Informations Internationals
01/12/2015UNAIDS Executive Director delivers his World AIDS Day 2015 messageUNAIDS - "The world has committed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. This ambitious yet wholly attainable objective represents an unparalleled opportunity to change the course of history for ever—something our generation must do for the generations to come. |
13/11/2015La Suisse présidente de l’ONUSIDAUNAIDS - L’ONUSIDA adopte une nouvelle stratégie pour mettre un terme au sida d’ici 2030. Le conseil de l’ONUSIDA a élu la Suisse à la présidence de cette institution des Nations Unies cruciale pour la lutte contre le sida. Pour le réseau Medicus Mundi Suisse, c’est la conséquence des efforts renforcés de la Suisse en faveur de la santé globale. L’ONUSIDA a en outre adopté une nouvelle stratégie pour mettre fin au sida d’ici 2030. |
25/11/2015Campaign highlights patients’ right: “Be Healthy — Know your viral load”Science Speaks - “On 30 October 2015 a new campaign calls on African governments to make viral load tests routinely available to all citizens living with HIV. |
19/11/2015Ending the epidemics is a greater challenge than achieving progress: Dybulaidspan.org - "Executive Director Mark Dybul challenges the Global Fund to do better. He provided the Board with a report that celebrated the Global Fund’s achievements but also challenged the Fund to do better on a number of fronts. |
17/11/2015SDG Series: Are SDGs the Vehicle to End AIDS by 2030? Only if Driven by Human RightsHealth and Human Rights Journal - "SDG 3, the overarching goal on health issues, seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. Target 3.3 is, “By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases”. There are several other goals and targets in the proposed SDGs that are relevant to ending AIDS by 2030; these include goals 1-5, 8, 10, 11, 16 and 17. It is therefore useful to look at the SDGs as whole to assess how they might impact issues of HIV. (by Allan Maleche) |
10/11/2015More research on the impact of starting treatment earlyaidsmap.com - As HIV Update has previously reported, the results of a groundbreaking study which demonstrated the benefits of starting HIV treatment early were released in the summer. The headline findings are clear and have already led to changes in treatment guidelines. All international guidelines now recommend that treatment is started as soon as people are diagnosed with HIV. |