Informations Internationals
29/10/2017Breakthrough as Uganda announces harm reduction pilotwww. aidsalliance.org - "The Ugandan Ministry of Health has made a breakthrough decision to pilot needle and syringe programmes (NSP), led by the Uganda Harm Reduction Network (UHRN) and Community Health Alliance Uganda (CHAU). |
29/10/2017Tanzania illegally detains human rights lawyers for 'promoting homosexuality'The Guardian - "Tanzanian activists also among group of 13 people held without charge after organising meeting to discuss legality of state clampdown on gay community. |
27/10/2017Who is on the shortlist for Global Fund's new executive director?www.devex.com - "MANILA: After a difficult start to its search for a new executive director early this year, the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced Monday the latest set of candidates it is considering for the position. |
19/10/2017Russlands Aids-Epidemie ist ausser KontrolleNeue Zürcher Zeitung - "Jeden Tag sterben in Russland 80 Personen an Aids, weil das Gesundheitssystem versagt und der politische Wille zum Kampf gegen die Epidemie fehlt. Teilweise behindert der Kreml die Aktivisten sogar. |
17/10/2017Media Fumbles HIV Decriminalization Billwww.hivplusmag.com - "When it comes to California’s new HIV decriminalization bill, even respected liberal news outlets are getting it wrong. On Friday, California governor Jerry Brown signed a historic bill (SB 293) that finally addresses outdated laws that unjustly criminalize those living with HIV. That's cause for celebration. The only problem is, that's not how the story is being reported by the media at large—which ultimately undermines the bill’s intended goal of reducing stigma around the chronic condition. |
26/10/2017Evelyn, a powerful and brave womanUNAIDS - "When Evelyn learned that she was HIV-positive she was told she only had 5 years to live. Thanks to antiretroviral medicine she leads a normal life and is the proud mother of two boys. AIDS is not over but it can be." |