All Posts by Dennis Owuoche

On World AIDS Day, 1 December, the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) launched a second edition of the script-writing competition Youth Movies for Life & for Love. The competition is open to young people aged between 10 & 24 years old who attend Catholic schools and other educational institutions across

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Behaviour change: mind the gap please! –The strategy of avoiding risky behaviours that could lead to HIV infection is predictably receiving both positive and negative press at the ICASA currently under way in Cape Town… Read more UNAIDS: It’s not just about pills –Community-based approaches are essential to reach 14

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“Key populations at risk” – we’ve been hearing about them quite a bit in these days at ICASA. It’s not always clear who people mean when they talk about these groups but topping the list would be men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender individuals, people who inject drugs

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Community-based approaches are essential to reach 14 million people in Africa who still don’t have access to life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART), said UNAIDS Director Michel Sidibé. In a compelling address during a UNAIDS session at ICASA on 9 November about scaling up treatment coverage, Sidibé made it clear that rollout

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The strategy of avoiding risky behaviours that could lead to HIV infection is predictably receiving both positive and negative press at the ICASA currently under way in Cape Town. High profile if cautious endorsement came from the Director of the Global Fund, Mark Dybul. Addressing a UNAIDS session on scaling

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UNAIDS Director Michel Sidibé told faith-based organisations (FBOs) gathered at ICASA on 8 December that he felt “proud” when he heard the appeal made by Pope Francis on World AIDS Day that medication will be available for all those who need. Addressing a session organised by FBOs at the conference

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