Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation announced the winners of the "Social Media and Mobile Phones for HIV Prevention" competition on 18 January 2012. The project entries by South African non-profit organization Cell-Life and by Chinese internet portal Danlan were declared winners. More than 50 teams from 19 countries took part in the competition.
A fully-funded Global Fund is essential to help countries reach their AIDS response targets by 2015
Geneva, 24 January 2012—In the ten years since the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) was established, the organization has made a profound difference in saving millions of lives around the world. It has created momentum and helped countries achieve results.
On this World AIDS Day, 30 years since the start of AIDS, we have reasons to be hopeful. Globally, the number of people becoming infected with HIV continues to fall, the number of AIDS-related deaths is dropping and the number of people receiving treatment has continued to grow. A total of 2.5 million deaths have been averted in low and middle-income countries since 1995.
UN Cares’ Stigma Fuels HIV campaign seeks to address employment-related discrimination against people living with HIV. Photos of people displaying anti-discrimination messages will be used to promote discrimination free workplaces.
Welcome to the 95th issue of HIV This Week! In this issue, we cover the following topics: Positive attachment relationships prove key to adjustment among orphaned kids in China; How are we doing on Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5; etc.
Welcome to the 94th issue of HIV This Week ! In this issue, we cover the following topics: Female condom use in the rural sex industry in China; Seroadaptive behaviours, abstinence, and condom use; etc.
The 41st issue of the Media Report includes stories on the challenges of carrying out interventions with sex workers, stigma and discrimination and the current state of China's epidemic.
The China HIV/AIDS Information Network (CHAIN) is now accepting proposals for the UNAIDS World AIDS Day Civil Society Small Grant Programme. More information is available on the CHAIN website at http://www.chain.net.cn/gg/34821.htm
The global theme for World AIDS Day 2011 is “Getting to Zero: Zero Deaths”. UNAIDS China office is seeking for a coordinating organisation to promote effective, targeted advocacy from civil society.
Arising from the work of the UNAIDS High Level Commission on HIV Prevention, the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation is accepting project proposals for the “Social media and mobile phones for HIV prevention” competition.
UNAIDS, the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS, and GBCHealth are supporting the Elena Pinchuk competition, together with key partners from social media, new media and civil society in China. Together, we are encouraging people from all sections of society to get involved and develop new ideas to use new media and new technologies to strengthen China’s response to AIDS.