MSM Initiative Asia/Pacific: amFAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, announces new funding for projects that address HIV/AIDS among MSM in the Asia-Pacific region for an award of up to $20,000 to support project-related costs for up to 12 months. Application deadline is May 19. Visit www.amfar.org/grants for more details
Call for nominations for Communities delegation: Community delegation members for the Global Fund Board are looking for suitable candidates to join the current team of Communities Delegations and serve as a board member from January 2011 through December 2013. Application forms and letters of references should be sent by email to gfatmcommunitiesdelegation@gmail.com with the subject “Application for Communities Delegation 2011 through 2013”. The deadline for submission is August 31 at 1500 HRS GMT.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Resources
HAART for HIV prevention : This paper provides an overview of the reasons to start treatment earlier than current WHO guidelines recommend and the potential that treatment can play in preventing HIV infections. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9727221/275587194/name/HAARTforHIVPreventionGranichJAIDS2010.pdf
From HIV to Tuberculosis and Back Again: A Tale of Activism in 2 Pandemics, Mark Harrington of Treatment Action Group: An interesting article looking at the history, development and progress to date of the global response to HIV and tuberculosis, published in the Clinical Infectious Disease 2010. http://www.tbvi.eu/news-agenda/other-tb-news/news-message/from-hiv-to-tuberculosis-and-back-again-a-tale-of-activism-in-2-pandemics.html
Synergistic Pandemics: Confronting Global HIV and Tuberculosis: A compilation of articles on the latest developments on HIV and TB and challenges in preventing the virus among key populations. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/cid/2010/50/s3
Global Action and Advocacy on Removing HIV-specific entry: A small working group among colleagues from IAS, DAH, GNP+ and EATG along with UNAIDS colleagues has been formed to maintain emphasis and action on removing HIV-specific entry and residence restrictions worldwide. They launched the “Global Database of HIV-specific Travel and Residence Restrictions”, which can be found at www.hivtravel.org The working group also ask all of us to supply resources, publications, new items and relevant research, information on legal services for PLHIV and advocacy partners. Please contact David Haerry from the European AIDS Treatment Group at david@haerry.org for more information.
UNAIDS PCB NGO report 2010: The English version of the UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation’s annual report to the board has been shared and will be discussed at the June meeting of the UNAIDS board in Geneva. The Communication Facility is now working with a data analyst to break down the findings and prepare a report back to civil society for advocacy purposes. Contact Sara Simon at pcbcf.ssimon@gmail.com for more information
http://unaidspcbngo.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2010_NGO_Report_Final_Website.pdf
Progress of INPUD: This was launched at the International Harm Reduction Conference in Liverpool by the World AIDS Campaign, representing an independent review of the progress of the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) over the 2009 in various areas including advocacy. The World AIDS Campaign offered to help document some of INPUD’s major achievements over the past 12 months to highlight for partners and donors the positive contributions INPUD has made to global advocacy efforts for the rights of people who use drugs and harm reduction. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9727221/1810053219/name/INPUDAdvocacyReportPrintingFinal.pdf
From HIV to Tuberculosis and Back Again: A Tale of Activism in 2 Pandemics, Mark Harrington of Treatment Action Group: An interesting article looking at the history, development and progress to date of the global response to HIV and tuberculosis, published in the Clinical Infectious Disease 2010. http://www.tbvi.eu/news-agenda/other-tb-news/news-message/from-hiv-to-tuberculosis-and-back-again-a-tale-of-activism-in-2-pandemics.html
Synergistic Pandemics: Confronting Global HIV and Tuberculosis: A compilation of articles on the latest developments on HIV and TB and challenges in preventing the virus among key populations. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/cid/2010/50/s3
Global Action and Advocacy on Removing HIV-specific entry: A small working group among colleagues from IAS, DAH, GNP+ and EATG along with UNAIDS colleagues has been formed to maintain emphasis and action on removing HIV-specific entry and residence restrictions worldwide. They launched the “Global Database of HIV-specific Travel and Residence Restrictions”, which can be found at www.hivtravel.org The working group also ask all of us to supply resources, publications, new items and relevant research, information on legal services for PLHIV and advocacy partners. Please contact David Haerry from the European AIDS Treatment Group at david@haerry.org for more information.
UNAIDS PCB NGO report 2010: The English version of the UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation’s annual report to the board has been shared and will be discussed at the June meeting of the UNAIDS board in Geneva. The Communication Facility is now working with a data analyst to break down the findings and prepare a report back to civil society for advocacy purposes. Contact Sara Simon at pcbcf.ssimon@gmail.com for more information
http://unaidspcbngo.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2010_NGO_Report_Final_Website.pdf
Progress of INPUD: This was launched at the International Harm Reduction Conference in Liverpool by the World AIDS Campaign, representing an independent review of the progress of the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) over the 2009 in various areas including advocacy. The World AIDS Campaign offered to help document some of INPUD’s major achievements over the past 12 months to highlight for partners and donors the positive contributions INPUD has made to global advocacy efforts for the rights of people who use drugs and harm reduction. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9727221/1810053219/name/INPUDAdvocacyReportPrintingFinal.pdf
Sign-on letter
Global Fund-related
Organisations, networks and people working on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Eastern Europe and Central Asia recently came together in reaction to potential changes to the Global Fund’s prioritisation model currently under discussion. There are strong concerns that changes to the existing model could exclude countries with concentrated epidemics from accessing Global Fund resources. In response, a petition requests board members of the Global Fund during the next board meeting (April 28-30) consider the needs of countries with concentrated epidemics when revising the prioritisation model so as to ensure that prioritisation does not compound the effects of existing eligibility criteria.
Read the full petition here: http://bit.ly/GlobalFundPetition
As many donor governments are promoting the establishment of a ceiling on the next round of grants, the Global AIDS Alliance and Health GAP issued a joint statement calling on donor governments, especially the US government, to publicly clarify that they do not endorse a ceiling on the number of people who can receive lifesaving services from the Global Fund and that they do not contemplate any postponement of the lifesaving grants.
(http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9727221/1746098722/name/GAA_HealthGap_STopGFCaps_27Apr2009.doc)
Organisations, networks and people working on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Eastern Europe and Central Asia recently came together in reaction to potential changes to the Global Fund’s prioritisation model currently under discussion. There are strong concerns that changes to the existing model could exclude countries with concentrated epidemics from accessing Global Fund resources. In response, a petition requests board members of the Global Fund during the next board meeting (April 28-30) consider the needs of countries with concentrated epidemics when revising the prioritisation model so as to ensure that prioritisation does not compound the effects of existing eligibility criteria.
Read the full petition here: http://bit.ly/GlobalFundPetition
As many donor governments are promoting the establishment of a ceiling on the next round of grants, the Global AIDS Alliance and Health GAP issued a joint statement calling on donor governments, especially the US government, to publicly clarify that they do not endorse a ceiling on the number of people who can receive lifesaving services from the Global Fund and that they do not contemplate any postponement of the lifesaving grants.
(http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/9727221/1746098722/name/GAA_HealthGap_STopGFCaps_27Apr2009.doc)
Treatment activists detained and deported from Tanzania during World Economic Forum on Africa
On the opening day of the World Economic Forum on Africa (May 5) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, a group of nine AIDS activists from across the continent were detained for questioning by the Tanzanian authorities after they handed over a memorandum to Yvonne Chaka Chaka, the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the region, and to Christoph Ben, the director of External Relations for GFATM, entitled “Health is Wealth”, which emphasized the need for increased investment in health, particularly HIV, TB and malaria.
The memorandum was supposed to be handed over at a peaceful march with Tanzanian community groups, but the march was cancelled the night before as the government revoked the permit to demonstrate. Once the group handed over the memorandum outside the conference facilities, they were detained by police for questioning. While no charges were issued, the group was escorted under heavy security to their hotel and the airport under police supervision and requested to leave on the next flight, while an authority notice “Prohibited immigrant” was issued in their passports.
Those detained were Paula Akugizibwe and Lynette Mabote from the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa; Bactrin Killingo, James Kayo and Netsayi Dzinoreva from the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition; Linda Mafu and Soraya Matthews from the World AIDS Campaign; Sydney Hushie from the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS; and Michael O’Connor from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. All have now left Tanzania.
All activists within ITPC global and regional networks in solidarity support and praise our colleagues who have inspired us with courage and determination to confront government and donor cutbacks on AIDS and health spending.
The memorandum was supposed to be handed over at a peaceful march with Tanzanian community groups, but the march was cancelled the night before as the government revoked the permit to demonstrate. Once the group handed over the memorandum outside the conference facilities, they were detained by police for questioning. While no charges were issued, the group was escorted under heavy security to their hotel and the airport under police supervision and requested to leave on the next flight, while an authority notice “Prohibited immigrant” was issued in their passports.
Those detained were Paula Akugizibwe and Lynette Mabote from the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa; Bactrin Killingo, James Kayo and Netsayi Dzinoreva from the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition; Linda Mafu and Soraya Matthews from the World AIDS Campaign; Sydney Hushie from the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS; and Michael O’Connor from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. All have now left Tanzania.
All activists within ITPC global and regional networks in solidarity support and praise our colleagues who have inspired us with courage and determination to confront government and donor cutbacks on AIDS and health spending.
ITPC new study: Missing the Target 8, Rationing Funds, Risking Lives: World Backtrack on HIV Treatment
April 26 marked the launch of the new ITPC report Missing the Target #8, Rationing Funds, Risking Lives: World Backtrack on HIV Treatment. The report brings together research from six countries -- India, Kenya, Latvia, Malawi, Swaziland and Venezuela --and documents early warning signs resulting from the global pullback on AIDS commitment and funding, caps on the number of people enrolled in treatment programs, more frequent drug stock outs and national AIDS budgets failing short.
ITPC will continue to support the six country teams to pursue their advocacy. We would appreciate your assistance in circulating the press release to media contacts and helping promote the report on your websites and list servs as well as sharing with representatives from governments, international agencies and donors.
Please write to Ed Ngoksin at editpc@gmail.com if you have any questions or need further information.
Download:
Report: Missing the target#8: Rationing Funds, Risking Lives: World Backtrack On HIV Treatment
http://www.itpcglobal.org/images/stories/doc/ITPC_MTT8_FINAL.pdf
Press release: Evidence from Six Countries Confirms Fears of People Living With HIV: Treatment Rationing Is Escalating
http://www.itpcglobal.org/images/stories/doc/MTT8_release_final.pdf
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