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Sep 30, 2018A first step has been done - World Leaders Commit To End Tuberculosis At Historic United Nations MeetingIntellecutal Property Watch (IP), NEW YORK - "World leaders and senior representatives came together today for the first-ever High-Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis at United Nations headquarters in New York. At the meeting, heads of state adopted a political declaration with commitments to accelerate action and funding to end the tuberculosis epidemic by 2030. |
Sep 06, 2018Video: Follow the pill. Fighting HIV and TB in DR CongoCordaid - "Since 2012 Cordaid has been the principal recipient of the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In close collaboration with the DRC Ministry of Health, Cordaid fights HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in 65% of all health zones of DRCs vast territory. |
Sep 30, 2018We see mothers die and children die': Uganda's teen pregnancy crisisThe Guardian - "In a country where one in four women have a child by 19, and health workers offering birth control have been met by men with machetes, confronting myths about contraception is vital. |
Sep 05, 2018Sir Elton John: Trump could be the President to stop AIDS“President Trump has the ability to say: 'I want to be the President that ended AIDS'.” Sir Elton John says President Trump - who has been to several of his shows - could “do a great humanitarian thing” and eradicate AIDS with the help of other world leaders." (Photo: Vegas February 2017/Bob n Renee/flickr, CC BY 2.0) |
Sep 05, 2018A public-health approach to policingwww.aidsalliance.org - "It was Commissioner Pim Jansonious who set the tone when he stressed the importance of developing a “socially-minded” and “representative” police force that works in partnership with other agencies to protect all people - no matter which community they belong to. |
Aug 17, 2018The woman who put gender-based violence data on the mapwww.devex.com - "Thirty years ago, Henriette Jansen wouldn’t have guessed she would become a global authority on measuring violence against women. She began her career as an epidemiologist, first studying intestinal parasites in Colombia and later helping strengthen Zanzibar’s health management information system. |
Jul 31, 2018New evidence shows far-reaching impact of expanded US “global gag rule”AIDS2018, Official Press release - 27 July 2018 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) – "Researchers shared alarming evidence at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) today of negative impacts of the US Government’s “Mexico City Policy”, also known as the “global gag rule”. |
Jul 31, 2018Three critical evidence gaps from AIDS 2018www.aidsalliance.org - "This week at the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam has no doubt been exciting. It is always inspiring to share a space with thousands of people passionate about ending AIDS – community representatives, scientists, advocates, clinicians, policy makers. |
Jul 31, 2018Launch of $1.2B coalition to expand HIV services for menwww.devex.com - "A group of major HIV/AIDS donors, NGOs, and pharmaceutical companies have joined forces to launch a $1.2 billion coalition to expand the diagnosis and treatment of HIV infections among men, who are currently less likely to be accessing these services. |
Jul 06, 2018Offline: Can the Global Fund survive?The Lancet - "France will host the Sixth Replenishment Conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 2019. The result may make or break the Global Fund. Although the date of the conference is not formally confirmed, it is likely to be sometime between June, when France will host the G7, and September (the UN General Assembly in New York). by Richard Horton |
Jul 06, 2018Accountability, Sexual Harassment Concerns - In Spotlight At UNAIDS Board MeetingHealth Policy Watch - "Accountability and prevention and response to harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power, are high on the minds of delegates attending a three-day meeting of the ruling body of UNAIDS this week in Geneva. |
Jun 28, 2018Invest in youth, not another big institution, says Mark Dybulwww. devex.com - "Global health programs often have a common structure: Donors come in and deliver funding, then money trickles down to a global institution or an implementing organization that develops programs based on what they think is needed on the ground. |