UNAIDS strongly applauds today’s announcement by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to invest USD 10 billion into research and development of vaccines over the next 10 years. The announcement, made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, is a welcome step forward in commitment to vaccine research, however large gaps in funding for the research and development of vaccines still remain…
UNAIDS Commends Commitment By The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Advancing Vaccine Research And Development
January 31, 2010 by HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today[PDF][print]
Originally published at mnt.to/f/3wZw
SUDAN: Battling HIV in a post-conflict army
January 29, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=87914
JUBA, 29 January 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – The evidence of five years of peace is everywhere in Juba, regional capital of Southern Sudan – in the brisk trade in the city’s markets, its packed bars and nightclubs, and in the relaxed gait of the soldiers of the former rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).
Vision, mission, principles and code of conduct
Vision-Mission-Principles-Code-of-Conduct.pdf
Available in: English
The NGO Delegation's vision, mission, principles and code of conduct document describes the overall aims of the delegation, and what they hope to achieve.
NGO Delegation Terms of Reference
NGO-Delegation-TOR.pdf
Available in: English
The terms of reference for the delegation and details on how they operate.
SUDAN: Vulnerable girls risk sexual exploitation on Juba’s streets
January 28, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=87900
JUBA, 28 January 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – In a large market in Juba, the regional capital of Southern Sudan, young women spend long afternoons lounging on beds in sweltering iron sheet rooms, waiting for men.
NGO Delegation External Working Groups: March 2010
NGO-Delegation-External-Working-Group-Participation.pdf
Available in: English
The NGO Delegation participates in a number of external working groups such as the PCB Bureau and the planning group for the June 2010 PCB thematic session. This document outlines the different external working groups and includes information on which NGO Delegates are involved in each of the groups.
Announcement of New Delegates: January 2010
Announcement-of-New-Delegates-January-2010.pdf
Available in: English
The announcement of the Delegates as of January 2010 was formally made at the 25th PCB Meeting, December 2009 in Geneva.
KENYA: Gung-ho grannies learn self-defence
January 27, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=87888
NAIROBI, 27 January 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – In a community hall in Korogocho, a slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, an instructor takes his students through their paces, but unlike the usual fitness fanatics, today’s class is a group of elderly women learning self-defence techniques.
SOUTH AFRICA: Military gets new HIV policy
January 26, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=87879
JOHANNESBURG, 26 January 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – The announcement in late 2009 that the government had approved a new HIV/AIDS policy in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was widely welcomed by AIDS and human rights lobbyists as long overdue.
Sign on to the 25th PCB Meeting
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Do Health Sector-Wide Approaches Achieve Results?
by N. Siniora[PDF][print]
This study distills evidence from six countries (Bangladesh, Ghana, Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, Malawi, and Tanzania) to address four questions regarding Sector-wide Approaches (SWAps) in the health sector:
(1) Were the anticipated benefits of the approach realized?
(2) Were the objectives of the national health strategies and programs of work achieved?
(3) Did the approach facilitate the achievement of national health objectives?
(4) In what ways did channeling support through a SWAp affect the World Bank?s efficacy?
This paper draws on the findings of Project Performance Assessment Reports conducted by Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) on health SWAp support operations in Bangladesh, Ghana, and the Kyrgyz Republic, and of field-based case studies that assessed the Bank’s lending and non-lending support to health, population, and nutrition in Malawi and Nepal. This paper also incorporates the findings of an evaluation of Tanzania’s health SWAp, commissioned by the Government of Tanzania, and financed by development partners.
This study draws on a review of Bank support for SWAps in its lending portfolio and it distills health SWAp experience to date. It was undertaken as input to IEG’s recent evaluation of the World Bank’s support to health, nutrition, and population: “Improving Effectiveness and Outcomes for the Poor in Health, Nutrition and Population: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support since 1997.” The paucity of health SWAp evaluations in the literature, the richness and complexity of the preliminary findings, and the strong demand for more distillation of SWAp experiences and lessons all were justification for the undertaking of a more in-depth analysis.
Read the report “Do Health Sector-Wide Approaches Achieve Results?”
UNAIDS call for action on women, girls, gender equality and HIV
January 25, 2010 by admin[PDF][print]
UNAIDS will be launching an operational plan for women, girls, gender equality and HIV at a high-level event during the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. The event will bring together key leaders from governments from the North and South, civil society and United Nations Organisations.
The plan paves the way to place women and girls at the centre of the AIDS response and calls on the UN system to support country action, in close consultation with governments, and through partnerships with civil society and development partners.
Participation to the CSW is critical in demonstrating a shared commitment to advance the rights and health of women and girls, in the context of HIV, and building a political platform for accelerated action at the country level.
KENYA: Special tribunal for HIV-related issues
January 23, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=87829
NAIROBI, 21 January 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – The Kenyan government has created the first ever tribunal to handle legal issues relating to HIV, including discrimination against people living with HIV and protecting the confidentiality of medical records.
ZIMBABWE: Raising more money for HIV/AIDS
January 21, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=87830
HARARE, 21 January 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – A plan to expand the three percent AIDS levy to include those in the informal sector could have a negative impact on the lives of Zimbabweans, analysts have warned.
AFRICA: Crackdowns on gays make the closet safer
January 19, 2010 by IRIN Plusnews Service[PDF][print]
Originally published at www.plusnews.org/report.asp...rtID=87793
NAIROBI, 19 January 2010 (PLUSNEWS) – More than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalizing homosexual acts, and despite accounting for a significant percentage of new infections in many countries, men who have sex with men tend to be left out of the HIV response.
