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Suis-je séropositif ? La promotion du dépistage volontaire au cœur de la lutte mondiale contre le VIH
Press release: MMS (MMS/Bâle, le 30 novembre 2018) - Demain, 1e décembre 2018 aura lieu la trentième Journée mondiale de lutte contre le SIDA avec pour slogan : « Connais ton état sérologique vis-à-vis du VIH ! » Les organismes du Réseau Medicus Mundi Suisse s'engagent ici, en Suisse, mais aussi en Afrique et en Amérique latine, à faciliter l'accès aux tests, à la prévention, au traitement et à la prise en charge psychosociale. Toutefois, nous sommes encore loin d'enrayer la transmission du virus de l'immuno-déficience humaine (VIH). (Photo: SolidarMed)
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KNOW YOUR STATUS gettested.ch
Swiss AIDS Federation - "Get Tested is a campaign run by the Swiss AIDS Federation. Its aim is to encourage men and women alike to know their own HIV status, while also breaking down prejudice and fear of discrimination. Many people are affected by HIV, and those who are HIV-positive are still stigmatised and excluded from society.
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Stigmatisierung isoliert und kann töten
Aids-Hilfe Schweiz (AHS) - "Angelo Barrile ist engagierter Facharzt und Politiker und lebt in Zürich. Er stellt eine zunehmende Stigmatisierung und Entsolidarisierung gegenüber gewissen Menschengruppen fest. Immer mehr kranke Menschen sind wegen ihrer Krankheit mit Vorurteilen konfrontiert und werden allein gelassen.
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«Für mich ist daher klar: Wir bleiben dran und lassen unsere Patienten nicht im Stich»
Der Murtenbieter, 25. September 2018 - "Politische Unruhen, Armut, Hunger, Cholera und Aids: Die Arbeitsbedingungen in der Newlands Clinic in Simbabwe sind alles andere als einfach. Sabine Lüthy, die Geschäftsleiterin der Ruedi Lüthy Foundation, hält sich gegenwärtig in Harare auf.
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World AIDS Day 2018
UNAIDS - "On World AIDS Day 2018, HIV testing is being brought into the spotlight. And for good reason.
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UNAids chief Michel Sidibe offers to quit in June after report on ‘defective leadership’
Business Live - "The report says Sidibe accepts no responsibility for anything that has gone wrong under his watch and argues that UNAids leaders have to be replaced
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Statement: Independent Expert Panel report on abuse of power at UNAIDS
www.aidsalliance.org - "The following statement is from Christine Stegling, Executive Director of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, in response to the Independent Expert Panel’s report into allegations of abuse of power, sexual harassment and misconduct at UNAIDS.
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UNAIDS puts forward a transformative agenda to create a model working environment at UNAIDS
UNAIDS Press release - "UNAIDS outlines five key components for action that build on recommendations made by an Independent Expert Panel. UNAIDS is putting in place an agenda for change to transform UNAIDS into a model working environment for all staff that ensures safety and inclusivity and upholds the highest standards of accountability and integrity. The agenda underscores that harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power at any level, will not be tolerated and that perpetrators will be held accountable for their actions.
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The science is clear, HIV criminalization is abusive, discriminatory and counterproductive
International AIDS Society - "Every year, in dozens of countries in every region of the world, people living with HIV are prosecuted for HIV non-disclosure, perceived HIV exposure or, in rare cases, allegedly knowing transmission of the virus. Some of these prosecutions are based on HIV-specific laws while others use general laws, such as assault and battery. Civil society advocates and public health experts have long decried these laws and prosecutions as a human rights violation: they stigmatize people living with HIV and discourage people from learning their HIV status.
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Fight viruses, not people!
www.gfan - "The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is today one of our most important instruments for ending AIDS, TB and Malaria by 2030. Human rights principles and the removal of barriers to access to HIV programmes, treatment and prevention are central to the implementation of programmes financed by the Global Fund." (Photo: MMS)
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A heart that’s willing to lead
International AIDS Society - "I never thought I would ever live a life where I was an openly HIV-positive activist. However, if we are serious about addressing the HIV epidemic, we need to equip the next generation of activists to take on the battles that must be won.
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On World AIDS Day: Big Breakthroughs On HIV Self-Testing
Health Policy Watch - "A report launched jointly today by Population Services International (PSI), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the World Health Organization shows that people’s knowledge of their HIV status in sub-Saharan African countries nearly doubled just four years after self-testing programmes were introduced.
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New UNAIDS report shows 75% of all people living with HIV know they are living with HIV
UNAIDS - "Report also calls for increased efforts needed to reach the 9.4 million people living with HIV who are not aware they have the virus and the estimated 19.4 million people who do not have suppressed viral loads.
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Quality of life for people living with HIV
www.aidsalliance.org - "This briefing describes what quality of life for people living with HIV is, why it matters and what interventions look like. It also explains where the concept of quality of life fits within global frameworks, such as the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Technical Review Panel Report on Investments in Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health
The Global Fund - "The Global Fund invests significantly in programs to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. To maximize the impact of investments in these disease programs and sustain gains for the longer term, including beyond Global Fund support, important investments also need to be made in resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH). The Global Fund Strategy 2017-2022, in fact, identifies RSSH as one of four core objectives for our partnership.
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No prevention, no end
AVAC annual report 2018 - "In just about 24 months, the world will arrive at the deadline for the UNAIDS "Fast Track" goals for ending the epidemic. The primary fast-track goal for HIV prevention is reduction in new diagnoses from roughly 2,000,000 a year, to less than 500,000. There's no chance this goal will be achieved. In July 2018, days before the biennial International AIDS Conference, UNAIDS released its annual state-of-the-epidemic report and declared a “prevention crisis”.
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Power to participants: a call for person‐centred HIV prevention services and research
Journal of the International AIDS Society - "Person‐centred HIV prevention reorientates power dynamics so that individuals (rather than interventions) are at the centre of the response. Respecting personal choice and agency – and understanding how these are shaped by the context in which people exercise these choices – are critical dimensions of the person‐centred approach. Community‐based participatory research should be employed to inform and evaluate person‐centred HIV prevention.
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MMS/aidsfocus.ch conference 2019
MMS/aidsfocus.ch conference 8 May 2019, Hotel Kreuz Bern - SAVE THE DATE!
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Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Women Deliver Conference, 3-6 June 2019, Vancouver, Canada - The world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women. The Women Deliver 2019 Conference will focus on power, and how it can drive – or hinder – progress and change.
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