World AIDS Day 2011: Getting to Zero

The goal: zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, zero AIDS-related deaths.

December 1^st marks World AIDS Day focused on “Getting to Zero.” The International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa will take place December 4–8^th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a theme of “Own, Scale-up and Sustain,” providing an advocacy platform to mobilize African leaders, partners, and communities to increase ownership, commitment, and support to the HIV/AIDS response.

In honor of these events, IntraHealth commends the health workers on the frontline of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts for their dedication to saving lives and for their role in the significant progress made toward ending HIV/AIDS.

According to a recent UNAIDS report:

• Annual new infections fell 21% between 1997 and 2010.
• HIV incidence has declined by more than 25% between 2001 and 2009 in 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the region most affected by HIV.
• An estimated 2.5 million lives have been saved in low- and middle-income countries since 1995 due to access to antiretroviral therapy.

Without access to a health worker, people living with HIV/AIDS lack adequate treatment, and more people become infected. IntraHealth’s HIV/AIDS work is driven by a commitment to provider-initiated, client-centered care that integrates HIV/AIDS services with other services people need, including family planning, nutritional support, and treatment of other diseases like tuberculosis. Through health services supported by IntraHealth last year, 547,635 individuals received HIV counseling, testing, and test results; and 22,277 HIV-positive individuals received antiretroviral treatment.

Related: The International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa 2011 | New Data and UNAIDS Report

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FEATURED NEWS AND BLOGS ON HIV/AIDS

		Global Health: A Historic and Momentous Movement Maurice I. Middleberg, Director, CapacityPlus I just returned from listening to a brilliant and inspiring speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Secretary Clinton traced the history of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, from the dark days of the . . . » Read more
		Making Family Planning and HIV Services More Accessible to All Claver Kamali is a 52-year-old man living with HIV. He lives in a small village nestled in Rwanda’s hilly landscape with his wife and four children. Every month, Claver walks from his . . . » Read more
		IntraHealth Statement on Hormonal Contraception and HIV Risks Martha Carlough, Safe Motherhood Clinical Advisor, and Cindy Gay, HIV Clinical Advisor A recent article by Heffron and colleagues published in Lancet Infectious Diseases suggests that hormonal contraception may increase the risk of HIV acquisition among men and women two-fold. . . » Read more
		IntraHealth Commemorates World AIDS Day 2011 IntraHealth offices around the world are organizing and participating in World AIDS Day 2011 activities. This year’s theme is Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS-Related Deaths . . . » Read more

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THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS AND STIS IN AFRICA (ICASA) 2011

IntraHealth International staff will be joining African leaders, partners, and communities from December 4–8, 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to exchange ideas about the best responses to HIV/AIDS. ICASA 2011 is focused on supporting HIV programs and policies at all levels; scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, and care efforts; and sustaining funding to fight HIV.

INTRAHEALTH PRESENTS

New beginnings: Rwanda’s first pediatric palliative care center at Kibagabaga Hospital
Presented by Diane Mukasahaha

The cost-effectiveness of Ethiopian mother support groups in preventing vertical transmission of HIV
Presented by Habtamu Negash

Strengthening couples HIV counseling and testing: A best practice from Namibia
Presented by Kudakwashe Chani

Read more: ICASA 2009 in Dakar, Senegal | ICASA 2005 in Abuja, Nigeria

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