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Press Release: Gates Foundation Invests in 104 Novel Ideas for Global Health 22 October 2008 Gates Foundation Scientists from Diverse Set of Disciplines and Regions Receive $100,000 Each to Explore Bold, Untested Projects BANGKOK – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 104 grants to explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve global health. The grants of US$100,000 each will be made to scientists from 22 countries and five continents. They mark the f

Action: Call for articles Exchange on HIV/AIDS, Sexuality and Gender Ilse Egers Call for articles for the next issue Exchange is a magazine on HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender in developing countries. It is published quarterly by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in collaboration with Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination (SAfAIDS) in Zimbabwe. Exchange is continuously welcoming contributions for its forthcoming issues. The articles should preferably focus on HIV in re

Vacancy: Network Capacity Building Specialist: USA (Ref: ER: 000) International HIV/AIDS Alliance * 3 year Fixed Term Contract; Salary c. $75,000pa inclusive of benefits; Based Washington DC, USA The mission of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is to support communities to play a full and effective role in the AIDS response. Our vision is a world in which people do not die of AIDS. Since 1994, the Alliance and its partners have supported over 3,000 projects, in ov

News: Africa: New HIV Vaccine Trials Raise Hopes allAfrica 21 october 2008 * Cape Town - After two HIV vaccine trials were halted for safety reasons last year, a new trial is set to commence within the next few months in South Africa and the United States. Scientists will test a new vaccine formula produced in South Africa. It will be the first time a HIV vaccine manufactured in a developing country will be trialed in the developed world. Last year, trials using Merck Ade

News: Africa: Humanitarian Aid Agencies Meet in Johannesburg allAfrica 20 October 2008 * The leaders from 53 African Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are expected to gather in Johannesburg for one of the largest conferences on the African humanitarian agenda this week. The 7th Red Cross Red Crescent Pan African Conference, which begins on Monday, will see participants debate on and develop their plans for the coming four years. Delegates at the conference are expe

Action: Free video tapes on the need for new HIV prevention methods for women Global Campaign for Microbicides Dear AF-AIDS members, Please circulate to your networks. Kimberly was 21 and in college in the U.S. Little did she know that her boyfriend was HIV positive. After donating blood she learned that her decision to not use a condom with him one night would change her life forever. Just across the ocean in the U.K., a similar decision would leave

Press Release: World Health Report calls for return to primary health care approach WHO 14 October 2008 Dear AF-AIDS members, The World Health Report 2008, launched today, critically assesses the way that health care is organized, financed, and delivered in rich and poor countries around the world. The WHO report documents a number of failures and shortcomings that have left the health status of different populations, both within and between countries, dangerously out

Speak Your World ART adherence failing in Zambia due to lack of food Violet Mengo, Zambia An article from the HDN Key Correspondent Team 10 October 2008 Send Comment Being sick is hard enough but adhering to treatment regimes can be just as difficult, particularly when you don’t have enough food.A regular food supply is vital for people living with HIV as nutrition plays an important role in improving their general stand

Speak Your World Home-based carers support Zambians living with HIV Violet Mengo, Zambia An article from the HDN Key Correspondent Team 10 October 2008 Send Comment Faustina Chishimba, 38, is one of millions of Zambians with HIV not taking antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). Instead she receives comfort and support from Anastasias Malama, a Family Health Trust (FHT) home-based care worker.Ms Malama visits Ms Chishimba every wee

Spotlight Displacement and distance compromise ART access in Kapiri Mposhi Youngson Ndawana An article from the HDN Key Correspondent Team 8 October 2008 Send Comment About 20 people living with HIV displaced from rural Kapiri Mposhi have complained that a lack of food and the long distance to the only antiretroviral therapy (ART) centre are making it hard for them to adhere to the treatment. Home-based carers have

Action: Call for Papers - SAfAIDS News Vivienne Kernohan * The deadline for submission of articles for the next issue is October 15th, 2008. SAfAIDS News and Noticias SIDA invite papers or articles for the next issue of the newsletter, which targets: - Professionals working in the HIV and AIDS sector - Staff in ASOs, NGOs, FBOs, government bodies, United Nations agencies and universities in the region. - Policy makers. - Community based organisations Areas

Action: Action Alert on the Round 9 Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) Civil Society Action Team (CSAT) Action Alert in response to the launch of Round 9 Call for Proposals on October 1, 2008 by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund.) This CSAT Action Alert provides information and practical suggestions for actions that civil society can take in relation to the Round 9 Call for Proposals: http://theglobalfund.org/en/rounds/9 Two act

Action: UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation Communique UNAIDS PCB * What happened in the PCB meeting in Geneva on October 2nd? The Extraordinary meeting was dedicated entirely to the discussion of the next executive director of UNAIDS. The PCB heard the report of the Search Committee and discussed the top four candidates for the position of Executive Director of UNAIDS. The Search Committee noted that the main issue in its work was the limited number of highly-qualified candidates.

Benchmark Zambia on track to meet health-focused MDGs Violet Mengo An article from the HDN Key Correspondent Team 8 October 2008 Send Comment As the countdown to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) deadline of 2015 continues, Zambia is reporting remarkable progress in the area of child and maternal health, and in particular immunization. The country’s Ministry of Health has been working with partners such as WHO,

Spotlight Discourage multiple concurrent partnerships to combat HIV Godsway Shumba An article from the HDN Key Correspondent Team 7 October 2008 Send Comment Members of several civil society groups have called on Zambia's traditional leaders to discourage and expose the widespread use of multiple concurrent partnerships and help reduce the rate of HIV transmission.Contributors to a recent online discussion on Partners Za

Action: Making GFATM CCM work through full engagement of civil society report The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) * [Mods note: To download the below mentioned report, go to: http://www.itpcglobal.org/images/stories/doc/CCM_Advo_Rpt.pdf . Thanks] * The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) issued its latest report, Making Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanisms work through full en

Vacancy: Programme Assistant: Organisational Communications (Ref: ER/ 263) International HIV/AIDS Alliance Application deadline: Noon UK time, 13th October 2008 Salary 21,000 - 23,000 Pounds per annum, plus attractive benefits package Based Brighton, UK The mission of the Alliance is to reduce the spread of HIV and meet the challenges of AIDS. Our vision is a world in which people do not die of AIDS. Since 1994, the Alliance and its partners have supported

Comment: Behaviour change critical to HIV prevention (2) Bakoena Chele * Dear AF-AIDS members, I agree with Dr Sugata about thinking out of the box by giving recognition to the structural patterns driving behaviours like sex work, men who have sex with men etc. I maintain that in order to understand the driving factors behind such structural patterns we need to come to the full realization and recognition that these behaviours do exist in society and stop pretending t

Vacancy: Reminder - Programme Manager: East and Southeast Asia International HIV/AIDS Alliance * Application deadline: noon (UK time) 7th October 2008 Programme Manager: East and Southeast Asia, 3 days job-share (Ref: FP/314) Salary 39,000 - 42,000 British Pounds (pro-rated) plus excellent benefits package Based in Brighton, UK with regular travel in the region The mission of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is to support communities to play a full and

Action: Reminder: UNITAID Communities Support Team UNITAID * DEADLINE: 7 October 2008 (17:00 GMT) Position: UNITAID Communities Support Team to assist the UNITAID Communities Delegation Organization: International Institution Against AIDS, TB and Malaria (UNITAID) Application deadline: 7 October 2008 (17:00 GMT) The position description can be found at: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddwwskj_0hsv3cmgn The application form is available at: http://docs.google.com/Doc