Respond to HIV/AIDS
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World AIDS Day Resource Packet Available |
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
The Sisters and Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) of Monroe, Michigan have developed a resource packet to use in your communities or parishes on World AIDS Day 2007. They have included suggested prayers, readings, and actions in support of children and orphans made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. AFJN encourages you to use this resource as a starting point for HIV/AIDS advocacy and as a means of showing your committment to those who have been marginalized in their home communities.
Click here to access the PDF World AIDS Day 2007 IHM Resource Packet.
World AIDS Day will take place on December 1st, 2007. Visit worldaidsday.org for more information.
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First HIV/AIDS drug plant to open in Uganda |
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Thursday, 11 October 2007 |
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A factory that will
produce treatments for HIV/AIDS is set to open in Kampala, Uganda, the first of
its kind in the country. It aims to reduce the cost of the vital
medication by cutting import costs. According to Uganda's Health Minister, Dr. Stephen
Malinga, locally
produced anti-retroviral HIV drugs and anti-malaria drugs should be available
by January.
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Ugandan President Museveni Labels Contracting HIV Treason |
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Monday, 08 October 2007 |
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On September 24, President Museveni of Uganda was addressing
officials from 12 Ugandan universities in Kampala when he compared contracting
HIV/AIDS to treason. According to the Monitor , he said
to those who contract HIV/AIDS, "Instead of being an asset, you become a
burden. ... And afterwards, they announce that [the person] has died after a
very long illness ... is that not treason?" One should note that treason
is a capital offence in Ugandan law, one punishable by death.
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