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05/24/2011 • 10:33 pm Comments Off on Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 4.HIV treatment

Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 4.HIV treatment

UNAIDS strategy goal by 2015:

  • Universal access to antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV who are eligible for treatment.

More than 5.2 million people living with HIV are receiving HIV treatment. Increased access to treatment has made an extraordinary impact on HIV-related mortality, enabling people to lead healthy lives. However, more than 10 million people living with HIV are still waiting for life-saving treatment. UNAIDS calls for Treatment 2.0 to simplify the way HIV treatment is currently provided and to scale up access to life-saving medicines. Also needed, scaling up treatment coverage, bridging the gap between sexual and reproductive health and HIV, integrating nutritional support within treatment programmes, and increasing the number of skilled and equipped health workers.

more info: www.unaids.org

Filed under: HIV and AIDS, HIV Prevention, HIV Treatment, Medical and Research, Politics and Society, , , , ,

05/23/2011 • 10:30 pm Comments Off on Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 3.Injecting drug use and HIV

Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 3.Injecting drug use and HIV

UNAIDS strategy goal by 2015:

  • All new HIV infections prevented among people who use drugs.

Globally, there are an estimated three million people who inject drugs also living with HIV—with nearly 13 million more at risk of HIV infection. Access to HIV prevention services, including harm-reduction programmes has increased but not at the required levels. In 2009 the median coverage of HIV prevention services was 32%.  It is estimated that on average globally fewer than two clean needles are provided per month per person who injects drugs, there are about eight people in opioid substitution treatment for every 100 people who inject drugs. According to WHO, UNODC and UNAIDS target-setting guidelines, the availability of fewer than 100 syringes per person who injects drugs per year is considered low. Few countries have data on HIV treatment coverage for people living with HIV who inject drugs, 14 countries treat 5% or fewer and in only nine countries does treatment reach more than 10% of people living with HIV who inject drugs. UNAIDS calls for scaling up comprehensive, evidence informed and human-rights-based programmes accessible to all people who inject drugs (i.e. attending to harm reduction alongside demand reduction), including programmes to reduce hepatitis co-infection, increasing access to HIV treatment, and ensuring legal and policy frameworks serve HIV prevention efforts.

more info: www.unaids.org

Filed under: HIV and AIDS, HIV Prevention, HIV Treatment, Medical and Research, Politics and Society, , , , ,

05/22/2011 • 10:27 pm Comments Off on Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 2.Vertical transmission and maternal mortality

Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 2.Vertical transmission and maternal mortality

UNAIDS strategy goal by 2015:

  • Vertical transmission of HIV eliminated and AIDS-related maternal mortality reduced by half.

The virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission is possible by 2015. Significant progress has been made in the past decade. Infection rates among children born to mothers living with HIV have declined by 26% from 2001 to 2009.  However, much more needs to be done to prevent mothers from dying and babies from becoming infected with HIV. HIV is the leading cause of mortality in women of reproductive age. Without intervention about one in three children born to HIV-infected mothers will be infected.  UNAIDS calls for scaling up access to and the use of quality regimens and services for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission, ensuring mothers have continued access to HIV treatment, and scaling up access to sexual and reproductive health services and reproductive rights for women and their partners.

More info: www.unaids.org

Filed under: HIV and AIDS, HIV Prevention, HIV Treatment, Medical and Research, , , , , ,

05/21/2011 • 10:25 pm Comments Off on Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 1.Sexual transmission of HIV

Strategic goal of UNAIDS by 2015: 1.Sexual transmission of HIV

UNAIDS strategy goal by 2015:

  • Sexual transmission of HIV reduced by half, including among young people, men who have sex with men and transmission in the context of sex work.

Sexual transmission accounts for more than 80% of new HIV infections worldwide. It continues to be one of the most difficult modes of HIV transmission to address. The latest data shows that combination HIV prevention is working. Where key behavioural indicators have positive trends related to the risk of HIV infection—condom use, sex before age 15 years—the incidence of HIV infection is markedly reduced. Currently, access to HIV prevention services is limited compared with the share of the burden faced by men who have sex with men, sex workers and transgender people in many parts of the world. There is a lack of sufficient strategic information in these populations. In many cases, policy and legal barriers stand in the way of sufficient programmes to respond effectively to HIV risks. UNAIDS calls for promoting social norms and individual behaviours that result in sexual health, supporting the leadership of people living with HIV for ‘positive health, dignity and prevention’, and scaling up access to prevention commodities and services—especially for people at higher risk. It is to ensure that men who have sex with men, sex workers and transgender people are empowered to both access and deliver comprehensive and appropriate packages of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services and by ensuring that law enforcement agencies and the judicial system protect their rights.  Also needed is scaled up access to rights-based sexual and reproductive health education and services for young people. And empowering young people to prevent sexual and other transmission of HIV infection among their peers, ensuring access to HIV testing and prevention efforts with and for young people in the context of sexuality education; ensuring enabling legal environments, education and employment opportunities to reduce vulnerability to HIV.

more info: www.unaids.org

Filed under: General, HIV and AIDS, HIV Prevention, Medical and Research, , , , ,

05/19/2011 • 10:22 am Comments Off on Ball of HOPE 2011

Ball of HOPE 2011

Ball of HOPE 2011

Saturday, 28th of May 2011

Ballroom of the Westin Grand Hotel

Don’t miss the opportunity for a great eve while doing good.

Info: admin@hopecapetown.com

follow the expedition further under http://www.waae.de

Filed under: HIV and AIDS, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, Networking, ,

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