Obama Administration's Pledge to Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis As part of America’s leadership in saving lives and alleviating suffering around the world, the United States announced today that it intends to make an unprecedented three-year pledge of support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The pledge is tied to the call for smart investments and shared responsibility to reach the goal of saving more lives efficiently and … [Read more...]
Obama Administration's Pledge – Funding to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
October 6, 2010 by
ONAP Commissions Institute of Medicine – Examine Data Gaps in HIV Care
October 5, 2010 by
ONAP Commissions Institute of Medicine Examine Data Gaps in Monitoring Access and Quality of HIV Care This time last year, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) announced a contract with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a series of policy analyses to help inform the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The first of three reports from this project was released two weeks ago and presents important information for policymakers and members of the public working to expand HIV testing and … [Read more...]
SWAZILAND: 'A dialogue to defeat AIDS' – UN Humanitarian Affairs
October 1, 2010 by
* CLICK ON PHOTO for Geopraphical News. LUBOMBO, 29 September 2010 (PLUSNEWS) - Communities in Swaziland are coming together as never before to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic that has so deeply affected them. Government officials and bureaucrats from the capital, Mbabane, and the staff of health NGOs, received a warm welcome from the 200 community members assembled in a tent set up at the chief's residence, but this time they had come to listen rather than prescribe to the villagers. "The … [Read more...]
KENYA: HIV-Positve Woman On Food Aid Now Selling Food To WFP
September 25, 2010 by
Kenya HIV-Positve Woman On Food Aid Now Selling Food To WFP Anne Rono presents a gift to former US Senator and WFP Goodwill Ambassador, George McGovern, during his recent visit to Kenya. Copyright: WFP/Kenya Anne Rono is a small farmer, but after contracting HIV, lost the strength to farm her land. With the help of antiretroviral drugs and nutritious food, she’s not only back on her feet but selling her crops to WFP through an innovative new programme that links small farmers … [Read more...]
RYAN WHITE-20th Anniversary of Death-Tribute April 8
April 7, 2010 by
PRESIDENT OBAMA signs RYAN WHITE Care Act (Bill HR6143), Twenty years ago on April 8, 1990, Ryan White died, just months before Congress passed the AIDS bill that bears his name. WHO is RYAN WHITE? Jeanne and Elton John beside Ryan White in his hospital bed in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children's Hospital in Indianapolis several days before Ryan'd death in April 1990. Jeanne had asked me not to photograph Ryan's face because she did not want to remember his very … [Read more...]
