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  • 2 Dec 2012
    The Robin Hood Tax, Malawi, and action to tackle AIDS

    The Robin Hood Tax Campaign, to which Ekklesia is affiliated, works for the introduction of a Financial Transaction Tax. It also examines the difference an FTT could make in relation to poverty, the environment and challenges like the AIDS pandemic.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    HIV/AIDS action is making a difference, but more is needed

    A significant acceleration in the AIDS response is producing positive results for people, the World AIDS Day report shows. But the challenge remains huge.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    'Getting to Zero’ is the global AIDS challenge

    'Getting to Zero’ has been the theme of World AIDS Day on 1 December 20121, reflecting the international advocacy and policy priorities of achieving zero AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections, and the elimination of stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    World AIDS Day 2012: civic and church action

    World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.

  • 1 Dec 2011
    Treating HIV on an empty stomach in Nairobi

    Dealing with HIV is hard enough, but the rise in food prices in the Horn of Africa has produced a new problem: treating HIV on an empty stomach.

  • 1 Dec 2011
    Vatican issues message to health workers on World AIDS Day

    The Vatican has made public an English-language statement from the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers for World AIDS Day 2011.

  • 1 Dec 2011
    Marking World AIDS Day 2011

    World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December each year, is an important opportunity when governments, national AIDS programmes, faith organisations, community groups and individuals around the world focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic and emphasise the critical need for a committed, meaningful and sustained response.

  • 8 Dec 2010
    Governments must hold to HIV fund commitment, say agencies

    Church and civil society organisations are pressing world governments to commit to their fair share of the £840 million Global HIV Fund for 2011-13.

  • 2 Dec 2010
    Desmond Tutu urges mobilisation for HIV prevention

    Desmond Tutu has called on world leaders to take action to accelerate a decline in new HIV infections through activism that promotes prevention measures.

  • 1 Dec 2010
    Christian resources for World AIDS Day 2010

    World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December each year, is an important opportunity for national AIDS programmes, faith organisations, community organisations, individuals and governments around the world to focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic and to emphasise the critical need for a committed, meaningful and sustained response at all levels.