The ethics of responsibility has been a big subject in analysing the social aspects of AIDS. The point has been made, with considerable influence, that since HIV infection is primarily contracted through voluntary acts, such as
unsafe sex, it is the individual rather than the society that should take responsibility for avoiding the disease and accepting the consequences of irresponsible actions.
This way of seeing the social ethics of AIDS would have vast implications for what an afflicted pe more...

SAATHII Electronic Newsletter. Source: The Times of India, Kangla Online, Newstrack India,
The Telegraph India, Mangalorean.com and The Statesman. This compilation contains news items about HIV/AIDS published in the Indian media, as well as articles relevant to HIV/AIDS in India published internationally. Articles in this
and previous newsletters may also be accessed at
http://www.saathii.org/orc/elibrary

The report is published by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the Open Society Institute and the International Network of People who Use Drugs.
The report sets out the case for involving people who use drugs – including the benefits of involvement and the right to participate – and the evidence-base that supports this approach. It also describes how people who use drugs are routinely excluded by organisations and institutions, including civil society o more...

Irin/Plus Mews. More international aid has been dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS than any other disease, but what impact have all those donor dollars had in countries where HIV/AIDS funding often exceeds total domestic health budgets? The three largest HIV/AIDS donors - the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the World Bank's Multi-Country AIDS Programme (MAP) - have spent US$20 billion on combating AIDS since 2000.

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The New York Times' Larry Altman on Tuesday analyzed the focus of the XVII International AIDS Conference, which was held earlier this month in Mexico City. According to Altman, the conference focused on the 'longer haul' in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and the 'mood' at the conference was 'much more sober' compared with previous meetings. There were no 'major breakthroughs' announced, and 'cutting-edge research findings were rare,' Altman writes. According to the analysis, the great strides in va more...

Statement of Pamela W. Barnes, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - 'President Bush’s signing of the landmark renewal of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a beacon of hope to millions around the world living with HIV/AIDS. It is an unmistakable signal of the United States’ continued commitment to preventing new HIV infections in the countries most affected by the pandemic, and to treating and sustaining those livin more...

From the Ground Up: Building Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs in Resource-Limited Settings Features Work of More Than 230 Global Health Experts. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, with support from the “A Day in the Life of Africa” Foundation/Tides Foundation, the U.S. Government, Harvard University and others, unveiled on August 05 - a comprehensive guide to improving and expanding HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment efforts in resource-limited settings. Dr. Richard M more...

The vision of the leadership programme for AIDS 2008 was to provide a platform for leaders from all walks of life to engage in dialogue and debate to identify solutions to the challenges we face in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As such, members of the Leadership Programme Committee adopted the following platform to guide the planning: * Leadership is defined broadly and includes high-profile and elected officials, as well as community activists working at the grassroots level; * The leaders more...

Session summary - THAD03, Building Citizenship for HIV and AIDS. This panel was about HIV and citizenship. The primary focus of the panel was the incorporation of HIV positive individuals in public structures and in society at large. The self-acceptance of people with HIV was illustrated by the case studies of the presenters.
Fabian Cataldo of Brazil described the link between public health policy and the degree of inclusion felt by HIV positive individuals. He explained that being treated via more...

Session summary - THAE01, Getting our Voices Heard: Shaping Public Policy. Clare Dougherty, of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) in the United States, spoke first on improving the US response to the global pandemic and advocacy opportunities post-PEPFAR reauthorization. Among EGPAF’s priorities, Dougherty described how the foundation pushed for: an expansion of PMTCT by setting key targets, the removal of budget allocations to allow for greater country flexibility, and a more...