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Category - HIV-AIDS

  • 7 Feb 2011
    Global health partnership tightens anti-fraud mechanisms

    After revelations of misappropriated funds, a prominent health partnership that fights AIDS has announced it is toughening its internal anti-fraud efforts.

  • 22 Dec 2010
    Award for Somaliland HIV-AIDS charity tackling stigma

    An NGO in Somaliland working with people who have been abandoned by their families because of HIV and AIDS, has won a prestigious human rights award.

  • 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.

  • 26 Nov 2010
    Joint action against HIV-AIDS helped by Pope's comments, says UNAIDS

    The head of UNAIDS says the recent statement by the Pope on condoms helps cooperation with with faith-based organizations in action against HIV and AIDS

  • 9 Sep 2010
    Church of Scotland HIV charity hits million pound fundraising milestone

    Former Church of Scotland general assembly moderators have praised the work of the Kirk’s HIV charity as it hits a £1 million fundraising milestone.

  • 27 Aug 2010
    Climate change will kill more than malaria and HIV, bishops told

    Africa is facing climate change that will kill more people than traditional causes such as malaria and HIV, says a Ugandan environmental expert.

  • 17 Aug 2010
    Science and sensibility

    Last week I heard in the news that breast cancer death rates are down nearly 30 per cent since 1980, and although I of course think good thoughts about figures like these and the new wonder drugs and breaks-through we have from time to time, my happiness is tinged with very personal sadness.

  • 26 Jul 2010
    AIDS, courage and leadership

    The experience of African women theologians has been a crucial element in helping faith communities respond to the challenge of HIV and AIDS in Africa, says the coordinator of an ecumenical network on the pandemic on the continent. Stephen Brown writes on the challenge from the recent the International AIDS Conference.