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News Archive
Selection of Civil Society
Action Team (CSAT) regional host for Latin America and the Caribbean Posted April 2008 |
AID FOR AIDS Perú is a community-based organization affiliated to AID FOR AIDS International , their work is focused on scaling up access to treatment for people living with HIV, prevention activities with youth and watchdog of the implementation and performance of the Global Fund grants in the region through Observatorio Latino program (www.observatoriolatino.org). Posted March 2008 |
| Selection of the Asia Pacific regional host for Civil Society
Action Team (CSAT) A public call for nominations was announced
on September 2007 to solicit nominations for the positions of Host
Organizations for the Regional Coordinators of the Civil Society Action
Team (CSAT). We are pleased to announce the selection* of the 7 Sisters,
based in Thailand, as the regional host of CSAT in Asia-Pacific. The 7
Sisters is an HIV/AIDS focused broad-based alliance bringing together
seven regional networks in Asia-Pacific. The Asia-Pacific Network
of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APN+) will be the legal host of the
7 Sisters, responsible for fiduciary arrangements. CSAT is a new civil society-led global initiative that aims to coordinate, broker, and advocate for technical support to civil society organizations implementing or seeking grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fund). Read more here. Posted December 2007 |
Global Fund Advocacy
Alert: REPLENISHMENT 2008-2010 Archived December 2007 |
Guidance Note for the UN on sex work. The community-based Global Working Group on HIV and Sex Work Policy has developed a Guidance Note to provide a unified approach to the reduction of HIV vulnerabilities among adult sex workers. For further information go to www.nswp.org. Posted October 2007 |
| Global Fund still short
of $8billion. Campaigners
in Berlin urged
donors to come up with the $8 billion needed to ensure the Global
Fund meets its target to fight AIDS, TB and malaria over the next
three years. Posted October 2007 |
| The UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and
Human Rights issued a "Statement
and Recommendations on Scaling up HIV Testing and Counseling",
in response to the WHO Guidance
on provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) in health
facilities. They raise concerns and recommendations, with
an emphasis on HIV testing and counseling
being implemented in ways that maximize benefits to individuals and
public health, and respect, protect and fulfill human rights. Posted September 2007 |