OF NOTE THIS WEEK
The 63rd United Nations Department of Public Information/NGO Conference was held this week in Melbourne, Australia. The conference, which discussed the world's progress on advancing health goals, was attended by more than 300 non-government organizations from 70 countries, ABC News reports. In his opening remarks, Secretary-General Bank Ki-Moon stated that "Meeting our commitments on health is central to meeting all of the Millennium Development Goals". Delivering the keynote address at the conference, UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, "stressed the need for the international community to mobilize an additional $10 billion to meet country-set targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support", UNAIDS reports.
While in Australia, Sidibé met with a range of regional stakeholders, including the Director-General of AusAID and the Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS (APBCA). Throughout his trip, Sidibé highlighted Australia's role in the Pacific AIDS response, where in 2008, Australia provided three-quarters of HIV assistance in the region.
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS
- The Global Fund to collaborate with Deutsche Bank on an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to be distributed in Europe and Asia
- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé, addressing the 63rd U.N. Department of Public Information/NGO Conference in Melbourne, Australia, says "Investments in AIDS must be maintained".
OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Health workforce responses to global health initiatives funding: a comparison of Malawi and Zambia (Human Resources for Health)
- Zambia: Traditional Healers And HIV/AIDS (All Africa)
- Pupils To Be Paid for Abstinence and Responsible Behavior (News Time)
- South Africa: Nation Becomes a Victim of Its ARV Treatment Success (The Body)
- Mozambique: HIV/AIDS - UNPD Donates Over 900,000 US Dollars (All Africa)
- UGANDA: New strains of HIV spreading in fishing communities (Plus News)
- Uganda: Unfriendly Nurses and Culture Hinder Male Involvement in HIV Prevention (All Africa)
HIV/AIDS MONITOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY IMPACT
- The HIV/AIDS Monitor has been tracking the policy changes among PEPFAR, the Global Fund and the World Bank MAP related to the recommendations that have come out of our research. Explore these changes using our interactive flash tool.