Events

Islamic Relief Worldwide (http://www.islamic-relief.com) is delighted to announce a groundbreaking conference that aims to generate practical responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic from an Islamic perspective. The conference entitled “Islam and HIV/AIDS” will, take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 until 30 November 2007.

Global Partners Forum - ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE PMTCT SERVICES

Concept Note

1. Background and Rationale

Promising Progress – Persisting Emergency

National governments through the Millennium Development agenda (2000) and the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment (2001) have pledged high level commitments towards improving maternal and child survival by 2015 and to halving HIV infections among infants by 2010, respectively. The HIV commitments re-affirmed by the G8 Gleneagles Summit (2005), the Abuja Call to Action towards an HIV and AIDS free generation (2005), the Political Declaration of the UN High-Level Meeting (2006) and the G8 Communiqué (2007) call for provision of integrated and effective PMTCT and Paediatric HIV services to at least 80% of pregnant women and their infants through family centred approaches..