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TRIPS extension positive… but not good enough

The decision to give the world’s poorest countries more time to fall in line with an international agreement regulating intellectual property rights has been welcomed as a positive step… but not as positive as it could have been. In early June, the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Council

Kenya: About Ndugu

A young boy living in Nyumbani Village in Kenya is delighted at the success of a short film he starred in. Daniel Itumo played the leading role in the 15-minute film, About Ndugu, which was shot in Nyumbani in June 2012. The film was premiered at the Berlinale international film

UK: Jesuit AIDS activist launches book

The book, Ted Rogers: Jesuit, Social Pioneer and AIDS Activist in Zimbabwe – A Memoir, was launched in the UK on 10 May. Fr Ted is a British Jesuit who spent decades pioneering social change in Zimbabwe. Among his many achievements are the founding of the high-quality School of Social

Kenya: Learning about joy, hope and gratitude

Anna Szalma In April 2012, my mentor at the Jesuit Mission Office in Germany called me and asked if I would agree to spend my year of voluntary service at AJAN. At the time, I was a “volunteer in training” at the Jesuit Mission. After a short discernment, I accepted.

Church statement on access to medication

4 June 2013 – The Holy See representative to the UN in Geneva has called for an integral human development approach to tackle the many realities that prevent millions of people worldwide from accessing the medication they need… Read more

Chad: Mothers and fathers talk to their children

4 June 2013 – Mothers and fathers talk to their children is an innovative program aiming at transmitting social skills from adults to youth in N’Djaména implemented by St Mathias Mulumba Parish and Loyola Youth Centre… Read more

Kenya: Facing the world with HIV and AIDS

4 June 2013 – When Joylin’s sister came to ask for a chance for her in our school, the Beausang Catholic Education Centre, some years ago, she did something that many people feared doing then. She disclosed her sister’s HIV-positive status… Read more

Burundi: Jesuit project director delivers NGO address to UNAIDS chief

4 June 2013 – The director of Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM), an AIDS project run by the Jesuits in Burundi, has called on UNAIDS to step up advocacy for universal access to treatment. Fr Désiré Yamuremye SJ was addressing UNAIDS chief Michel Sidibé on behalf of civil society representatives… Read

Burundi : Visites du directeur exécutif de l’ONUSIDA

Le directeur du Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM), un projet contre le SIDA géré par les Jésuites au Burundi, a appelé l’ONUSIDA et autres partenaires à mener un plaidoyer efficace pour l’accès universel aux traitements et pour l’amélioration de la gestion du Fonds mondial, afin que les services soient plus facilement

Church statement on access to medication

The Holy See representative to the UN in Geneva has called for an integral human development approach to tackle the realities that prevent millions of people worldwide from accessing the medication they need. In a statement issued on 27 May, in response to a report by the UN Special Rapporteur

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