TAG: HIV&AIDS

ABIA statement against Fifa manuel on HIV/Aids

A manual prepared by FIFA and distributed to public school teachers working in schools of the cities hosting the World Cup games this year was widely criticized by youth movements and civil society organizations working with HIV/Aids. This reaction was provoked by the fact that the hand book preconizes sexual abstinence and fidelity as HIV/Aids […]

CHANGE Takes Time

CHANGE Presidente Serra Sippel, in article, says that “the long, hard struggle to alter US policy on HIV/AIDS assistance shows that advocacy can deliver a real payoff”. Click here to read it.

New York Times brings an article about the increasing of American gay men who reported having unprotected sex to federal health investigators

New York Times brings an article about the increasing of American gay men who reported having unprotected sex to federal health investigators . The article remarks that it makes harder to fight the AIDS epidemic. Click here to read it.

The HIV epidemic and human rights violations in Brazil

In an article published at Journal of the International AIDS Society, Chris Beyrer and Monica Malta highlight setbacks on the Brazilian political and financial commitment of National AIDS Programm. This is the first time that regressions in the Brazilian response to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment are discussed in academic article published in English. Click here […]

HIV/AIDS activism helps the marginalized emerge from shadows in India

Read about a New Delhi community organization that offers care and counseling, but also empowers gay, lesbian and transgender people. Here.

“Female Condoms” report updated

The Universal Access to Female Condom Joint Programs has just published an up-date report on Female Condoms now available in the global market or yet under study and waiting from approval. In 2011 ABIA in partnership with UNFPA and the Brazilian Department of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis has published an assessment of female condom availability and distribution […]

Letter Repudiating the Ministry of Health’s Censorship of the Campaign about Prostitution and HIV/AIDS

Read the “Letter Repudiating the Ministry of Health’s Censorship of the Campaign about Prostitution and HIV/AIDS”, written by the Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association – ABIA, after the Ministry of Health announced its censorship of the campaign about prostitution and HIV/AIDS launched on International Prostitutes Day (June 2nd).

Article Rethinking Policing in the Age of AIDS

Read “Rethinking Policing in the Age of AIDS”, an article by Aleksandr Zelichenko and Tan Sri Mohd Zaman Khan.

“Young and HIV Positive” video

The Global Dialogues Video Challenges are an innovative, intercreative approach to making short YouTube films on global social issues. Check out this one about “Young and HIV Positive”.

Civil Society follow up on the crisis Brazilian AIDS Response

Brazil: Read the “Civil Society follow up on the crisis Brazilian AIDS Response,” published after the Ministry of Health Note of Clarification in opposition to a public note written by Brazilian NGOs with concerns about the funds for AIDS programs.

Brazilian Ministry of Health Note of Clarification

Read the “Brazilian Ministry of Health Note of Clarification” regarding the Brazlian NGOs note on the funds that had been originally transferred by the Union for the exclusive use of AIDS programs, but were not used until december 2011.

Transcription of the Brazilian NGOs original note

Read the “Transcription of the Brazilian NGOs original note,” with concerns on the ordinance published by the Ministry of Health of that allows states and municipalities to use, for “general health purposes,” those funds that had been originally transferred by the Union for the exclusive use of AIDS programs, but were not used until december 2011.