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New report on HIV and AIDS in the UK from House of Lords |
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 A new report from the house of Lords Select Committee " No vaccine, No cure; HIV and AIDS in the UK" says the Government should recognise the scale of the HIV and AIDS challenge in the United Kingdom. Not enough is being done to respond to a steadily growing risk to public health. There are potentially huge cost implications in both the short- and long-term in failing to deal effectively with the epidemic. At a time when public health in the United Kingdom is subject to major reform, the Government should ensure that HIV and AIDS is a key public health priority. Read more of the report here.
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The end of AIDS is in sight! |
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Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town urges the world to keep up the fight against AIDS in the face of a 10% decline in funding in 2010. Tutu said "But just as the end of AIDS has finally come within reach, we are witnessing an unprecedented drop in financial and political support for the cause." Read more here.
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CHAA and ACET Broadcasts to the UK on the BBC |
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 CHAA Vice Chair, Rev Alan Bain, broadcast on eight BBC Radio stations across the UK to mark World AIDS day 2009. Speaking of the work of CHAA member ACET UK, Rev Bain also spoke of the need to be vigilant because of the 8% rise in infections in the UK.
Rev Bain was interviewed on BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Kent, BBC Tees, BBC Cambs, BBC West Midlands, BBC Bristol, BBC Leeds and BBC Stoke.
UNAIDS, Patnership Advisor, Sally Smith, said " Well done to you all for this. Thank you for all the work that you are doing on HIV."
To hear the broadcasts click here.
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Lausanne calls church to bring hope |
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Saturday, 23 August 2008 21:02 |
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 The Lausanne Conference has affirmed the need for HIV and AIDS to be high on the agenda of the church in its task of World Evangelism.
Joel Edwards, Director of the UK’s Micah Challenge said “ HIV and AIDS is one of the biggest challenges the church faces. We have made a good start with organisations like ACET and Tearfund leading the way, but we still have a long way to go.”
Speaking at the conference, where 3000 copies of the newly revised ACET handbook “AIDS Action” were handed to delegates, founder Dr Patrick Dixon said, “To help church leaders here and increase the profile of AIDS we have sought to place the book in the hands of every leader attending. The new book is a rewrite of the highly successful previous edition which reached a third of a million copies. The Director General of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, who has written the foreword, had requested the book be rewritten with all the new insight gained from ACET’s long experience of working with HIV and AIDS.
In an evening devoted to the challenge to the church of HIV and AIDS, delegates heard Rev Christo Grayling director of INERLA, an organisation supporting Christian leaders who are living with HIV. Sharing his testimony of living with HIV since 1987, he said to the applause of the audience, “As a Christian I still had hope even though I was tested HIV positive. Now I have an HIV negative wife and two HIV free children. I want to shout it out that the church must be at the forefront of responding to HIV.”
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Highlights of 2010 Vienna World AIDS Conference |
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