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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 - Bulletin en ligne relatif au congrès spécialisé d'aidsfocus.ch du 10 mai 2017
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Get Tested
Aide 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. GET TESTED s’adresse plus particulièrement aux personnes issues de communautés africaines en Suisse.
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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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Aperçu : Visite à domicile avec l’assistante sociale
Ruedi Lühty Foundation - Pour cause de conditions de vie difficiles, certains patientes et patients ne parviennent pas à suivre la thérapie VIH de manière disciplinée. Par des visites à domicile, notre assistante sociale élucide comment les aider. Son propre vécu avec le VIH lui est très utile.
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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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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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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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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: Éducation sexuelle complète
MMS Workshop, 28 septembre 2017- Les infections sexuelles et reproductives sont une difficulté significative pour le bien-être des jeunes. Le droit de l’accès à une éducation sexuelle et à une information complète (Comprehensive Sexuality Education CSE) font partie des droits humains fondamentaux. L’objectif de la CSE est d’assurer que les jeunes puissent développer leur savoir, leurs capacités, leurs attitudes et leurs valeurs pour vivre leur sexualité de manière responsable, sur le plan physique, émotionnel, individuel et relationnel.
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Pas de « business as usual » contre les maladies non transmissibles
MMS Symposium, 2 novembre 2017 - Les maladies non transmissibles comme les maladies cardio-vasculaires, le diabète ou le cancer tuent chaque année plus de 40 millions de personnes dans le monde entier – dont plus de 80% dans les pays en voie de développement et émergents. Une grande partie de ces décès est évitable. Pour comprendre les causes de cette épidémie mondiale, il est impératif d'examiner au plus près le rôle des industries alimentaires, des boissons et du tabac qui agissent de par le monde.
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The end of Aids does not come by its own! Agenda The end of Aids does not come by its own!
Action against AIDS, Conference, 28 November 2017 - Just a few years ago it seemed impossible to treat globally 18 Million people with HIV. The global community has the capacity to end the global Aids epidemic. The implementation of the Agenda 2030 with the sustainable development goals stands and falls with the regressions of devastating diseases, such as HIV, TB and Malaria. Action against AIDS Germany advocates since 15 years for a solidly united response to the epidemic. This is the time to take inventory with our members, partner organizations and the interested public.
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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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