IPAA
What is the International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa (IPAA)?
The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa is a coalition of actors
who have chosen to work together to achieve a shared vision - to scale up
significantly efforts in Africa to curtail the spread of HIV, reduce its impact
and halt the further reversal of human, social and economic development. The
actors of the Partnership are: African governments; Cosponsors of UNAIDS;
donors; the private sector including labour; and the community sector.
www.unaids.org/africapartnership/whatis.html

Key documents of the IPAA
A Framework for Action, May 2000 (English and French version)
Progress report, May 2000 (English version)
Secretary General meeting report, 6-7 December 1999 (English and French)
Communication Strategy and Workplan, February 2000 (English version)
The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa, November 2000, Update (English MsWord, English PDF version)

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.

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.

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.

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.

This is the e-mail information weekly service of the Partnership, produced by
the UNAIDS Secretariat. It provides very short summaries of a few selected
events and programmes on, or relating to, the Partnership.

1. The US-based drug company Bristol Myers Squibb, in partnership with the
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,
Country Programme Adviser, mulunesh.tennagashaw@undp.org.

2. The World Health Organisation and the World Trade Organisation acknowledge
that a debate is heating up about the ethics of protecting profits over public
health issues, especially in those countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The conflict will be on the agenda for discussion during the World Health
Assembly; 14 to 22 May in Geneva, where Brazil and South Africa are expected to
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.

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
firm plan its future operations and improve the health of its workers. Of the
total 8,523 employees surveyed, 18 per cent were found to be HIV positive. The
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.

Approximately 64% of workers agreed to voluntary testing. For more
information, please contact Ken Ofosu-Barko, Country Programme Adviser,
kofosu-barko@unicef.zm.

4. Modelled on the Jubilee 2000 campaign against third-world debt, a
Global-AIDS-Alliance was formed at the end of March to mobilise political and
social commitment for action against HIV/AIDS. At both the national and
international level, the GAA will lead three aggressive campaigns: the "$4
billion-per-year-for-AIDS-in-Africa" campaign, the "med4all" campaign to
increase access for treatment, and the "drop-the-debt-for-AIDS" campaign. For
more information, please visit http://www.escribe.com/politics/cocbe/m561.html.


 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST AIDS IN AFRICA
e-mail weekly bulletin No 84, 22 March 2002



1. ADF III 2. Five African nations in joint AIDS research 3. Launch of AMICAALL website 4. Can AIDS Be Stopped?



1. ADF III

One of the main discussion points of the third African Development Forum (ADF III) held in Addis Ababa from 3-8 March 2002 was defining priorities for accelerating regional integration. The imperative of accelerated African regional economic integration is reflected in the move towards transforming the Organization of African Unity (OAU) into the African Union (AU); and such leading initiatives for economic development as the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), which includes regional cooperation and integration as a central component. The stakeholders that comprise persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs) and persons engaged in HIV/AIDS programmes and activities, and experts concerned with HIV/AIDS will seek to ensure that response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic remains at the forefront of the development and integration agenda. For more information, please contact Meskerem Grunitsky-Bekele at grunitskybekelem@unaids.org.


2. Five African nations in joint AIDS research 

Britain launched a five-year programme with five African nations today to find an effective gel or cream to prevent infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted disease. The Department of International Development (DfID) is sponsoring the 16 million pound ($23 million) project with South African, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon and Zambia to find the right kind of microbicide. For more information, please contact Jacqueline Bataringaya at BataringayaJ@aafrica.org.zw or Julian Lambert atJulian-Lambert@dfid.gov.uk


3. Launch of AMICAALL website The website of the Alliance of Mayors and Municipal Leaders on HIV/ AIDS in Africa (AMICAALL) was launched this month to facilitate information dissemination and sharing of experiences. The website is available in French and English and is located at http://www.amicaall.org. It includes information on: the Alliance of Mayors and Municipal Leaders on HIV/ AIDS in Africa, AMICAALL strategy, UN-AMICAALL Partnership Programme and partners; country activities; Alliance contacts; documents and publications (AMICAALL core documents, Alliance newsletters, etc.); and links to other UN agencies and other organizations. For more information, please contact Milica Tomasevic at milica.tomasevic@undp.org 


4. Can AIDS Be Stopped?

Can AIDS Be Stopped? by Helen Epstein and Lincoln Chen is a compelling and thought-provoking article published in The New York Review of Books (14 March 2002 Many readers of the IPAA bulletin will find it of interest. See: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/15188



The International Partnership against AIDS in Africa (IPAA) is a coalition of actors who have chosen to work together to achieve a shared vision - to significantly scale up efforts in Africa to curtail the spread of HIV, reduce its impact and halt the further reversal of human, social and economic development. The actors of the Partnership are: African governments; co-sponsors of UNAIDS; donors; the private sector including labour; and the community sector. (See www.unaids.org/africapartnership/whatis.html )

More information on the Partnership and related issues is available at www.unaids.org/africapartnership/html . Kindly forward this e-mail to any organizations or individuals who could be interested, or provide their name and both e-mail and physical addresses to: masonj@unaids.org

NB To respond to this email please use this e-mail address: masonj@unaids.org.

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LE PARTENARIAT INTERNATIONAL CONTRE LE SIDA EN AFRIQUE Bulletin d'information e-mail hebdomadaire, 84, 22 mars 2002


1. FDA III 2. Cinq nations africaines participent à des recherches communes sur le SIDA 3. Lancement du site web de l'AMICAALL 4. Peut-on stopper le SIDA ?



1. FDA III

L'une des principales questions discutées pendant le troisième Forum pour le Développement de l'Afrique (FDA III) qui s'est tenu à Addis-Abeba du 3 au 8 mars 2002 a été de définir les priorités pour accélérer l'intégration régionale. L'impératif d'une accélération de l'intégration économique régionale en Afrique se traduit par une évolution en direction de la transformation de l'Organisation de l'Unité Africaine (OUA) en l'Union Africaine (UA) ainsi que par des initiatives importantes pour le développement économique, telles que Nouveau partenariat pour le Développement de l'Afrique (NEPAD) qui intègre la coopération et l'intégration régionales comme une composante centrale. Les parties prenantes, qui incluent de personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA (PVS), des personnes engagées dans des activités et des programmes de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA ainsi que des experts qui s'intéressent de près à la question du VIH/SIDA, chercheront à s'assurer que la réponse à la pandémie reste en première place de l'ordre du jour des activités et des programmes de développement et d'intégration. Pour plus d'information, prière de contacter Meskerem Grunitsky-Bekele à grunitskybekelem@unaids.org.


2. Cinq nations africaines participent à des recherches communes sur le SIDA 

La Grande Bretagne vient de lancer avec cinq nations africaines un programme d'une durée de cinq ans destiné à trouver un gel ou une crème efficace pour prévenir l'infection à VIH et les autres maladies sexuellement transmissibles. L'Agence britannique pour le Développement international (DfID) soutient - avec l'Afrique du Sud, la Tanzanie, l'Ouganda, le Cameroun et la Zambie - ce projet doté de 16 millions de livres sterling (23 millions de dollars) qui a pour objectif de découvrir le bon type de microbicide. Pour plus d'informations, prière de contacter Jacqueline Bataringaya à BataringayaJ@aafrica.org.zw ou Julian Lambert à Julian-Lambert@dfid.gov.uk


3. Lancement du site web de l'AMICAALL Le site web de l'Alliance des maires et responsables municipaux sur le VIH/SIDA en Afrique (AMICAALL) a été lancé ce mois-ci pour faciliter la diffusion d'informations et le partage des expériences. Il peut être consulté en français et en anglais à l'adresse suivante : http://www.amicaall.org. Il contient des informations sur : l'Alliance des maires et responsables municipaux sur le VIH/SIDA en Afrique, la stratégie de l'AMICAALL, le Programme de partenariat AMICAALL - Nations Unies et ses partenaires, les contacts de l'Alliance, des documents et des publications (documents de base de l'AMICAALL, lettres d'information de l'Alliance, etc.) et des liens vers d'autres organismes des Nations Unies et d'autres organisations. Pour plus d'informations, prière de contacter Milica Tomasevic à milica.tomasevic@undp.org 


4. Peut-on stopper le SIDA ?

L'article " Peut-on stopper le SIDA ? " publié par Helen Epstein et Lincoln Chen dans The New York Review of Books (14 mars 2002) est très intéressant et incite à la réflexion. Bon nombre de lecteurs du Bulletin sur l'IPAA le trouveront sans doute digne d'intérêt. Voir : http://www.nybooks.com/articles/15188


Le Partenariat international contre le SIDA en Afrique est une coalition composée d'acteurs qui ont choisi de travailler ensemble dans une perspective commune - renforcer massivement les actions en Afrique pour ralentir la propagation du VIH, réduire son impact et interrompre tout nouveau renversement du développement humain, économique et social. Les acteurs de ce partenariat se composent des gouvernements africains, des organismes coparrainants de l'ONUSIDA, des donateurs, du secteur privé y compris les travailleurs et du secteur communautaire. www.unaids.org/africapartnership/whatis.html

Prière de faire suivre ce bulletin à tout organisme ou personne susceptible d'être intéressé(e), ou d'envoyer leur adresse e-mail à: masonj@unaids.org FIN
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