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The very first U.S. National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18, 2009)

Please find an article ,a personal message and an institutional communication (from NIH,USA) on the gradually increasing burden of HIV amongst the older people.

Regards,

Dr.Rajesh Gopal.

The unexplored story of HIV and ageing

As people in developing and industrialized countries increasingly live longer, healthier lives, why do the scant data that exist suggest a surprisingly high prevalence and incidence of HIV among individuals 50 years of age… Continue

Added by Dr Rajesh Gopal on September 19, 2009 at 10:37am — 2 Comments

Demandeurs d’asile : ce qu’eux ont à offrir à la Belgique

C’est la question que l’équipe SALT a posé aux résidents du centre de demandeurs d’asile de Beho-Gouvy. Quand on arrive dans un pays et qu’on est demandeur d’asile, on offre ses craintes, ses faiblesses .On se met et on est mis dans une position de faiblesse. Mais un petit changement de regard montre que les demandeurs d’asile ont aussi des forces à offrir à la société belge.

Tout a commencé lors d’un weekend d’échange entre BelCompétence et les résidents du centre Croix-Rouge de Manhay… Continue

Added by Louis Marie on September 18, 2009 at 9:56pm — 7 Comments

27 - 31

Ive shaved my hair in january so this is not new, ive just kept the hair short, blow drying and worrying about the next "do" is taking up so much of my life, ive decided i can do better with my time.... and so with the hair went the make-up (some) and the high heels, (now this is a different story), but i figured out balancing on 3 inch heels could be fun if i didnt have anything elese to do. but between balancing my sanity and balancing on heels. i chose the former.

so now, 4 inches more… Continue

Added by Caca Carillo on September 14, 2009 at 5:00am — 5 Comments

Entre deux cultures

Entre deux cultures

J’ai eu un problème de santé, le HPV c’est un virus qui aujourd’hui tue beaucoup de femme dans le monde quand on le découvre trop tard.

Je ne pouvais pas en parler à ma mère car je ne pouvais assumer ce que je pensais qu’elle allait me dire. Car moi-même, je me sentais responsable de ma maladie ce fût une épreuve difficile.

La raison de ma culpabilité était qu’autant que femme, avoir cette maladie n’était "pas normale" selon le point de vue de la… Continue

Added by Benyaich Aicha on September 12, 2009 at 7:16am — 11 Comments

The Sun my Heart

I was reading this book 'The sun my heart' of Thich Nhat Hanh this morning while going to work. I was touched by the book as he wrote " ..peace and happiness are the guides for measuring the fruit of practice {meditation}. If we do not become calmer and happier, something is wrong with our practice" So in meditation there is self measurement of change as we do in AIDS competence. And I think we can measure peace as a practice of ACP. See… Continue

Added by rebeka sultana on September 10, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Gangs - who say they are bad?

Recognizing naturally emerging leaders of gangs and transforming their leadership abilities as change agents and role models then we make behavior change happen in their spheres of influence.

What I see and what I hear,

from my peers, I hold them dear

feel strong when they are near

to face the risk with no more fear

................Excerpted from a poem entitled "the risk gangs hold dear" by JohnPierre

Gangs are self-formed groups of peers that are… Continue

Added by John Piermont Montilla on September 9, 2009 at 8:30pm — 3 Comments

A clinical trial: through the eyes of the community

I recently had an opportunity to view a film about a clinical trial on DVD. The Development of Anti-retroviral therapy (DART) in Africa trial was a six year clinical trial evaluating how to manage anti-retroviral therapy ART in 3,300 patients with advanced HIV or AIDS in Uganda and Zimbabwe. The trial aimed to find out whether the lab-based strategies used to monitor ART to people with HIV infection in resource rich countries were essential in Africa, where around four million people still need… Continue

Added by Rituu B. Nanda on September 9, 2009 at 3:00pm — 10 Comments

Long Live 'Life" : Zindagi Zindabad !!!!

The major hurdles in the control of HIV and AIDS are poor awareness about the ways of transmission and the strategies to prevent HIV and AIDS; as aggravated by the prevalent gender inequality. Myths and misconceptions about the infection, stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV (PLHIV) and what have you, are still the other obstacles in the ongoing pursuits for all the prevention, care, support and treatment measures.

To meet these challenges, major campaigns have… Continue

Added by Dr Rajesh Gopal on August 31, 2009 at 4:09pm — 3 Comments

CHED in Cambodia

CHED

A local non-profit NGO dedicated to build a healthy and

Sustainable future for the people of Cambodia

CHED [Cambodian Health Education Development] is a nationally renowned local NGO that has individually and collaboratively designed and implemented a plethora of health education programs and health promotion within Cambodian communities. It has been a reputable presence in the health education and health promotion sector since its establishment from the International… Continue

Added by Vichet LOK on August 29, 2009 at 4:16am — 4 Comments

Disclosure- a turning point in my life

One of the tools I have been using to work towards "normalization" of HIV is disclosure. I have come out with my HIV+ status to show those who considered HIV as pertaining to excluded populations that HIV can come into anyone's life.

I got the impression that people around could not see HIV as related with 'normal people'. So I decided to go public so that I could show others that it could happen to anybody, it was among us in our communities. I think that the use of that tool… Continue

Added by MariJo on August 20, 2009 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

Acknowledgment and Recognition

Acknowledgment: This blog is written from a skype interview that Rituu B. Nanda conducted on the Author

Both the words Acknowledgment and Recognition, appear at the first sight to be the same. However, there is a small difference. Acknowledgment, we use, as when I am writing a book, I say, I acknowledge R's work in editing, rewriting, and so on. Here the main work is mine, and I acknowledge the inputs of another person called R, who is helping my… Continue

Added by Dr. E. Mohamed Rafique on August 13, 2009 at 12:30pm — 12 Comments

Guidelines of NACO,Government of India for PLHIV in reference to H1N1

ADVISORY ON H1N1 FLU FOR HIV INFECTED PERSONS

All HIV infected persons, especially those with low CD4 count, are more prone to get different bacterial and viral infection as compared to general population. At the present time, there is no information about the risk of the H1N1 in people with HIV/AIDS. However, HIV-infected persons, especially persons with low CD4 cell counts, children less than 5 years, pregnant women and elderly persons are at higher risk for complications and rapid… Continue

Added by Dr Rajesh Gopal on August 11, 2009 at 7:21pm — 2 Comments

Jalukie village scores high on inclusion!

{This is a contribution by Fr Joe Ngamkhuchung of People in Need Foundation, Northeast India. I wish I could convey the joy and pride in his voice when he spoke to me today. Irang, you are doing great. Keep going ! }

If ACP means Community Power, they are already there! Along with the Chairman and the Council members of the Village, were the youth and student leaders, during the SALT visit on 7th August 2009.

Dimapur ACP facilitation team led by Joe… Continue

Added by Rituu B. Nanda on August 10, 2009 at 4:39pm — 2 Comments

Learning to listen more carefully

Recently I have had the pleasure of spending time at 2 meetings with, let us call him, John from Uganda.

After a little while, I noticed that John had the habit of quietly raising his hand (yes, it is possible to raise your hand quietly) and asking a question.

And often the question was about someone else's question. Had we understood this question correctly? And, if so, had the answer that had been given to this question been satisfactory? And very often, the answer to… Continue

Added by Phil on August 7, 2009 at 3:55pm — 8 Comments

Learning event at Papua, Indonesia was learning event for us as facilitators

1. What went well?

 When we went for SALT visit at the first workshop, one group visited the same community twice was really useful. The first visit is more for building a relationship and trust. But at the second one (because of the successful of the first visit) is more to the advanced process; facilitated community we visited to build their own dream and how to reach them. This is like a ‘process with a follow up’.

 When we facilitated this learning event, we – as facilitators –… Continue

Added by chandra nurhasz on August 7, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Whither male circumcision in South Asia ?

Though the vulnerabilities to HIV of the South Asia population have been clearly delineated, the moot point is if we are ready to implement a comprehensive strategic evidence-generated intervention (say in a large country like India) or not.

It is unfortunate that there is a tendency to consider male circumcision as an effective strategy for the Sub –Saharan countries with high HIV prevalence only.

It is ironical that the entire spectrum of predisposition to HIV and… Continue

Added by Dr Rajesh Gopal on August 6, 2009 at 1:02pm — No Comments

How to ensure GIPA within PLHIV community/Networks

I am working as a National GIPA coordinator for five north India states through INP+ and supported by UNDP, India. After working so many years on GIPA I am still not able to understand what dose GIPA means, when it comes to internal advocacy within PLHIV community? Is it increase accountability, is it to improve the quality of services to other PLHIV, is it a involvement at decision making process where community is taking decisions for community? The whole advocacy component in Indian PLHIV… Continue

Added by MANOJ PARDESHI on August 4, 2009 at 7:10am — 4 Comments

Comment je suis devenu un fan de la RD-Congo

Un peu nerveux, je descends de l’avion de Nairobi. Enfin, j’entre la République Démocratique du Congo. 2 semaines à parler français dans un pays qui est normalement associé dans les journaux avec ‘un désordre’. Quand je disais à beaucoup de mes amis et famille que j’irais en RDC, ils ont dit : ‘Wow, ça n’est pas facile’ ou ‘pfff, ce sera un voyage dur dans un pays dur!’.

En fait, pour résumer ma mission en une phrase : ‘La RDC est un des… Continue

Added by Gaston on August 4, 2009 at 6:03am — 5 Comments

How I became a fan of DR-Congo

A little nervous I stepped out of the airplane from Nairobi. Finally, stepping foot in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2 weeks of French speaking in a country that is generally known in the press as ‘being a mess’. When I told many of my friends or family that I was going to DRC, many would say: ‘Wow, that must not be easy’ or ‘pfff, tough trip’.

Well to sum up my trip in one sentence: ‘DRC is one of the most impressive countries with the… Continue

Added by Gaston on August 4, 2009 at 6:02am — 4 Comments

Namma Halli Mela : Celebrating the potential of village communities

I have just returned from Samraksha's two day dissemination in Koppal, and it has been an inspiring visit. Different village communities from across the district attended the event, which was a chance for them to share how and why they have become involved with HIV, and what they intend to do in the future. Young men, women, older people, representatives of government programmes at the village level, like the ASHA worker (Accredited Social Health Activist) and ICDS (Integrated Child Development… Continue

Added by Divya Sarma on July 31, 2009 at 4:13pm — 7 Comments