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  • Russia strengthens commitment to reversing the AIDS epidemic in the region

    The Russian Federation and UNAIDS have launched a new Regional Cooperation Programme for Technical Assistance for HIV and other Infectious Diseases in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The US$ 16 million Programme, funded by the Russian Government, was launched during the G20 Civil Summit which was held in Moscow from 11-13 June

    18 June 2013 | UNAIDS

  • Brazil: ‘Happy Prostitutes’ AIDS Campaign Sparks Debate

    Activists complain of a “regression” in Brazil’s anti-HIV/AIDS strategy, which was considered one of the boldest and most effective in the world. A controversial campaign for sex workers has been cancelled and the head of the HIV program fired, under pressure from conservative evangelical churches.

    13 June 2013 | Inter Press Service

  • UN General Assembly reviews progress in achieving the targets of the 2011 Political Declaration on AIDS

    The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has presented his report on HIV to the 67th United Nations General Assembly which is taking place in New York from 10-11 June 2013. The report Accelerating the AIDS response: achieving the targets of the 2011 Political Declaration takes stock of progress made in implementing the targets set out in the 2011 United Nations General Assembly Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS.

    11 June 2013 | UNAIDS

  • Jacob Zuma: HIV/Aids remains a problem for Africa

    "The leadership of the African Union considers Aids, tuberculosis (TB), malaria and other infectious diseases as emergencies requiring bold action, unprecedented levels of financial investments and sustained political leadership," Zuma told an Aids Watch Africa heads of state and government luncheon in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

    28 May 2013 | Mail & Guardian

  • Strong leadership, late diagnoses: new ECDC reports show Europe’s response to HIV

    ECDC today publishes a first set of reports illustrating how countries have been responding to HIV up till 2012 based on their commitment outlined in the Dublin Declaration on Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia. The reports find that, on balance, political leadership in response to HIV is rather strong in the countries of the region.

    28 May 2013 | ECDC

  • Zimbabwe Response to HIV Impresses UNAIDS

    UNAIDS deputy executive director Ms Jan Beagle said she was impressed by Zimbabwe's progress in the response to HIV. Commenting on the feasibility of increasing the initiation of ARVs to people living with HIV from a CD4 count of 350 to 500 under the proposed new World Health Organisation guidelines Ms Beagle said it was a process that might take time.

    13 May 2013 | AllAfrica

  • Call for an EU Strategy and Action Plan on HIVAIDS after 2013

    On 10 May, 199 stakeholders, including national, international NGOs, researchers, doctors, professional associations, medical society, national parliamentarians and members of the European Parliament called on the European Commission and EU leaders to re-affirm leadership and Ccmitment on HIV/AIDS, both inside and outside of the European Union as the current policy documents.

    13 May 2013 | EATG

  • Lack Of Data On Gay Men Impedes HIV Fight In Central Asia

    In recent years, the countries of Central Asia have experienced some of the fastest growing rates of HIV infection in the world. One of the key populations at risk is men who have sex with men (MSM). However, an acute lack of data on the health of that population -- due in large part to intense stigmatization of homosexuality – may be obscuring the region's HIV epidemic.

    07 May 2013 | RadioFreeEurope / RadioLiberty

  • The Global Fund Should Take Transparency to Another Level

    Apart from experts in donor governments and a handful of technical partners, Aidspan and the likes, very few local organisations or people take advantage of Global Fund transparency to trigger open and well-informed discussions on aid effectiveness. How can this be when all the data and documents are “just a mouse click away”?

    18 April 2013 | Global Fund Observer

  • Clinical Trials Regulation: Protect public health: Choose transparency!

    EATG joined 10 European and International Organisations representing researchers, doctors, scientists, patients and other civil society actors in a call for the inclusion of strong transparency provisions in the Clinical Trials Regulation that is under discussion at the European Parliament and Council.

    12 April 2013 | EATG
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