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MMS/aidsfocus.ch as representative of the civil society at the High Level Meeting in New York from 8 to 10 June
MMS / aidsfocus.ch was asked to represent the civil society in the Swiss delegation to the High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, to be held in New York from 8 to 10 June 2016. This meeting is co-facilitated by Switzerland and Zambia on behalf of the President of the UN General Assembly.
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MMS/aidsfocus.ch participated at the 35th Board Meeting of the Global Fund
35th Global Fund Board Meeting, 26-27 April 2016 in Abidjan - The Global Fund Board has approved the new strategy to guide the organization for the next six years. MMS/aidsfocus.ch participated at the 35th Board Meeting in Abidjan. Important decision points were approved.
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DOCUMENTATION MMS/aidsfocus.ch conference, 4 May 2016 - Applying human rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health!
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GET TESTED
Aids suisse contre le Sida - GET TESTED est une campagne de l’Aide Suisse contre le Sida. Elle entend inciter des hommes et des femmes à connaître leur statut VIH et abolir les préjugés et la peur de la discrimination.
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AIDS 2016: Community Voices
AIDS 2016 - The 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) will offer a best-in-class programme of over 500 conference activities and sessions driven by top science and research discoveries.
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Muslim states block 11 LGBT groups from attending UN Aids meeting
The Guardian - "A group of 51 Muslim states has blocked 11 gay and transgender organizations from attending a high-level meeting at the United Nations next month on ending Aids, sparking a protest by the US, Canada and the EU.
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UNAIDS announces 2 million more people living with HIV on treatment in 2015, bringing new total to 17 million
UNAIDS - "An estimated 17 million people were accessing life-saving antiretroviral medicines at the end of 2015, with an additional 2 million people gaining access over a 12-month period. The announcement, made in a new UNAIDS report entitled Global AIDS update 2016, comes as world leaders prepare to gather for the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, to take place in New York, United States of America, from 8 to 10 June 2016.
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69th World Health Assembly: speakers at high-level side event call for a Fast-Track response to end the AIDS epidemic among women and adolescent girls
World Health Assembly, Geneva 23 May 2016 - "At a high-level side event held during the 69th session of the World Health Assembly, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates have urged countries to end gender inequity in the response to HIV by putting women and adolescent girls on the Fast-Track to ending the AIDS epidemic.
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Universal health coverage: political courage to leave no one behind
The Lancet - "Thanks to the leadership of Angela Merkel and Shinzo Abe, universal health coverage (UHC) is on the agenda of the G7 Summit.1 The achievement of UHC will contribute to increased global health security by tackling much of the world's ill health and associated poverty. As the G7 Summit approaches, it is time to consider what it will take to get to UHC by 2030.
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WCC video calls for strong action to end AIDS epidemic
World Council of Churches - “Leave no one behind.” That’s the urgent message of the World Council of Churches’ general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in a video released in preparation for a United Nations (UN) High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York, 8-10 June.
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Canada Announces Pledge & Commitment to Host Global Fund Replenishment Conference
globalfundadvocatesnetwork.org - "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today at an event on youth and global health that Canada will pledge $785 million to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and host its Fifth Replenishment Pledging Conference on 16 September 2016 in Montreal.
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Government Denies Liability in the Forced and Coerced Sterilization of a Woman Living with HIV
KELIN, Kenya - "The National Government has denied that it played a role in the forced and coerced sterilization of a woman living with HIV. In his response to petition 606, the Attorney General opposed the petition on grounds that it was not party to the actions of forced and coerced sterilization as complained of by the petitioner.
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Global AIDS Update 2016
UNAIDS - The world has committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. How to reach this bold target within the Sustainable Development Goals is the central question facing the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, to be held from 8 to 10 June 2016.
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The need for routine viral load testing
UNAIDS - Greatly expanded access to routine viral load testing will be a game-changer in the global response to AIDS. Routine viral load tests improve treatment quality and individual health outcomes for people living with HIV, contribute to prevention, and potentially reduce resource needs for costly second- and third-line HIV medicines.
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Wambo.org to Bring Better Access, Prices, Transparency to Global Health
The Global Fund - "The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Government of Canada announced a new online marketplace today that is projected to save at least US$250 million in the coming four years by offering health implementers competitive prices for medicines and health commodities.
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Rapport Le Prix de l'oubli - Des millions de personnes en Afrique occidentale et centrale restent en marge de la lutte mondiale contre le VIH
Médecins sans Frontières - « Ce que nous voyons aujourd’hui dans nos projets d’Afrique occidentale et centrale me rappelle parfois l’Afrique du Sud en 1999, quand les antirétroviraux n’étaient pas encore largement disponibles et que les patients que nous voyions étaient au seuil de la mort.
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UNAIDS fundraising gala to increase access to HIV services for women and children
UNAIDS, Basel, 13 June - UNAIDS in collaboration with the Hotel InterContinental Geneva, Cartier and Design Miami, is organizing a fundraising gala to take place on 13 June during the Art Basel week in Basel, Switzerland.
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21st International AIDS Conference
AIDS 2016, 17 July 2016 - It is with pleasure that we invite you to take part in the 21st International AIDS Conference, on 17-22 July 2016 in Durban, South Africa. The biennial International AIDS Conference truly is the premier meeting where science, leadership and community meet for advancing all facets of our collective efforts to treat and prevent HIV.
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Health in Fragile Contexts
MS/SRC/SDC, 24 August 2016 - In an increasing number of countries the implementation of health programmes is challenged by fragile contexts. At the same time, fragility of a state is considered as one of the main causes for malfunctioning health services. Emergency situations aggravate such situation and reveal the weaknesses of the system. These settings evoke not only questions on how to adapt to shaking working environment or on sustainability, but also whether health programmes could make a contribution to reduce fragility.
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