June 18, 2009
OF NOTE THIS WEEK
Last week's HIV/AIDS Implementers Meeting focused on the sustainability of AIDS-related programs, their efficiency and effectiveness, and prevention of the disease, according to Voice of America. Discussions at the four-day conference in Namibia looked at the need for programs to be locally owned and led to ensure the sustainability of HIV/AIDS efforts. In this time of global economic pressures, presenters also emphasized the need to use funds for HIV/AIDS programs as effectively and efficiently as possible.
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS
- The 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting concludes in Namibia
- Global Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine addresses UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s Global Health Forum
- The AIDS Strategy & Action Plan releases a financial crisis impact assessment tool
OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Global AIDS Meeting Emphasizes Locally-Led Programs (Voice of America)
- Mozambique: HIV/AIDS Situation 'Alarming' in South (All Africa)
- Uganda: UN to Use Phones in AIDS Fight (Daily Monitor)
- US Faces Global Health Aid Dilemma (Boston Globe)
- US Pledges to Put Women, Girls First in AIDS Fight (AP/Wash. Post)
- Nominee to Be US Global Aids Coordinator Testifies before Senate (Voice of America)