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Gcebile Ndlovu, ICW regional representative, quoted in article on Swaziland's shameful prevention campaign
Submitted by ICW on 3 November, 2006 - 14:36.
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In Swaziland, 'Secret Lovers' Confronted in Fight Against AIDS, Date: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Source: Washington Post, Author: Craig Timberg
MBABANE, Swaziland -- This tiny kingdom's new anti-AIDS campaign arrived without warning one day in July, featuring a slogan both unusually explicit and dripping with implied accusations: Makhwapheni Uyabulala.
PRESS RELEASE: '3by5' delay points to urgent need for comprehensive care options
'3by5' disappointment stresses need for more comprehensive AIDS care services.
Staying alive during wait for ARVs is now even more critical.
PRESS RELEASE, 30 June 2005
Staying alive during wait for ARVs is now even more critical.
PRESS RELEASE, 30 June 2005
Uganda - There must be no more talk of leaving us to get sick and die
For immediate release: March 11, 2005 - Uganda
The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS is shocked and deeply dismayed to read that members of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS reportedly suggest that providing anti-retroviral treatment may in fact be contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS and that it might be better to let people with AIDS die rather than having access to these life-saving drugs.
The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS is shocked and deeply dismayed to read that members of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS reportedly suggest that providing anti-retroviral treatment may in fact be contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS and that it might be better to let people with AIDS die rather than having access to these life-saving drugs.
HIV positive woman beaten to death by family
An HIV-positive woman was ostracised, beaten up and murdered by her own relatives in a village in the western Indian state of Gujarat, reports the Independent Online (16/02/05). ICW calls on ICW members and supporters to write to their Indian Embassy/High Commission in protest.
Bangkok Leadership Programme Press Release
A complete Leadership Program will for the first time complement the Scientific and Community Programs in the upcoming XV International AIDS Conference, to be held in Bangkok 11-16 July 2004. The Program will bring together leaders from all over the world to recognize the importance of leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS and to generate concrete commitments to mobilize resources for HIV/AIDS.
Global Strategy: Breastfeeding critical for child survival
UNICEF and WHO call for increased commitment to appropriate feeding practices for all infants and young children.
The strategy also highlights the issue of optimal feeding of the roughly 2.6 million children who are born to HIV-infected women each year. The absolute risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding - globally between 5% and 20% - needs to be balanced against the increased risk of morbidity and mortality when infants are not breastfed. All HIV-infected mothers should receive information about the risks and benefits of various options and guidance in choosing the most suitable option.
The strategy also highlights the issue of optimal feeding of the roughly 2.6 million children who are born to HIV-infected women each year. The absolute risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding - globally between 5% and 20% - needs to be balanced against the increased risk of morbidity and mortality when infants are not breastfed. All HIV-infected mothers should receive information about the risks and benefits of various options and guidance in choosing the most suitable option.
Kofi Annan's statement for International Women's Day
UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has spoken out about the key contribution of women to the fight in HIV/AIDS epidemic and believes our further empowerment is key to the global response. Click here for UN Press Release
4.8% of young girls in Rwanda are HIV positive
A HIV Sentinel Survey amongst pregnant women attending clinics indicates the AIDS prevalence rate among the girls aged between 15 and 19 is now estimated at 4.8 per cent and the majority live in urban centres.
WHO Executive Board meets in Geneva to finalise strategy papers.
International News Highlights in Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights
Board aims to finally approve the WHO Strategy Paper on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Dr. Steve Sinding of IPPF urged WHO Executive Board officials to uphold the principles of the Reproductive Health Strategy, in the face of expected US opposition during discussions to approve the strategy in Geneva this week.
Board aims to finally approve the WHO Strategy Paper on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Dr. Steve Sinding of IPPF urged WHO Executive Board officials to uphold the principles of the Reproductive Health Strategy, in the face of expected US opposition during discussions to approve the strategy in Geneva this week.