This section contains news about the activities of the AFAO International program and its partners, as well as updates on the global response to HIV.
A groundbreaking study released on 17 May aims to provide a framework for research that can help governments, civil society, development partners and the transgender community reduce transgender people's vulnerability to HIV in the Asia-Pacific region.
Published : 18/05/2012
In a turn-around from last year's funding freeze, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria estimates that more than $1.6 billion in additional funding will be available& for the 2012-14 period.
Published : 14/05/2012
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has launched a new campaign, "Believe it. Do it.", aimed at bringing attention and action to the global goal of ending new HIV infections among children by 2015 and ensuring mothers living with HIV remain healthy.
Published : 11/05/2012
The Pacific Sexual Diversity Network (PSDN)- a regional network of Pacific MSM and Transgender organisations - are launching a new e-newsletter and website for their membership to highlight issues for MSM and Transgender communities across the Pacific region.
Published : 08/05/2012
Over 1,000 southern African activists from a coalition of organisations took to the streets of Johannesburg on 22 March to demand key international donors lead an urgent response to plug a US$2 billion treatment funding gap.
Published : 26/03/2012
The Public Health Association of Australia joined with five Australian and international medical, health and fair trade organisations this week to urge the Prime Minister to preserve access to affordable medicines in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
Published : 01/03/2012
Alice Welbourn, HIV-positive activist and member of the Athena Network steering committee, has criticised the lack of involvement of HIV-positive women in the conference plenary.
Published : 21/02/2012
The South African government has entered into a partnership with a pharmaceutical company that will allow it to manufacture ingredients used in antiretroviral (ARV) drugs locally.
Published : 20/02/2012
the 13th International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) World Congress will be held in Australia for the first time in over 14 years. IUSTI 2012 will also incorporate the 2012 Australasian Sexual Health Conference, followed by the 24th ASHM HIV/AIDS Conference
Published : 02/02/2012
International activists are calling on the Indian government to defend generic HIV medicines in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations at the EU-India summit in Delhi on 10 February.
Published : 02/02/2012
ICASA 2011, Africa's largest conference on HIV/AIDS was held in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) from 4 - 8 December 2011, and included a focus on gender inequalities and HIV positive people with disabilities.
Published : 23/12/2011
AFAO’s International Program relocated from Sydney to Bangkok in July 2011.
Published : 13/12/2011
The Community Advocacy Initiative (CAI) Programme recently held evaluation and planning meetings in LaoPDR and Vietnam.
Published : 07/12/2011
Lack of money and unwillingness by donors to invest more in AIDS, TB and malaria has prompted the Global Fund to cancel funding for scaling up programs until 2014.
Published : 01/12/2011
The Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health (APCOM) has expressed concern that significant global and regional policy progress will be undone by global budget cuts.
Published : 01/12/2011
Melbourne has been selected to host the world’s largest HIV/AIDS Conference in July 2014.
Published : 30/11/2011
A regional consultation on the potential applications of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was held in Bangkok on 11–12 October.
Published : 09/11/2011
The Commonwealth HIV/AIDS Action Group has called for the immediate release of the full Eminent Persons Group report, "A Commonwealth of the People – Time for urgent reform", amid concerns the report’s recommendations could be stymied without a full and frank public debate.
Published : 27/10/2011
Key points from the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS are summarised in 'In Focus volume 1', a briefing paper prepared by APCASO with input from AFAO.
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