washington, 9 December 2003—A global competition to find innovative new ways to fight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic has awarded $460,000 to teams of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya and Romania at a ceremony last week at the Washington headquarters of the World Bank.

Mozambique makes advances in fight against AIDS, but significant challenges remain

23 March 2007

Leaders from Norway, UK, Sweden, UNAIDS and the World Bank today praised Mozambique’s efforts to fight AIDS, but called for greater donor coordination and continued leadership from the government to strengthen the national AIDS response.

Kenya makes great advances in responding to the AIDS epidemic, but challenges remain

02 March 2007

Leaders from DFID, Norway, UNAIDS and the World Bank today praised Kenya’s response to AIDS, but highlighted that more needed to be done to ensure that it meets the needs of those vulnerable to, living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

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