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MMS/aidsfocus.ch als Vertreter der Zivilgesellschaft am Hochrangigen Treffen zu HIV/Aids in New York vom 8. bis 10. Juni
MMS / aidsfocus.ch wurde gebeten, die Zivilgesellschaft in der Schweizer Delegation am High Level Meeting über HIV/Aids zu repräsentieren, das in New York vom 8. bis 10. Juni 2016 stattfinden wird. Dieses Treffen wird von der Schweiz und Sambia im Auftrag des Präsidenten der UNO Generalversammlung co-fazilitiert.
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MMS/aidsfocus.ch participated at the 35th Board Meeting of the Global Fund
35th Global Fund Board Meeting, 26-27 April 2016 in Abidjan - The Global Fund Board has approved the new strategy to guide the organization for the next six years. MMS/aidsfocus.ch participated at the 35th Board Meeting in Abidjan. Important decision points were approved.
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DOCUMENTATION MMS/aidsfocus.ch conference, 4 May 2016 - Applying human rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health!
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Erfolgreich gegen Stigmatisierung und Diskriminierung
FEPA - Peter Marimi, ehemaliger Direktor von BHASO in Zimbabwe ist überzeugt: "Ich würde sagen, dass die Selbsthilfegruppen die wichtigste Instanz waren, um das Schweigen in der Gesellschaft zu brechen. Sie boten Betroffenen die Möglichkeit, sich – und damit auch ihre Familien und Gemeinden – mit der Krankheit vertraut zu machen und damit gegen die Tabuisierung anzugehen. Ohne die Selbsthilfegruppen wären wir nicht, wo wir heute sind."
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GET TESTED
Aids-Hilfe Schweiz - GET TESTED ist eine Kampagne der Aids-Hilfe Schweiz. Sie soll Männer und Frauen ermutigen, den eigenen HIV-Status zu kennen sowie Vorurteile und Angst vor Diskriminierung abzubauen.
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AIDS 2016: Community Voices
AIDS 2016 - The 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) will offer a best-in-class programme of over 500 conference activities and sessions driven by top science and research discoveries.
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Muslimische Staaten sprerren die Teilnahme von 11 LGBT Gruppen am UN High Level Meeting
The Guardian - 51 muslimische Staaten darunter Saudi Arabien, der Iran, Indonesien, der Sudan und Uganda haben 11 LGBT (Lesben, Schwule, Bisexuelle, Transsexuelle und Transgender) Organisationen die Teilnahme an der UNO Vollversammlung zur Beendigung von Aids verweigert.
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69th World Health Assembly: speakers at high-level side event call for a Fast-Track response to end the AIDS epidemic among women and adolescent girls
World Health Assembly, Geneva 23 May 2016 - "At a high-level side event held during the 69th session of the World Health Assembly, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates have urged countries to end gender inequity in the response to HIV by putting women and adolescent girls on the Fast-Track to ending the AIDS epidemic.
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UNAIDS announces 2 million more people living with HIV on treatment in 2015, bringing new total to 17 million
UNAIDS - "An estimated 17 million people were accessing life-saving antiretroviral medicines at the end of 2015, with an additional 2 million people gaining access over a 12-month period. The announcement, made in a new UNAIDS report entitled Global AIDS update 2016, comes as world leaders prepare to gather for the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, to take place in New York, United States of America, from 8 to 10 June 2016.
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Universal health coverage: political courage to leave no one behind
The Lancet - "Thanks to the leadership of Angela Merkel and Shinzo Abe, universal health coverage (UHC) is on the agenda of the G7 Summit.1 The achievement of UHC will contribute to increased global health security by tackling much of the world's ill health and associated poverty. As the G7 Summit approaches, it is time to consider what it will take to get to UHC by 2030.
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Overcoming Challenges in Global Health
The Global Fund - "Partners in global health have made tremendous progress in the last decade in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. By working together and involving people affected by the diseases, civil society, the private sector and governments, we have seen progress way beyond what seemed possible only a few years ago. But achieving impact was relatively easy: The need was so great that almost anything we did had impact. (by Mark Dybul)
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WCC video calls for strong action to end AIDS epidemic
World Council of Churches - “Leave no one behind.” That’s the urgent message of the World Council of Churches’ general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in a video released in preparation for a United Nations (UN) High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York, 8-10 June.
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Government Denies Liability in the Forced and Coerced Sterilization of a Woman Living with HIV
KELIN, Kenya - "The National Government has denied that it played a role in the forced and coerced sterilization of a woman living with HIV. In his response to petition 606, the Attorney General opposed the petition on grounds that it was not party to the actions of forced and coerced sterilization as complained of by the petitioner.
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Global AIDS Update 2016
UNAIDS - The world has committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. How to reach this bold target within the Sustainable Development Goals is the central question facing the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, to be held from 8 to 10 June 2016.
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Wambo.org to Bring Better Access, Prices, Transparency to Global Health
The Global Fund - "The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Government of Canada announced a new online marketplace today that is projected to save at least US$250 million in the coming four years by offering health implementers competitive prices for medicines and health commodities.
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The need for routine viral load testing
UNAIDS - Greatly expanded access to routine viral load testing will be a game-changer in the global response to AIDS. Routine viral load tests improve treatment quality and individual health outcomes for people living with HIV, contribute to prevention, and potentially reduce resource needs for costly second- and third-line HIV medicines.
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Jubiläumsevent 3. Juni 2016
Calcutta Project Basel - Diesen Anlass feiern wir mit einem grossen JUBILÄUMSEVENT im Mitarbeiterrestaurant und Garten des Universitätsspitals Basel. Den Abend gestalten wir mit einem vielfältigen Bühnenprogramm.
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UNAIDS fundraising gala to increase access to HIV services for women and children
UNAIDS, 13 June 2016 - UNAIDS in collaboration with the Hotel InterContinental Geneva, Cartier and Design Miami, is organizing a fundraising gala to take place on 13 June during the Art Basel week in Basel, Switzerland.
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21. International AIDS Conference
AIDS 2016, 17 July 2016 - The conference theme reflects a unique moment in time, emphasizing that the HIV epidemic has reached a defining moment. By acting decisively on recent scientific advances in HIV treatment and biomedical prevention, the momentum for a cure, and the continuing evidence of the ability to scale-up key interventions in the most-needed settings, we now have the potential to end the HIV epidemic.
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Health in Fragile Contexts
MMS/SRK/DEZA, 24 August 2016 - In an increasing number of countries the implementation of health programmes is challenged by fragile contexts. At the same time, fragility of a state is considered as one of the main causes for malfunctioning health services. Emergency situations aggravate such situation and reveal the weaknesses of the system. These settings evoke not only questions on how to adapt to shaking working environment or on sustainability, but also whether health programmes could make a contribution to reduce fragility.
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