GLOBAL: IRIN/PlusNews Weekly Issue 463, 20 November 2009
JOHANNESBURG, 20 November 2009 (PlusNews) - CONTENTS:
UGANDA: HIV-positive women need family planning services, study shows
KENYA: Stigma holding back the fight against TB
SOUTH AFRICA: World Cup to help create HIV awareness
AFRICA: Trying to give sex workers safer alternatives
KENYA: The million man cut
UGANDA: AIDS Commission takes new direction in prevention
ZAMBIA: Orphans grow up without cultural identity
GLOBAL: Global Fund approves $2.4 billion in new grants
ANGOLA: Esperança Mutamba, "I'm living this double life"
EVENTS/RESOURCES
1. Case Study Fair on Livelihood-based Social Protection, 8-9 December, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Johannesburg, South Africa
2. The Guide to Community Involvement at AIDS 2010
VACANCIES
1. Executive Director, Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health (APCOM) - Bangkok, Thailand
2. Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programmes - Nairobi, Kenya
UGANDA: HIV-positive women need family planning services, study shows
HIV-positive women in western Uganda want fewer children than women not living with the virus, but often do not have access to family planning services, a new study reveals.
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KENYA: Stigma holding back the fight against TB
When Dorothy*, a single mother of five, told her neighbours in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, she had tuberculosis (TB), she expected sympathy and maybe even offers of help. Instead, she found herself so severely ostracized, she felt she had to move out.
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SOUTH AFRICA: World Cup to help create HIV awareness
In less than seven months South Africa will host the world's biggest single sporting event - the FIFA World Cup. The chance to reach millions of local and visiting football fans presents a golden opportunity, not only for the country's business and tourism sectors, but also for its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.
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AFRICA: Trying to give sex workers safer alternatives
A plan by Malawi to offer prostitutes low-interest loans to start small businesses in return for abandoning sex work is generating controversy in a country where women are disproportionately affected by high rates of poverty and HIV.
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KENYA: The million man cut
The Kenyan government is expanding services to meet the growing demand for voluntary medical male circumcision after the launch of a national campaign a year ago.
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UGANDA: AIDS Commission takes new direction in prevention
The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) is revamping its national HIV information campaign after HIV prevention messages were less successful than hoped.
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ZAMBIA: Orphans grow up without cultural identity
Abigail Mwanashimba has been looking after her five siblings since the age of eight, when her parents died of AIDS-related illnesses. She is now 19 years old, and without relatives to represent her at her lobola (bride price) negotiations, she was forced to hire traditional counsellors to organise the process of marriage according to the tribal customs.
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GLOBAL: Global Fund approves $2.4 billion in new grants
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved US$2.4 billion in its ninth round of grants, bringing the total amount of approved funding since its inception in 2001 to $18.4 billion.
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ANGOLA: Esperança Mutamba, "I'm living this double life"
Esperança Mutamba (not her real name), who has been living with the virus for 10 years and works as HIV/AIDS counsellor in the Angolan capital, Luanda, is still not ready to publicly disclose her HIV status.
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EVENTS/RESOURCES
1. Case Study Fair on Livelihood-based Social Protection (LBSP), 8-9 December, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Johannesburg, South Africa
The FAO's Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa will be holding a Case Study Fair to showcase country experiences with LBSP programmes aimed at orphaned or vulnerable children. Participants from community-based organizations from across southern Africa and Kenya will also be on-hand to share the challenges and successes they have experienced in implementing their own LBSP programming.
For more information or to attend, email Laura.LopezGonzalez@fao.org
2. The Guide to Community Involvement at AIDS 2010
This online guide was created by the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) to help users better understand and participate in the international AIDS conference in Vienna, Austria, from July 18-23, 2010.
It includes sections on issues specific to People Living with HIV, scholarships, tips on how to do advocacy, activism and networking at the conference and on how to submit abstracts, workshops and programme ideas.
To view the guide, go to: www.aids2010community.org
VACANCIES
1. Executive Director, Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health (APCOM) - Bangkok, Thailand
Responsibilities:
- Work towards implementation of APCOM's strategic plan, which includes articulating and fulfilling the APCOM vision
- Identify strategic opportunities to communicate, inspire and engage people in supporting and advancing APCOM's mission
- Raise the organization's profile and influence
- Identify, develop and maintain successful relationships with a variety of donors, including multilateral and bilateral partners, as well as corporate donors, foundations and individuals
- Assist the Board to develop, present and implement annual operational plans, lead all fiscal and budgeting activities, and report to the Board and other stakeholders on APCOM's progress in implementing its plans
- Recruit, hire, and provide leadership, mentoring and supervision to APCOM's diverse, multi-national staff
Requirements:
- Academic degree in related field, such as law, public policy, international relations, public health, social work or social sciences, or a minimum of five years experience in programming and services for MSM and HIV issues, or an equivalent combination of experience and training
- Exceptional management and supervision skills in senior-level management positions with non-profit, charitable organizations, or professional management training, or a combination of experience and training
- Proven track record in managing and/or completing fundraising with institutional, UN system, government, corporate or individual donors
- Experience that demonstrates a passion for and commitment to successfully advocating for MSM and HIV issues internationally, and challenging stigma and discrimination associated with homophobia
- Excellent verbal and written English language skills with experience in public speaking in international settings
- Besides English, fluency in one or more languages of the Asia-Pacific region is highly desirable
Application deadline: 30 November
For more details and to apply, go to: http://msmasia.org
2. Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programmes - Nairobi, Kenya
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support in the planning for the design and implementation of ME activities required for ICAP HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programme
- Develop, implement, and establish systematic monthly reporting procedures for ME for patient monitoring and to assess programmatic progress in Kenya
- Help develop ME tools including clinical and patient tracing forms, medication tracking forms
- Refine, implement and evaluate patient tracing systems
- Provide technical assistance to health care facilities including review of performance and quality of service delivery, on-the-job mentoring for health workers, and evaluation and use of strategic information
Requirements:
- Advanced degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, international health, or related discipline
- At least eight years of proven professional experience in the design, implementation and management of health monitoring and evaluation systems, with at least five years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of HIV programmes
- Strong data management and analysis skills
Application deadline: 30 November
To apply, send CV and referees to the HR and Administration Manager, ICAP Kenya: em2716@columbia.edu
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