It's World Aids Day on 1st Decemember. The theme this year is Respect and Protect - visit the website for more information. If you'd like to buy an exclusive Red Ribbon enamel badge then visit Thembinkosi Africa on Ebay. All funds raised by Thembinkosi Africa are going towards the building of the Zambezi International Catholic School in Zambia and its associated outreach projects. These outreach projects will include projects that will support people living with HIV/Aids. The Thembinkosi Foundation promotes the interests of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa....
from Christian Todayby Anne ThomasHate crime and discrimination against people with HIV in the UK are driving some into poverty and isolation, according to a report by the National Aids Trust and Crusaid charities.The study, which was launched to mark World Aids Day on Friday, also blamed government policies on asylum for causing poverty.The government said adequate levels of support were being provided.The report said that since Crusaid was established in 1986, one in three people diagnosed with HIV had turned to the Crusaid Hardship Fund for support.In the past four years, applications from those in the most extreme poverty had risen by 33 per cent, the report said.In 2005, the average income of applicants to the Hardship Fund fell to £60 per week, while the number of applications for...
from The Brown Daily HeraldIrene ChenSpeaking as part of a World AIDS Day symposium Saturday, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Ehrlich Sachs outlined ways to improve conditions in countries around the world that have been devastated by poverty and infectious disease.Several speakers addressed a crowded Smith-Buonanno 106 as part of "Voices from the Front Line: Global Economics, Health Disparities, and the AIDS Pandemic," which was sponsored by several organizations, including the Brown University AIDS Program.Sachs, an economist who heads Columbia University's Earth Institute, delivered the keynote address with his wife Sonia, a senior health scientist at the institute.Sachs began his speech with a single image: malaria-stricken children from Malawi, several of whom were in coma-like states. "It's...
from ITVIncreasing numbers of people are being driven into isolation and poverty because of the stigma associated with HIV, a report issued on World Aids Day has said.Charities Crusaid and the National Aids Trust claim prejudice and discrimination can lead to people falling on hard times as well as damaging them physically and mentally.One in three people diagnosed with HIV has turned to Crusaid for financial support since the charity was set up 20 years ago.The average income of applicants to the charity's Hardship Fund fell to £60 per week in 2005 while the number of requests for help to cover basic needs such as food and clothing rose sharply.HIV positive asylum-seekers, who are prevented from working and claiming benefits, are living in substandard housing and are unable to afford...
from The Sofia News AgencyBulgaria marks this year's World AIDS Day with information campaigns across the country, part of a nationwide initiative for HIV/AIDS prevention.Bulgaria's HIV-positive patients on record grew to 677 in November, up by 76 since the beginning of the year, latest figures show.Though experts suppose the actual number of the infected exceeds that figure, AIDS is not an epidemic of catastrophic proportions for a population of approximately 8 million.The lethal disease has been spreading mostly among men, younger people and residents of larger cities. HIV has already crossed into the mainstream population and take its toll among people from all ages, social groups and professions.In over 90% percent of the cases the disease has been transmitted through sexual contacts....
From Reuters Alert Net By Patricia ReaneyLONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Shortly after breaking up with his partner, a British man with HIV found that his address was posted in a shop window along with a warning that he was an AIDS carrier.Days later he was beaten with chair legs by men in his home."I spent years coming to terms with living with HIV, then just one person turned my life around through pure spite," said John, a 36-year-old who lives in the Midlands.Twenty-five years into the AIDS epidemic, people infected with the virus still face hate crimes, stigma, discrimination and abuse. In Britain where an estimated 63,000 people are infected with HIV, it is driving many sufferers into extreme poverty."It is a real enough phenomenon for us to need to do something about it," said Yusef Azad...
from Medical News TodayOn World AIDS Day, 1 December, Crusaid and the National AIDS Trust launch a shocking report into the rising numbers of people living with HIV in extreme poverty in the UK.The report launched to MPs at the House of Commons on World AIDS Day highlights the effect of stigma and discrimination in driving people living with HIV into poverty. Hate crime and discrimination not only have a damaging effect on the physical and mental health of people living with HIV, but can also lead to isolation and poverty. Recent research shows that a third of people living with HIV have experienced discrimination.The report calls for action in tackling the root causes of poverty among people living with HIV, including addressing high levels of hate crime, unemployment and poor housing...
The message for World Aids Day this year stresses the need for all to play a part in addresing the HIV/Aids pandemic. The facts are horrorfying:Around forty million people are living with HIV throughout the world - and that number increases in every region every day. In the UK alone, more than 60,000 people are living with HIV and more than 7,000 more are diagnosed every year. Ignorance and prejudice are fuelling the spread of a preventable disease.World AIDS Day, 1 December is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS.This year, it's up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.The Thembinkosi Foundation promotes the interests of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa....
World Aids Day is almost upon us.For more information on this day of enormous importance follow the HIV/Aids links on this site and visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6166530.stm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/health/2005/aids_crisis/default.stm for recent stats on the HIV/Aids pandemic.For a more personal view of the affects of HIV/Aids visit my earlier posts - perhaps the most harrowing of which is Boipelo's Story. http://thembinkosifoundation.blogspot.com/2005/10/boipelos-story.html.The Thembinkosi Foundation promotes the interests of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa....
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