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 AIDSLink | issue 107, 1 June 2008
Feature : Jailed Doctor Wins Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights
Sara Friedman, Managing Editor, AIDSLink, Global Health Council | Asia
Jailed physician and human rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen was named the 2008 recipient of the Global Health Council’s annual Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights.
Feature : Never Mind the Numbers: India's HIV/AIDS Crisis is Large Enough
Smita Baruah, Senior Policy Associate, Global Health Council | Asia
HIV/AIDS was added to the list of India’s major health challenges in 1986 when the first cases were discovered in Chennai, India – which experts believe were transmitted through contact of sex workers with foreign tourists.
Feature : Balasahyoga: Helping Children Affected by HIV/AIDS by Empowering their Families
Mary Dallao, Senior Editor, Information Programs, Family Health International | Asia
The women in their family have been sex workers for decades. In the town of Peddapuram where they live, it is tradition for first-born girls to pursue this path.
Feature : Festival of Love: Valuing Sex Workers’ Subjective Experience in Harm Reduction Programming
Sarah Degnan Kambou, International Center for Research on Women, Washington, D.C., Deepmala Mahla, Aprajita Mukh erjee, International Center for Research on Women, Delhi, India, and Srinivas Kandikonda, SAKSHAM Project, CARE India, Andhra Pradesh , India | Asia
Although the number of women involved with sex work is difficult to determine, it is estimated that about 1 percent of the adult women in India could be engaged in sex work.
Feature : Is the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program Doing Enough to Meet HIV-positive Women’s Family Planning Needs?
Vaishali S. Mahendra, Senior Program Officer, Population Council/India and Hena Khan, Communications Specialist, Population Council/USA | Asia
“I don’t want more children … If something happens to me who will look after (them)?” This was the sentiment echoed by the vast majority of HIV-positive postpartum women interviewed.
Feature : Pharmacy to the Developing World — But Not to India
K.M. Gopakumar, Research Officer, Center for Trade and Development (Centad) | Asia
In May 2007, former President Bill Clinton along with the officials of the international drug procurement agency, UNITAID announced a price cut for the next generation first- and second-line antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).
Feature : Taking Things into Their Own Hands: Local Organizations Address Stigma and Improve Access to Care and Treatment for IDUs
Jennifer Overton, Deputy Director, Program Quality and Support Department, Catholic Relief Services | Asia
While the HIV/AIDS epidemic is stabilizing in much of India and in some cases declining, surveillance data show an increase in HIV infection in the northern states and among certain groups.
Feature : Sex Trafficking and HIV in India and South Asia: Research, Challenges and Next Steps
Jay G. Silverman, PhD, and Michele R. Decker, ScD, Harvard School of Public Health | Asia
India’s HIV/AIDS epidemic, which includes the third largest number of people living with HIV of any country, is uniquely propelled by the sex trade.
Feature : Indian Writers Shed Light on Stigma and Discrimination
Sara Friedman, Managing Editor, AIDSLink, Global Health Council | Asia
Stigma, denial and apathy are three reinforcing elements that continue to keep HIV in India in the dark.
Legislative Update : Washington Update: PEPFAR Reauthorization Moves Along
Smita Baruah, Senior Policy Associate, Global Health Council | North America
The President’s Emergency Plan for HIV/ AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is set to expire by law on Sept. 30, 2008. In order for it to continue, revised legislation or reauthorization must be passed by the U.S. Congress.
Feature : Malawi Kicks Off 25th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
By Julia Masters, Public Outreach Assistant, Global Health Council | Africa
On May 18, the official opening ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial – the world’s oldest and largest grassroots HIV/AIDS mobilization - took place in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Feature : Resources
Feature Editor | Africa
The latest publications and resources available in the global health field. Updated with each new issue of Global AIDSLink®.
Feature : Global Updates
Feature Editor | Global
HIV/AIDS news from around the world.
Feature : Timeline
Feature Editor | Global
Calendar of upcoming events in the global health field. Updated with each new issue of AIDSLink®.
Positive Voices : The Virus Cannot Infect Her Rights
Anandi Yuvaraj, Program Manager for HIV and Sexual Reproductive Health, PATH India | Asia
I was raised in a small village in Tamil Nadu, India, one of four siblings. My father was an alcoholic, and the whole burden of managing and caring for the siblings was shared between my mother and myself. |
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