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DECEMBER 2012
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USAID Commemorates World AIDS Day
It’s been one year since USAID – as part of the PEPFAR family - marked the latest step in the journey we began a year ago: to change the course of the AIDS pandemic and usher in an AIDS-free generation. This year, as we celebrate World AIDS Day, we are reminded of how far we have come, the obstacles we have beaten and that – now, more than ever - our goals of a world without AIDS, is within reach and attainable.
As the year draws to a close, we look back at an eventful year, a rich history in technical expertise, and a strong legacy of progress and bi-partisan support. We also look forward to a bright and optimistic future that continues to deliver extraordinary results and global programs that pave the way for a generation free from AIDS.
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Read the HIV & AIDS related blog posts for World AIDS Day in USAID’s IMPACTblog:
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In Celebration of Men: Stepping up for Male Circumcision
by Emmanuel Njeuhmeli, Senior Biomedical Prevention Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS
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Shared Responsibility: The Catalyst for Long-Term Success in HIV & AIDS by Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health
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Actress, HIV Activist, Debra Messing, Promotes HIV Combination Prevention in Zambia by Debra Messing, Actress, PSI Global Health Ambassador
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Implementation Science in Action: Turning Research Into Reality by Courtney Taylor, Program Assistant, Office of HIV/AIDS
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 Photo credit: Zoeann Murphy, PSI
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Things YOU Can Do:
- Share information on Twitter about how you’re taking action for World AIDS Day by using the official hashtag #WAD2012.
- Blog about World AIDS Day or comment on someone else's blog to share your thoughts.
- Go to aids.gov to learn more.
- Check out PEPFAR's new website.
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PEPFAR Launches an International World AIDS Day Poster Contest:
Youth Encouraged to Join Fight against HIV/AIDS
In commemoration of World AIDS Day 2012, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) launches a youth poster contest soliciting artwork from youth focusing on the theme "Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation." The PEPFAR Poster Contest is a voluntary activity seeking to involve young people in the fight against HIV/AIDS through self-expression. For more information contact Kate Glanz at glantzke@state.gov.
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AIDS Free Generation Blueprint
At the International AIDS Conference held in July 2012, Secretary Clinton called on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to prepare a blueprint outlining the U.S. government’s road map to helping create an AIDS-free generation. The blueprint is driven by five key principles that are the foundation of PEPFAR’s work with countries to fight AIDS.
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- Making strategic, scientifically sound investments to rapidly scale-up core HIV prevention, treatment and care interventions
- Work with our partners to effectively mobilize, coordinate and efficiently use resources to save more lives sooner
- Focus on women and girls to increase gender equality
- End stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV and marginalized populations
- Set benchmarks that are regularly assessed to assure goals are being met
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Roads to a Healthy Future
The transport corridors of east, central and southern Africa are economic lifelines that link countries with their neighbors. They are also major transmission routes for HIV.
The USAID-funded Roads to a Healthy Future (ROADS II) project is strengthening communities along these routes by linking them with health services, expanding economic opportunities, improving food security and working to protect women and girls from sexual exploitation and abuse. The ROADS II project brings together local volunteer groups with similar interests to plan and implement activities jointly to meet community needs.
LifeWorks Shukrani, Ltd, -- part of the ROADS II program -- is a home and fashion accessory company in Mariakani, Kenya. It creates economic opportunities for vulnerable women and older orphans.
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USAID Book Reviews
In observance of World AIDS Day, staff from USAID's Global Health and Africa Bureaus have reviewed two of the latest and most talked about books on HIV & AIDS for the USAID Fall Semester website.
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Post-Rape Care Helps Children
Many rape survivors in sub-Saharan Africa are children, and clinical services in most facilities are not child friendly. In Swaziland, rape often goes unreported, undocumented, or dismissed by the authorities. Learn more about what’s being done to ensure that child survivors receive high-quality, compassionate care.
Photo Credit: Kim Nash
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