GLOBAL: IRIN/PlusNews Weekly Issue 444, 3 July 2009
JOHANNESBURG, 6 July 2009 (PlusNews) - CONTENTS:
ZIMBABWE: Global Fund moves to safeguard money
NAMIBIA: Court case highlights workers rights
MALAWI: No money, no services
RWANDA: Sugar daddies and mummies have bitter consequences
KENYA: Struggling to meet demand for male circumcision
AFRICA: AIDS hits health services
LESOTHO: Nurse-led model can work
ZAMBIA: PEPFAR prevention approach too narrow
EVENTS/RESOURCES
1. International Forum on Sexual Violence
2. Rational Management of Medicines - a focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
VACANCIES
1. National PMTCT and Paediatric HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Coordinator - Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE: Global Fund moves to safeguard money
Government officials in Zimbabwe are unhappy about a decision by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to ditch the National AIDS Council (NAC) as the principal recipient of its existing and future grants and to instead channel funds through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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NAMIBIA: Court case highlights workers rights
In a landmark case in Namibia, 22 hotel workers are taking their employer and a doctor to court for allegedly testing them for HIV without their informed consent.
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MALAWI: No money, no services
An inability to access adequate funding is crippling efforts by community-based organisations (CBOs) to help some of Malawi's most vulnerable children.
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RWANDA: Sugar daddies and mummies have bitter consequences
A new HIV prevention campaign in Rwanda – "Sinigurisha" (I am not for sale) – warns against cross-generational sex involving both older men and older women.
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KENYA: Struggling to meet demand for male circumcision
Demand for medical male circumcision has been rising in Kenya's south-western Nyanza Province since it became available as part of a package of HIV prevention services in November 2008.
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AFRICA: AIDS hits health services
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has dealt a body blow to the delivery of health care services in countries hard hit by the disease, new research has found.
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LESOTHO: Nurse-led model can work
A pilot programme in Lesotho has demonstrated that primary health care clinics run by nurses can successfully deliver HIV and TB care and treatment services to patients in remote rural areas.
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ZAMBIA: PEPFAR prevention approach too narrow
The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has taken a damagingly narrow approach to HIV prevention in Zambia, ignoring realities on the ground and neglecting the most at-risk populations, says a new report.
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EVENTS/RESOURCES
1. International Forum on Sexual Violence
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum, will be held from 6-9 July 2009in Johannesburg, South Africa and is hosted by the SA Medical Research Council. The event aims to promote research on sexual violence, highlighting innovation and encouraging sharing and networking in the area of sexual violence. This global meeting will bring together over 200 participants working on sexual violence as researchers, gender activists, funders, policy makers, service providers, survivors and others. The conference is being organised by the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI).
For more information, visit www.svri.org
2. Rational Management of Medicines - a focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, 1-13 November 2009, Ifakara, Tanzania
This two week course, run by the Swiss Tropical Institute, aims to enable health professionals to understand and apply the concepts and principles of essential medicines and rational medicine management with a focus on the diseases of poverty HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis The application deadline is 31 August 2009.
For more information on the course: www.sti.ch
VACANCIES:
1. National PMTCT and Paediatric HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Coordinator, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - Harare, Zimbabwe
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and provide technical leadership to the expansion of the national PMTCT and paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment programme.
- Supervise and manage the national PMTCT and paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment team within the AIDS & TB unit of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MoHCW) Zimbabwe.
- Work closely with the national AIDS and TB unit as well as other MOHCW departments to exercise appropriate integration and scale up of PMTCT and paediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services with other services at all levels.
- Work closely and give guidance to the national, provincial and district health teams in the harmonisation of PMTCT and paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment approaches that are integrated into overall national maternal and child health strategies.
- Facilitate the collaboration and networking of national, regional and international organisations involved in PMTCT and paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment services to ensure that all programme activities are in line with national policies, strategies, plans and guidelines.
Requirements:
- MBChB (MD equivalent) or MPH or equivalent required
- At least five years experience in the area of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe and the region
- Extensive knowledge on Paediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment and MMed Pediatrics a plus
- Excellent knowledge of the Zimbabwe health system and structures
- Committed to working in Zimbabwe and the region
- Excellent planning, organising and report writing skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with different stakeholders at all levels
- Team leadership and good interpersonal skills
- Computer literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Initiative, tactful and diplomatic
Please apply online at www.pedaids.org.
Closing date: 20 Jul 2009
Reference Code: RW_7TKR2R-10
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