The 18th International AIDS Conference was held from18 to 23 July, in Vienna, Austria. For the International Labour Organisation, it provided an opportunity to launch the implementation phase of the new international labour standard.
Nairobi — A new study recommends that HIV-positive women practise exclusive breastfeeding for six months and then wean off abruptly.
When it comes to HIV, silence suffocates the women of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Nairobi — Drug users may get clean, free needles as part of a campaign to reduce new HIV infections.
AIDS 2010 XVIII International AIDS Conference Vienna 18-23 July 2010
“No retreat – fund AIDS”
Two thousand activists marched to the conference hall, and then occupied the stage carrying a huge banner emblazoned with “No retreat – fund AIDS”.
Julio Montaner, President of the International AIDS Society, said that he couldn’t disguise his “disappointment and deep frustration with the recent G8 and G20 meetings”.
The German BACKUP Initiative is a sector programme funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ). Since 2002, BACKUP supports partner countries worldwide to take more advantage of funding opportunities provided by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The initiative provides technical support for responses to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, in a context of strengthening health systems, engendering national responses to HIV, enhancing community systems strengthening and building national and regional capacity. While BACKUP initially focused on Global Fund proposal development, it has increasingly shifted its work towards improving the quality of grant negotiation and implementation to a large number of government and civil society partners. BACKUP Newsletter offers you a regular update on developments within the German BACKUP Initiative. Your feedback, questions and contributions are most welcome!
Eschborn, 29 June 2010 - The Team of the German BACKUP Initiative ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) participated in the recent meeting of global AIDS advocates described below. Please take a moment to read the series of demands produced at this meeting concerning the Millennium Development Goals (linked below); we urge you to sign on your organization by July 25th!
Any questions can be directed to MSMGF Policy Associate Mohan Sundararaj at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
En 2009, L’Equipe régionale d’Appui pour l’AOC de l’ONUSIDA, a organisé une revue stratégique de l’assistance technique en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre. De cette revue, il est ressortit entre autres, que « la plupart du temps, les partenaires nécessitant l’assistance technique n’ont pas beaucoup de temps pour élaborer les termes de référence, afin de s’assurer de la disponibilité des experts en relation avec les besoins identifiés »
Il est conçu essentiellement à l’intention des organisations de la société civile, mais peut être utilisé par tous les acteurs de la lutte contre le SIDA ayant un besoin d’assistance technique.
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AIDS activists called today on G8 and G20 leaders to take decisive action during their upcoming summits in Toronto to help overcome HIV/AIDS both in Canada and in developing countries.
This year is the target date set by G8 countries for achieving “universal access” to HIV prevention services and to HIV care, treatment and support. Yet global action on AIDS is falling off the G8 agenda, despite repeated promises.
AMSHeR congratulates the African Commission on its decision to establish a committee on the Protection of PLHIV and those most at risk.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR)'s decision to establish a Committee on the Protection of PLHIV and those at risk, vulnerable to and affected by HIV is a commendable one. The ACHPR takes this decision at a time when gay, bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), across Africa, face worse forms of discrimination, unlawful arrests and detention, and legal restrictions to enjoying their fundamental human rights including the rights to access HIV prevention, treatment and care services. The decision was made during the recently concluded ordinary session of the ACHPR in Banjul, in the Gambia.
Opportunites For Civil Society Organizations
This Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) Action Alert provides information and practical guidance for civil society organizations on new financing options in the Round 10 Call for Proposals by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The call for proposals for Round 10 was launched on May 20, 2010.
Findings from a new study reveal that a man's risk of contracting HIV from an infected female partner doubles during pregnancy. Other studies have indicated that women are more susceptible to HIV infection during pregnancy, but this is the first to show that men are also at greater risk.
The Society for AIDS in Africa was established in Kinshasa in October 1990 during the 5th International Conference on AIDS and Associated Cancers in Africa, a precursor to the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA).
The formation of SAA, which was assisted by the World Health Organization (W.H.O), put paid to the practice of holding International Conference on AIDS in Africa outside the African continent. At the same time, it empowered Africans to address and respond to the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS in the continent.
The Society envisions an HIV free Africa with capacity to confront all HIV attending consequences and related diseases (such as Tuberculosis and Malaria), and it promotes positive environment and research on HIV and related diseases. The Society for AIDS in Africa is governed through an Executive Council drawn from South, North, East, West and Central Africa. SAA partners and collaborates with Africaso, Society for Women Against AIDS in Africa (SWAA), NAP+, the Network of Youths in Africa, and it enjoys the support of the UN-System, as well as various International organizations, including the International AIDS Society (IAS).
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Click here to go to the ICASA-2011 website.