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AIDS2010 is currently underway in Vienna, Austria. For more  the latest stories and pictures visit www.unaidstoday.org
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community HIV & STI section are providing information on their website www.casapacifica2010.wordpress.com

 

 
PIAF legal Team concludes HIV specifics rights training, start second HIV work Policy TOT this week
Friday, 16 July 2010 11:51

16 JULY 2010 NUKUÁLOFA (PIAF) ---- The first ever HIV Specific Human Rights Training of Trainers Workshop for the Kingdom ended in high notes with a congratulatory message from the Chief Medical officer of the Public Health Unit Dr Malakai Ake.  When delivering the Closing Address at the conclusion of the workshop, Dr Ake congratulated the HIV Rights and Human Rights advocates in general for the courage to speak out for the marginalised and the vulnerable. He added wishing if there such advocates around to respond positively to other communicable and infectious diseases like TB, Leprosy and others. The workshop was conducted between, Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th July 2010.
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New UNAIDS OUTLOOK report 2010 launched
Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:02


Ahead of the XVIII International AIDS Conference to be held in Vienna from 18 – 23 July, UNAIDS has launched its OUTLOOK Report 2010 in Geneva.

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Ten million deaths and 1 million new HIV infections could be averted if countries meet HIV treatment targets
Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:40

UNAIDS Executive Director MIchel Sidibe launching the Outlook 2010

New UNAIDS report shows that young people are leading the prevention revolution, with 15 of the most severely affected countries reporting a 25% drop in HIV prevalence among this key population. New global opinion poll shows that AIDS continues to be of major importance for the public around the world.

GENEVA, 13 July 2010 — The new UNAIDS Outlook report outlines a radically simplified HIV treatment platform called Treatment 2.0 that could decrease the number of AIDS-related deaths drastically and could also greatly reduce the number of new HIV infections. Evidence shows that new HIV infections among young people, in the 15 countries most affected by HIV, are dropping significantly as young people embrace safer sexual behaviours.

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National ownership pivotal to sustained HIV responses
Wednesday, 07 July 2010 10:21

National ownership is central to sustainable AIDS responses and is beyond doubt a path to improved aid effectiveness. To set the stage for engaged debates on national ownership and actions to realize this, UNAIDS organized a consultation in Geneva on 21 June 2010 that brought together government representatives, civil society, representatives from  regional political bodies, and development partners.

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