March 4 2011 | www.stopaidsnow.org

The Global Fund sets an example in fighting corruption

While politicians stumble over the word corruption, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has developed a unique method to prevent and detect fraud and misuse in its grants. STOP AIDS NOW! and the Aids Fonds consider all forms of corruption unacceptable. Therefore they support the Global Fund's approach in this fight.

In December, the Global Fund suspended or terminated grants as a result of misappropriation reported by its Inspector General in four countries. Additional safeguards were implemented in two other countries where funds were considered vulnerable to misuse because of weak financial management systems, and extra security measures to prevent drug theft were imposed in five countries. The Global Fund is demanding the recovery of US$ 34 million unaccounted for in several countries. More...
 

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Black Wednesday for Human Rights and the AIDS response
The murder of LGBT Activist Davit Kato
January 26, 2011 was a black Wednesday, a day on which depraved murderers entered the home of Ugandan LGBT activist David Kato and used a hammer to beat him over the head, resulting in his untimely death.  David’s death came directly after the Supreme Court of Uganda ruled that people must stop inciting violence against homosexuals and must respect the right to privacy and human dignity. All forms of violence and homophobia against minority groups severely undermine efforts to support HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes. Against this background, the UN has recently created a new, independent body to be known as the Global Commission on HIV and the Law. Learn more about the Commission's goals and the expected outcomes...

More health workers needed to achieve HIV/AIDS targets
By the end of 2009 only 36 percent of 14.5 million HIV-positive people in low- and middle-income countries in need of antiretroviral treatment received it, in large part because of the lack of healthcare workers, according to the UN.With the current number of health workers worldwide, most developing countries will not be able to achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment by 2015, according to a 2011 World Health Organization (WHO) report which reviewed progress in five countries. In addition to stimulating community health workers to take on HIV care and prevention, the WHO report recommends...

STOP AIDS NOW! project for Treatment Centered Prevention granted
STOP AIDS NOW! and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) will collaborate in the implementation of a ground-breaking project: Treatment Centered Prevention (TCP). The TCP model proposes to take ART to a new level, leveraging it to become an instrument of prevention as well as the life-saving therapy it has been for millions. The potential impact of this approach could be monumental...
 

Social Cash Transfers: Reaching the poorest

STOP AIDS NOW! helps to strengthen the Social Cash Transfer Scheme in Malawi
In Malawi STOP AIDS NOW! ran a one-year pilot project to strengthen the government-led Social Cash Transfer Scheme. Partners of STOP AIDS NOW! worked jointly with the district assembly in Chitipa on a improved implementation of the Scheme. The collaboration between the various stakeholders, i.e. government, beneficiaries and civil society payed off. Their joint efforts clearly had a positive effect on the final impact of the programme. Continue reading to learn more about the vital role civil society can play...
 

Meet & Greet 

For many years now, STOP AIDS NOW! and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance have shared a successful lobby office in Brussels: the Stop Aids Alliance (SAA). In November 2010, this partnership was extended to two cities that play an increasing role in setting the international AIDS response: Geneva and Washington. Meet the new Senior Policy Advisor in Geneva, Billie-Jean Nieuwenhuys. We have asked her about her work in Geneva, her ambitions, the “corruption scandal” within the Global Fund and much more… 
 

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