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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="images/04300840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>AIDS and Your Business</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AIDS and Your Business"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>IPAA</B>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="All Africa Conference of Churches on AID"><U>All Africa Conference of Churches on AIDS crisis</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="images/03d11c00egdysm.gif"> <div> <B>www.autocluster.com</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <A NAME="ipaa"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>IPAA</B></div> <div> <B>What is the International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa (IPAA)?</B></div> <div> The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa is a coalition of actors</div> <div> who have chosen to work together to achieve a shared vision - to scale up</div> <div> significantly efforts in Africa to curtail the spread of HIV, reduce its impact</div> <div> and halt the further reversal of human, social and economic development. The</div> <div> actors of the Partnership are: African governments; Cosponsors of UNAIDS;</div> <div> donors; the private sector including labour; and the community sector.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.unaids.org/africapartnership/whatis.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.unaids.org/africapartnership/"><U><U>www.unaids.org/africapartnership/whatis.html</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Key documents of the IPAA</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/Symb075c00b700dc00000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A Framework for Action, May 2000 (English and French version) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/Symb075c00b700dc00000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Progress report, May 2000 (English version) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/Symb075c00b700dc00000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Secretary General meeting report, 6-7 December 1999 (English and French) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/Symb075c00b700dc00000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Communication Strategy and Workplan, February 2000 (English version) </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="images/Symb075c00b700dc00000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa, November 2000, Update (English MsWord, English PDF version) </div> <bR> <div> Efforts to roll back the AIDS epidemic in Africa simply have not kept pace with the epidemic itself. A bigger, broader effort is needed if the response is to catch up. For many, the answer lies in the International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa. The Partnership is a coalition that works under the leadership of African countries to save and improve many lives. It is made up of African governments, the United Nations, donors, and the private and community sectors. </div> <bR> <div> In international development, never before has such a multisectoral group joined forces to fight a single disease. By providing national leadership, African governments are spearheading broad-based national responses. United Nations organizations are coordinating the global response and providing programme and financial support to country-level efforts. Donor governments are also supporting action at all levels, providing input into substantive development of the Partnership in addition to finacial assistance. The private sector is providing expertise and resources to help turn the epidemic around in the business community and beyond. And, finally, the community sector is working to ensure ownership of the Partnership within local civil society and to strengthen regional and country networks. </div> <bR> <div> The Partnership's mission is as ambitious as it is simple: over the next decade, it will help reduce the number of new HIV infections in Africa, promote care for those who suffer from the virus, and mobilise society to halt the advance of AIDS. </div> <bR> <div> The Partnership's key role is at country level. It supports strategic plans to fight AIDS, and builds upon what already exists and works. By replicating proven successes, the Partnership helps channel isolated actions into coherent, cohesive plans. This capitalises on individual efforts and avoids duplication, dramatically enhancing the impact of any one action by using it as a foundation for others. </div> <bR> <div> This is the e-mail information weekly service of the Partnership, produced by</div> <div> the UNAIDS Secretariat. It provides very short summaries of a few selected</div> <div> events and programmes on, or relating to, the Partnership. </div> <bR> <div> 1. The US-based drug company Bristol Myers Squibb, in partnership with the</div> <div> Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) announced on March 28 that they would provide 2.9 million Namibian dollars (approximately $360,000) to fund three HIV/AIDS projects. The grants bring to more than US$ 40 million the total amount Bristol Myers has released through its Secure the Future projects in five African countries. For more information, please contact: Mulu Tennagashaw,</div> <div> Country Programme Adviser, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mulunesh.tennagashaw@undp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mulunesh.tennagashaw@undp.org"><U><U>mulunesh.tennagashaw@undp.org</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.mulunesh.tennagashaw@undp.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mulunesh.tennagashaw@undp.org"><U>. </U></A></div> <bR> <div> 2. The World Health Organisation and the World Trade Organisation acknowledge</div> <div> that a debate is heating up about the ethics of protecting profits over public</div> <div> health issues, especially in those countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS pandemic. </div> <div> The conflict will be on the agenda for discussion during the World Health</div> <div> Assembly; 14 to 22 May in Geneva, where Brazil and South Africa are expected to</div> <div> demand that WHO member-nations issue a declaration in favour of low cost access to drugs for treating specific diseases. For more information, please contact Gregory Hartl, Press Officer, WHO at hartlg@who.int.</div> <bR> <div> 3. CEO of Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines announced that the prevalence survey of HIV in its workforce, published recently, was necessary in order to help the</div> <div> firm plan its future operations and improve the health of its workers. Of the</div> <div> total 8,523 employees surveyed, 18 per cent were found to be HIV positive. The</div> <div> survey, which was completely voluntary and included a counselling component, was undertaken as a first step of Konkola's strategy to address AIDS in the company.</div> <bR> <div> Approximately 64% of workers agreed to voluntary testing. For more</div> <div> information, please contact Ken Ofosu-Barko, Country Programme Adviser,</div> <div> kofosu-barko@unicef.zm. </div> <bR> <div> 4. Modelled on the Jubilee 2000 campaign against third-world debt, a</div> <div> Global-AIDS-Alliance was formed at the end of March to mobilise political and</div> <div> social commitment for action against HIV/AIDS. At both the national and</div> <div> international level, the GAA will lead three aggressive campaigns: the "$4</div> <div> billion-per-year-for-AIDS-in-Africa" campaign, the "med4all" campaign to</div> <div> increase access for treatment, and the "drop-the-debt-for-AIDS" campaign. 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