What Gender Bias? Rural Couples Show the Way
The Times of India - Nagpur, India, 11/30/2011
Contrary to popular belief, people in rural India seem to have woken up to the fact that daughters are as precious as sons. The Nagpur Zilla Parishad took note of this and felicitated 40 such couples, rewarding them with a national saving certificate worth Rs 10,000 for their conscious decision to limit their family to children even if both happened to be girls.
The Love Yourself Project
Manila Bulletin - Manila, Philippines, 11/30/2011
Vinn Pagtakhan, a registered nurse, with friends James Worrasaran and James Garcia Bon, established the Love Yourself Project last June. They turned to Facebook and Twitter to make more young people know HIV and AIDS and how to keep it from spreading, through education and counselling. Love Yourself Project’s main program is the free HIV counselling and testing. Held every quarter, the next free counseling and testing will be on Dec. 11. (For more information, log on to www.loveyourself.ph)
Making AIDS History
Deccan Chronicle, India, 11/30/2011
In the last three decades, HIV and AIDS has spread across all continents and claimed millions of lives. HIV proved to be a formidable enemy, resisting drugs quickly and evading potential vaccines. But the story of HIV and AIDS is also a tale of triumph of human ingenuity, determination and commitment. Infection with HIV was once considered a death sentence. But now progress achieved in the global response over the last decade has resulted in a 15 per cent reduction in new infections.
Getting the Word Out
Bangkok Post - Bangkok, Thailand, 11/29/2011
‘Thailand is in a very good position. It produces its own drugs, which are effective, and it has very well-trained people,’ Dr Michael Hahn, Country Coordinator, UNAIDS said, going on to remark that, as with scaling a peak, the higher one climbs, the harder it gets. The number of new HIV infections has dropped significantly since the 1990s, but the virus is still very much around. Total prevention is the final step this country needs to take, he said, and it will perhaps be the most difficult one.
`Sex Workers Entering Fast and at an Early Age`
Republica - Kathmandu, Nepal, 11/28/2011
New sex workers are entering the business at a fast pace, a joint-survey conducted by USAID/Nepal, Asha Project and the Ministry of Health and Population disclosed. The survey reveals that a higher proportion of female sex workers have joined sex industry in last 12 months. The study reveals that 40.3 percent respondents out of total have adopted the profession in past one year.
Government Launches Business-Focused HIV Campaign
The Jakarta Post - Jakarta, Indonesia, 11/28/2011
Nafsiah Mboi, the secretary-general of the National AIDS Prevention Commission, said the commission would focus raising awareness in sectors with employees at high risk of contracting HIV, such as the mining, plantation, construction and transportation sectors. Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said that he wanted businesses to work together to raise awareness and stop stigmatizing people infected with HIV since 85 percent of those with HIV were in their productive age.
Awareness: Start Dancing, Stop AIDS, and Become Agents for Change
The Express Tribune - Islamabad, Pakistan, 11/28/2011
Considering that music is a great attraction for people of all ages, the Dutch-born international campaign Dance4life was launched in Islamabad to use music to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and other youth-related sexual and reproductive health issues. For this purpose, a Dance4life team came from South Africa and went to the Roots College International Millennium Campus to help students aged between 14 and 17 become agents of change.
Early Passage of HIV and AIDS Bill Sought
The Pioneer - New Delhi, India, 11/27/2011
People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) have sought early passage of the HIV and AIDS Bill in the present Winter Session of the Parliament. The Bill is pending with the Health Ministry. At a round table organised by World Vision India recently, the stakeholders from the sector demanded that a common voice need to be created for children affected by HIV and AIDS. The bill seeks to protect HIV positive people from discrimination not only in public sector but also the private sector. Pradeep Dutta from Nayi Umang said, ‘The bill is very important in the light of the large scale discrimination faced by the HIV positive people in our country. The Bill also provides for free and complete treatment for all HIV positive people.’
‘Action Required to Counter Gender Based Violence’
Pakistan Observer – Karachi, Pakistan, 11/26/2011
Gender based violence (GBV) may be an urgent item on the development agenda, however, actions and funding do not match the magnitude of the problem, said speakers at a session organized by Aurat Foundation. In particular context of the developing world they said that donor support is short term and most development initiatives towards ending GBV are ad-hoc and disjointed. Muneezeh Khan, GBV program officer regretted that there was lack of coordination and collaboration among NGOs, governmental, national and international organizations working on GBV in the country.
Study to Gauge Side-Effects of Post-Natal Depression Among Young Mothers
The Times of India - New Delhi, India, 11/25/2011
The Union health ministry wants to find out the extent of drug and alcohol use/abuse among women of reproductive age group (15-49) and mental health consequences it can have. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is initiating a study to look at the side-effects of post-natal depression (PND) among young mothers. The study will look at the effect of substance/alcohol use/abuse on fetal growth. The effect of caring for terminally ill persons on the mental health of caregivers is recognized as an important cause of common mental disorder (CMD) among women, and will also be studied.
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