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UNHCR and Merck responding to HIV/AIDS needs among displaced populations
Conflict, resulting in instability and the breakdown of social support structures can increase the risk of HIV. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has long recognised that many of the people it serves are made vulnerable by these factors and have responded by working together... More
Johnson & Johnson Commits to New Private Sector Partnership in support of the H4+ and Coordinated UN Response
Johnson & Johnson announced a collaboration with UN Health 4+ agencies and the World Bank that aims at helping to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Inspired by this unique approach to maternal and child health they have become the first corporate partner with Health... More
Saatchi & Saatchi Offer Creative Flair to ‘Stigma Fuels HIV’ Campaign
By: Alison Phillips-Pearce, UNAIDS
In June 2011, the ‘Stigma Fuels HIV’ global multimedia campaign was launched in every UN workplace around the world representing a target audience of more than 100,000 employees in more than 140 countries.
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Body Shop International Lends Campaigning Prowess to HIV Activist Campaign
By: Alison Phillips-Pearce, UNAIDS
On World AIDS Day (1 December 2010), the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and The Body Shop launched a three-year campaign calling for increased activism and thus heightened public awareness regarding HIV. The global campaign, called “Be an...
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UNAIDS and hotels in Mexico launch AIDS prevention campaign
UNAIDS is involving the Mexican hotel industry in a prevention campaign around the International AIDS Conference in August 2008 and in the longer term through the development of sustainable long term HIV workplace policies & programmes. More
UNESCO and L'Oréal help hairdressers share about HIV
In 2005, through the initiative of Lady Owen-Jones, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS Prevention Education, UNESCO and L'Oréal created Hairdressers Against AIDS, aimed at raising awareness of HIV by sensitizing hairdressers about HIV and encouraging them to talk about personal risk with their... More
Companies’ clinics as partners of UNAIDS in rolling out HIV treatment
Companies now provide treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and antiretroviral therapy to keep HIV-infected staff and community members healthy, to promote confidence and to dry out the swamp of stigma and discrimination. More
DataDyne.org and Vodafone Foundation: health surveys with EpiSurveyor
Apart from regular reporting, surveys are an additional tool of national health monitoring. For conducting health surveys the non-profit software provider DataDyne.org developed EpiSurveyor, an open-source software application available to every internet user at no cost. More
Business coalitions on HIV/AIDS gather in Brazil
On October 6 and 7 2008, UNAIDS and the Brazilian Business Council on HIV-AIDS Prevention (CEN) convened a regional workshop of business coalitions and initiatives from Latin America and the Caribbean in Sao Paulo. More
Sierra Rutile Limited joins with UNAIDS expanding health education and HIV treatment in Sierra Leone
In its post-conflict situation, Sierra Leone has recently developed a first strategic plan on HIV/AIDS for 2006–2010. The International Labour Organization supported cooperation of Sierra Rutile Limited, the Union and the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat targeted objectives beyond the company scope,... More