Global Health News
December 2008
World AIDS Day – December 1, 2008
United in Partnership Against HIV/AIDS
On this 20th global observance of World AIDS Day, we celebrate life. In countless communities around the world, through partnerships with the American people, courageous individuals in nations devastated by HIV/AIDS are choosing life, saving the lives of their fellow countrymen and women, and creating hope for a future free of HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS Success Stories
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In a St. Petersburg AIDS center, a doctor consults with a patient. Source: American International Health Alliance Archives
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In Vietnam, family-centered HIV/AIDS treatment and care brings a new outlook on life.
A USAID-supported project in Vietnam has made it easier for families living with and affected by HIV/AIDS to access essential care and treatment services in one place at one time. Read the full story [PDF, 119KB}
In South Africa, celebrating life’s small treasures emphasizes dignity, respect and compassion.
A USAID-supported Hospice has engineered one of the country’s first units dedicated to providing holistic specialty care to children.
Read the full story [PDF, 136KB]
In Russia, training and mentoring increases the delivery of antiretroviral treatment.
USAID support is building a network of trained professionals who can provide high-quality primary care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. Read the full story [PDF, 115KB]
Comprehensive Antiretroviral Therapy Programs
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ART outreach at the Mahatma Ghandi Clinic
Source: HFI/Zambia
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As part of its broad effort to fight the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS, USAID makes large and important contributions to provide antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to developing countries. As a partner in the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, USAID’s comprehensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs involve increasing access to ARVs and other medications, improving the physical infrastructure of laboratories and facilities, ensuring a consistent supply of quality drugs and commodities, building personnel capacity to manage ART programs, and supporting nutritional and psychosocial counseling of patients before and throughout treatment.
Learn More About USAID’s HIV/AIDS Programs
In virtually every region of the world, USAID is supporting an HIV/AIDS program made possible by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Learn more about our work around the globe by viewing our country profiles.
Global Health Updates
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Source: IRIN/OCHA, © 2005,
Georgina Cranston, photographer
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence: Nov. 25 – Dec. 10, 2008
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign raises awareness about the violence that women and girls face daily around the world and the obstacles it poses to issues of health and development.
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