Exhibition is breaking down the barriers about HIV

A NEW exhibition in Bendigo aims to break the stereotype that HIV is a disease confined to homosexual men.

The exhibition, A Body of Knowledge, is comprised of striking portraits of affected women and their message about the disease." Anyone can catch it," CAN executive officer Adam Wright said.

‘‘It's going mainstream.

‘‘The virus doesn't discriminate," said Mr Wright.
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HIV/AIDS: What teens don't know may kill them

C Beth Chaton, program coordinator for TAPESTRY, believes teen misconceptions about HIV/AIDS should prompt parents and educators to take a hard look at local and state educational efforts that are falling short. “We need to take some of the focus on academic tests and put it on health and life skills,” she said. Tyson Ritter/The Eureka Reporter

“Misinformation equals risk,” said Rachael Trevino, HIV coordinator at Six Rivers Planned Parenthood. “HIV is spread through unprotected sex, blood and breast milk. HIV is not spread through holding hands, hugging or kissing. HIV is definitely not spread through tainted foods. This is just one of the reasons why it is so important to educate our youth.”read more

EAC TO MAINSTREAM GENDER, HIV AND AIDS INTERVENTIONS IN ITS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES

EAC Headquarters, Arusha, Saturday 25 August 2007: The East African Community Secretariat in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the World Bank have organized an EAC regional workshop on mainstreaming Gender, HIV and Aids interventions into the various regional development sectors and strategic plans in the Partner States, to run from 27 to 29 August 2007 at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha, Tanzania.

The workshop is to be attended by 70 participants from the Partner States and to be drawn from agriculture, education and youth, transport, industry, gender, labor and social welfare, fishing, public works/road construction, finance and planning, health sectors and the National Aids Commissions. Participants also expected from the National HIV and AIDS Focal Points, UNDP, UNAIDS, UNICEF and UNFPA. read more

PNG woman says HIV victims 'buried alive'

Our PNG correspondent Steve Marshall reports Margaret Marabe has spent several months carrying out HIV awareness campaigns in PNG's remote Southern Highlands province.

She says she saw five HIV-infected people buried alive by their relatives because they could no longer care for them.

"They were crying and calling out their relatives' names and called for help. Some said 'Mama Papa' as they were forcefully buried and covered with soil. "
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Meira Paibis sensitized on HIV/AIDS issues

IMPHAL, Aug 26: A one day sensitization workshop on HIV/AIDS for Meira Paibis of Imphal West was carried out at Manipur Press Club today.

The Meira Paibis were sensitized since they play an important role as the guiding force of the community in the Manipuri society. As conveyed in the keynote address by A Arjun, general secretary SASO, the rationale behind holding this sensitization is to minimize the stiff opposition faced by NGOs in implementing harm reduction from the Meira Paibis.

Dr Manikanta, deputy director Manipur State AIDS Control Society explained the present scenario of HIV/AIDS in the state explaining the importance of harm reduction to prevent the further spread of infections.
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HIV forces Indian mum to sell off newborn

An HIV patient in India went out to a market square and tried to sell off her newborn who has contracted the killer virus from her, the Hindustan Times reported Monday.

The news report quoted chief medical officer R. P. Pandey as saying that she was seen trying to sell her baby off at a market square in her Kondagaon locality.read more

Greater involvement of HIV carriers needed to reduce stigma and discrimination

Nhan Dan Online - The Vietnam Women’s Union, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), are organising a national workshop entitled “Turning the Tide: Promotion of the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV (GIPA) and Reduction of Stigma and Discrimination” from 27 to 28 August 2007 in Hanoi.

“Addressing the stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV must be a priority for us all, and strong leadership is needed to achieve that,” said Ms Ha Thi Khiet, President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (key implementing agency of the GIPA project) and Chairwoman of the National Committee for the Advancement of Women. read more