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Our real problem is the stigma
MMS/aidsfocus.ch - Evidence has shown that HIV is a manageable condition, but our real problem is the stigma. People are scared of being tested - they fear of being discriminated or rejected. In our work we train religious leaders and help them to spread messages of hope and life. For a long time the church had very judgmental messages and they responded to HIV in a very distracting ways, like saying that HIV is a punishment from God. But today we are able to say that HIV is a manageable virus, and the church is supposed to be involved in supporting people to get tested and if tested HIV positive, to get treatment. (By Phumzile Mabizela)
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HIV Test and Treat: Are the 90 - 90 - 90 targets set for 2020 within reach?
MMS/aidsfocus.ch - Online-Bulletin zur aidsfocus.ch Fachtagung vom 10. Mai 2017
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Get Tested
Aids-Hilfe Schweiz - GET TESTED ist eine Kampagne der Aids-Hilfe Schweiz. Sie soll Männer und Frauen ermutigen, den eigenen HIV-Status zu kennen sowie Vorurteile und Angst vor Diskriminierung abzubauen. GET TESTED richtet sich in besonderer Weise an Menschen aus afrikanischen Communities in der Schweiz.
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Universal Pension Pilot in Muleba District - Tanzania
Kwa Wazee - New pilot programme: In 2016 Kwa Wazee introduces universal pensions in two villages of the Muleba District. Towards the end of 2003 the Tanzanian NGO Kwa Wazee started to support older people by means of social pensions in a number of wards of the Muleba District. This was the first time in Eastern Africa that the concept of non contributary social pensions for older people was applied.
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Kampagne 2017: Agents of Change
Mission 21 - Agents of Change: Menschen verändern die Welt! Unter diesem Motto sammeln wir Statements unserer Partner im Süden.
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Einblicke: Auf Hausbesuch mit der Sozialarbeiterin
Ruedi Lüthy Foundation - Für manche Patienten ist es aufgrund schwierigster Lebensverhältnisse kaum möglich, die HIV-Therapie diszipliniert einzuhalten. Mit Hausbesuchen klärt die Sozialarbeiterin Melania Mugamu ab, wie wir sie besser unterstützen können. Dabei hilft ihr auch die eigene Geschichte mit HIV/Aids.
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Eine neue Bundesregierung und das Ende von Aids
Aktionsbündnis gegen Aids - "Die Bundestagswahl am 24. September hat für das Thema HIV und Aids eine wichtige Bedeutung. Kurz nach dem Urnengang werden die künftigen Regierungsverantwortlichen ihren Koalitionsvertrag aushandeln. In die gegenwärtige Periode des 18. Bundestags fällt die Umbruchphase der Milleniums- zu den Nachhaltigkeitszielen.
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Losing the fight against HIV in the Philippines
The Lancet - "The Philippines is facing an unprecedented HIV crisis. New infections have doubled in the past 6 years to more than 10 000 new cases last year alone.
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President of Zambia declares HIV testing mandatory
The Lancet - "The President of Zambia has announced HIV testing will now be mandatory in all government health facilities, causing concern among health activists. Zambia is moving forward with mandatory HIV testing for all patients who visit government health facilities, Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya told The Lancet, confirming President Edgar Lungu's surprise announcement of the new policy in mid-August. (Andrew Green reports)
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Zambia charts a road map to achieve bold Fast-Track commitments
UNAIDS - "Zambia has launched its AIDS Response Fast-Track Strategy 2017–2021, which provides a road map to achieve the global Fast-Track prevention and 90–90–90 targets whereby 90% of people living with HIV know their HIV status, 90% of people who know their HIV-positive status are accessing treatment and 90% of people on treatment have suppressed viral loads.
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Fighting HIV/AIDS: Human-Rights Focused Advocacy Is More Critical Than Ever
HealthAffairsBlog - "We are at an interesting and uncertain time in global health. The political climate is, to put it mildly, dynamic. One need only look at the United States, historically the largest donor to the global AIDS response, to see how precarious progress is at the moment. The Trump administration outlined devastating budget cuts that, if enacted, could erode progress, lay the groundwork for further inequities, and hurt those who are already most vulnerable to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Defeating HIV/AIDS Means Listening To Young People
Huffingtonpost - "Young people with HIV in North America and Europe now have near-normal life expectancy. New diagnoses of HIV have fallen among men who have sex with men in England. These recent findings are incredibly positive and should be celebrated. Progress is being made, but HIV/AIDS is far from over, especially in low-and middle-income countries, and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Kenya becomes first country to debut generic HIV drug
www.devex.com - "A new generic version of a frontline antiretroviral drug launches in Kenya today, the first time that HIV patients will have access to the more affordable version of the treatment.
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INTERVIEW-Kenyan lawyer takes on president in battle for rights
The Thomson Reuters Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya - "When Allan Maleche was offered a position at one of Kenya's top law firms on graduation, he did not imagine a future as an activist standing up to government and challenging tradition.
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Investing in Global Health Security
The Global Fund - "Investing in global health is a highly cost effective way to achieve greater security and stability, to protect communities worldwide from infectious disease and to halt emerging health threats.
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Ending AIDS: progress towards the 90–90–90 targets
UNAIDS - "Ending AIDS: progress towards the 90–90–90 targets, gives a detailed analysis of progress and challenges towards achieving the 90–90–90 targets. The report shows that for the first time the scales have tipped: more than half of all people living with HIV (53%) now have access to HIV treatment and AIDS-related deaths have almost halved since 2005.
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Meeting the needs of women living with HIV
www.aidsalliance.org - "A new consolidated guideline on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV recently published by WHO represents a groundbreaking shift towards focusing on rights and the meaningful involvement of women living with HIV.
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Alice Welbourn: WHO and the rights of women living with HIV
The British Medical Journal - Women’s rights to informed choices about what happens to their bodies are often contested—especially if they are pregnant or have HIV. Yet informed choices about risks and benefits form a critical part of long term prognosis.
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Public health and HIV viral load
UNAIDS - "The primary purpose of antiretroviral therapy is to keep people living with HIV in good health. In the large majority of people living with HIV, antiretroviral medication can be chosen that reduce the amount of HIV in the blood to levels that are undetectable by standard laboratory tests.
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From a global crisis to the ‘ end of AIDS ’ : New epidemics of signification
www.tandfonline.com - "In the past decade, discourses about AIDS have taken a remarkable, and largely unquestioned, turn. Whereas mobilisations for treatment scale-up during the 2000s were premised on perceptions of an ‘epidemic out of control’, we have repeatedly been informed in more recent years that an end to AIDS is immanent. This new discourse and its resulting policies are motivated by post-recession financial pressures, a changing field of global institutions, and shifting health and development priorities.
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MMS Workshop: Comprehensive Sexuality Education
MMS Workshop, 28 September 2017 - Sexual and reproductive ill-health is a major contribution to the burden of disease among young people. The right of access to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is grounded in fundamental human rights. The objective of CSE is to ensure that young people can build their knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to responsibly enjoy their sexuality – physically and emotionally, individually and in relationships. It empowers young people to protect their health, well-being and dignity.
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Kein Business as usual gegen nichtübertragbare Krankheiten
MMS Symposium, 2. November 2017 - Nichtübertragbare Krankheiten töten jährlich über 40 Millionen Menschen weltweit – über 80% davon in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern. Welche Faktoren haben Krankheiten wie Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen, Diabetes oder Krebs zu einem weltumspannenden Problem gemacht? Das MMS Symposium setzt sich mit der Rolle der global agierenden Nahrungsmittel-, Getränke- und Tabakindustrie auseinander. Es zeigt die Herausforderungen für die Gesundheitssysteme weltweit und fragt, welche Verantwortung muss die internationale Politik und die Schweiz übernehmen, um dieser globalen Epidemie zu begegnen.
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Konferenz - Das Ende von Aids kommt nicht von allein!
Aktionsbündnis gegen Aids, Konferenz, 28. November 2017 - Noch vor einigen Jahren hielten es viele für unmöglich, die lebensbewahrende und präventiv wirkende HIV-Behandlung für mehr als 18 Millionen Menschen (Juni 2016) bereitzustellen. Und die Weltgemeinschaft verfügt durchaus über die Mittel, um Aids als Bedrohung der öffentlichen Gesundheit und der menschlichen Entwicklung zu beenden. Wie es der Präsident der UN-Generalversammlung letztes Jahr zu Recht ausdrückte, wäre dies „eine der größten Errungenschaften, die wir zu unseren Lebzeiten verwirklichen können“.
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AIDS 2018
AIDS 2018, 23 July 2018 - The International AIDS Society (IAS) announced that Amsterdam, Netherlands will host the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018). AIDS 2018 is expected to bring together some 18,000 participants from around the world. “The Netherlands is a great example of what happens when a government supports outstanding science and embraces evidence-based HIV programmes in combination with a robust commitment to human rights,” said Chris Beyrer, President of the IAS.
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