KIGALI, 31 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – As the East African Community (EAC) becomes more integrated, countries in the region are developing a common HIV Prevention and Management Bill that will establish minimum standards for HIV services in the five states – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
EAST AFRICA: One region, one HIV law
March 31, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88635
SIE Report Summary
SIE Shortened english.pdf
Available in: English | 简体中文 | Русский | Español | العربية | Português
The NGO Delegation, their Consultative Group and the Communications Facility have worked together to create a shorter version of the SIE Report so that the findings of the evaluation are made more accessible to civil society.
Executive Summary: SIE Final Report
SIE-Executive-Summary-English.pdf
Available in: English | 简体中文 | Русский | Español | العربية | Português
The NGO Delegation with support of its Communications Facility, translated the executive summary of the Final SIE Report (including the recommendations) into 5 languages (French was not included as the full report was translated by UNAIDS).
ZIMBABWE: Men take a hands-on approach to pregnancy
March 30, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88624
JOHANNESBURG, 30 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – Men in rural Zimbabwean are taking a hands-on approach to pregnancy and to preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Link to the official Second Independent Evaluation (SIE) of UNAIDS site
SIE_OC_Archive.asp
Available in: English
The UNAIDS page dedicated to the Second Independent Evaluation (SIE) of UNAIDS was initiated in June 2008 and contains all relative information up to the December 2009 PCB Meeting which focused on the evaluation.
MDG Civil Society Hearings: Call for nominations of civil society speakers
March 30, 2010 by N. Siniora[PDF][print]
Act now! Be heard!
Now Open. Call for nominations of civil society speakers for Informal Interactive Hearings of the United Nations General Assembly to provide input to the MDG Summit
Deadline for nominations of speakers is April 16
FIVE things you can do right now
Share this AIDS Advocacy Alert as widely as possible
- Get together to nominate someone as a potential speaker during the Informal Interactive Hearings of the United Nations General Assembly to represent your NGOs, civil society and the private sector to provide input to the preparatory process for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- Make sure you fill in the online application form available at: http://esango.un.org/irene/?page=profileSurvey (English) and http://esango.un.org/irene/index.html?page=viewContent&nr=62&type=22§ion=15 (Spanish) by April 16,2010
- Read more about the Task Force representing NGOs and civil society at: http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article2292&var_mode=calcul
- Write to mdg2010@un-ngls.org or Alec Khachatrian at avet.khachatrian@un-ngls.org if you have any specific questions. You can also contact us at ICASO: universalaccess2010@icaso.org
- Download the AIDS Advocacy Alert: http://www.icaso.org/publications/2010/aa_march10Call_Nominations_InteractiveHearing.pdf
SOUTH AFRICA: Low HIV prevalence rates on campus
March 29, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88611
JOHANNESBURG, 29 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – HIV prevalence rates among South Africa’s university students remain low, but risk is never far off according to one of the largest surveys ever conducted in the country
TANZANIA: Education crucial to lowering prevalence
March 28, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88523
NAIROBI, 23 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – HIV prevalence among Tanzanians who attended secondary school fell sharply between 2004 and 2008, while remaining stable among the country’s least educated people, a new study has revealed.
ZIMBABWE: Moses Mataka, “We men are just thick-headed”
March 27, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88532
MBERENGWA, 24 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – Moses Mataka, 49, diagnosed with the HI virus seven years ago, was one of the first male home-based caregivers working in the mining district of Mberengwa, in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, and perhaps he was one of the first in the country, but his road has not been easy.
SOMALIA: High-risk truckers still unaware of HIV
March 26, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88575
HARGEISA, 26 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – The truck drivers who criss-cross Somalia are considered at high risk of HIV, but incomplete prevention messages mean they are ill-equipped to protect themselves against the virus.
UGANDA: “Side dishes” campaign gets people talking
March 25, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88543
KAMPALA/NAIROBI, 24 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – A national campaign to encourage sexual fidelity in Uganda has achieved something few recent campaigns have ever done – got the country talking.
KENYA: TB clinics boost HIV testing for couples
March 24, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88544
NAIROBI, 24 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – The Kenyan government is using national tuberculosis screening programmes to persuade married couples – at high risk of HIV, according to research – to get tested for the virus.
Second Independent Evaluation (SIE) of UNAIDS: Final Report
20091002_sie_final_report_en.pdf
Available in: English
The Evaluation Team (Derek Poate, Paul Balogun and Kathy Attawell) prepared the final Evaluation Report and submitted it to the board in September 2009.
SWAZILAND: Taxi drivers get tested
March 23, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88531
MANZINI, 23 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – Minibus-taxi drivers are regarded as a necessary evil in Swaziland. Although they provide a much needed service, their dangerous driving, rude and often violent behaviour has given them a bad reputation and made it difficult to reach them with HIV/AIDS services.
KENYA: Gaps in HIV prevention for pregnant women
March 22, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=88513
KISUMU/NAIROBI, 22 March 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – Adhiambo*, 24, conscientiously followed her health worker’s advice when she was pregnant with her third child. She attended antenatal visits, was tested for HIV and found negative, and delivered her baby at the local health centre.
