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Sri Lanka’s Health Chief Puts a Downer on ICAAP
Zofeen T Ebrahim
In just one stroke, and in less than half-a-minute, Sri Lanka’s minister for health care and nutrition, Nimal Siripala de Silva, wiped clean all that the AIDS champions had been advocating for at the 8th ICAAP here this week -- with what critics called his irresponsible and most awkward statements.
Sri Lanka: Lessons from ICAAP
Suvendrini Kakuchi
For Padma, a sociology graduate from a Sri Lankan university, the three-day International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) that ended Thursday was nothing short of an enlightening experience in her life.
Complacency Spells Economic Damage
Suvendrini Kakuchi
Asia’s complacency on HIV and AIDS, given the low prevalence rates in most countries, poses a serious threat to the region’s economic development, warned experts at an ICAAP symposium on the issue.
The Enemy Within
Sam Rith
The police and military may be more used to fighting wars than HIV and AIDS, but risk behaviour among their ranks is also common and must be addressed firmly by their leaders, according to military leaders and experts at an AIDS congress here.
Overcrowded Prisons Are A Weak Link
Karen Yap Lih Huey
Overcrowded prisons in South Asia are a weak link in the prevention of HIV and AIDS, due to financial strain and the lack of skilled human resources in governments in this region, says an expert.
A Soccer Game A Day Keeps HIV Away
The word ‘goal’ seems to be more easily achieved these days by street children in Indonesia, who make use of soccer to raise public awareness on HIV and AIDS.
Time to Walk the Talk, Lawmakers Told
Zofeen T Ebrahim
“Have you ever gotten yourself tested? For if you did, you would know what it is for an infected person to go through the grill. Do you know the virus well? No, not how to organise seminars around it, but really know about it to be able to get the right messages across to your people -- people who are your voters, including IDUs, MSM, the CSWs,” Dr Leonard Okello, thematic head of HIV/AIDS for ActionAid International, asked of parliamentarians sitting smugly on the podium at a session here.
From Colombo to Bali in ICAAP 2009
Richel Langit-Dursin
"From the island of paradise, we are going to the island of the gods," declared Zubairi Djoerban, chair of the steering committee of the next – and 9th -- International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP).
Tell the Truth, Chinese Parents with HIV Told
Richel Langit-Dursin
A Chinese medical doctor called on parents living with HIV to reveal their HIV status to their children to help these youngsters cope better with psychological and emotional problems that stem from being affected by the pandemic.
Big Help Through Small Loans
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) warn that senior citizens are gradually left out from various HIV/AIDS programmes due to neglect, but a few schemes targeted at this group, including women, are beginning to take shape in Thailand and Indonesia, according to non-government groups attending to the 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.
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