AIDS Accountability International https://www.aidsaccountability.org/ We are an independent rating organization holding leaders accountable for the commitments they have made to respond to the AIDS epidemic. Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 noWe are an independent rating organization holding leaders accountable for the commitments they have made to respond to the AIDS epidemic. AAI Tribute to Prudence Mabele: Accountability Champion http://www.aidsaccountability.org/aai-tribute-to-prudence-mabele-accountability-champion/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41:07 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=14343 AIDS Accountability International pays tribute to Prudence Mabele, a true accountability champion for women’s and girl’s rights and people living with and affected by HIV, who sadly passed away this week.   Comrade Pru as she was fondly known has left a legacy and deep footprints in South Africa and globally in the fight against […]

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]]> The AAI African Child Marriage Snapshot Scorecard http://www.aidsaccountability.org/the-aai-african-child-marriage-snapshot-scorecard/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:47:04 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=14005 Child marriage is a practice that adversely affects girls[1] and usually leads to violations of their human rights[i].   The AU Campaign to Eradicate Child Marriages sends out a strong message that, “Child marriage is defined as a formal marriage or informal union before age 18 or any marriage carried out below the age of 18 […]

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]]> Destabilizing Heteronormativity in Institutions of Higher Learning http://www.aidsaccountability.org/destabilizing-heteronormativity-in-institutions-of-higher-learning/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:04:35 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=13992 On the 11 August 2016 the University of Venda (UNIVEN), in collaboration with the University of the WItwatesrand (Wits) and the University of South Africa ( UNISA), successfully hosted its 1st Annual LGBTI+Q symposium under the theme “DESTABILIZING HETERONORMATIVITY IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING”. The symposium, whose objective was to reflect on university policies and […]

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]]> How to know if your Valentine is a Virgin. Valentines Day 2016 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/how-to-know-if-your-valentine-is-a-virgin-valentines-day-2016/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:14:06 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=13524 The post How to know if your Valentine is a Virgin. Valentines Day 2016 appeared first on AIDS Accountability International.

]]> South Africa, Which Once Led On Promoting LGBT Rights Abroad, Could Become A Roadblock http://www.aidsaccountability.org/12848/ Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:43:48 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=12848 Advocates fear South Africa might turn against an LGBT rights resolution at the UN that it sponsored three years ago. South Africa was once the essential nation to advancing LGBTI rights in international diplomacy. Now it has become a potential roadblock. Back in 2011, South Africa sponsored a resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) […]

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]]> #YouthEngage tweetathon: join the worldwide Twitter chat on 24 October http://www.aidsaccountability.org/youthengage-tweetathon-join-the-worldwide-twitter-chat-on-24-october/ Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:33:43 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=12821 Young people and youth advocates: find your region, tweet your interest, and on the day, join the conversation! Young people, who understands them?   When David Cameron delivered a speech in 2006 calling for people to “hug a hoodie”, the British Prime Minister was trying to say that he got young people; that he saw […]

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]]> Ebola crisis: Vaccine ‘too late’ for outbreak http://www.aidsaccountability.org/ebola-crisis-vaccine-too-late-for-outbreak/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:49:42 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=12811 UK pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline says its Ebola vaccine will "come too late" for the current epidemic.   GSK is one of several companies trying to fast-track a vaccine to prevent the spread of Ebola in West Africa.   But Dr Ripley Ballou, head of GSK's Ebola vaccine research, said full data on its safety and […]

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]]> The importance of national funding for health in Africa http://www.aidsaccountability.org/the-importance-of-national-funding-for-health-in-africa/ Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:15:01 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=12808 To raise the funds needed to achieve transformative impact against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and other diseases, partners are coming together in a spirit of shared responsibility. Governments, the private sector, private foundations, individuals and implementing countries can each play a part.   On 13 October, partners from UNAIDS, the United Nations Economic Commission for […]

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]]> Health Systems Support Needed for Enhanced Global Disease Prevention http://www.aidsaccountability.org/health-systems-support-needed-for-enhanced-global-disease-prevention/ Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:47:38 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=12895 The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has taught us many lessons, among them that weak health services anywhere are a potential threat to everyone everywhere. While even the most advanced countries have been challenged by the virus, the fact that the outbreak is occurring in some of the frailest health systems in the world led […]

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]]> AHF Mourns Liberia’s Dr. Taban Dada; Urges African Union and W.H.O. to Accelerate Ebola Response http://www.aidsaccountability.org/ahf-mourns-liberias-dr-taban-dada-urges-african-union-and-w-h-o-to-accelerate-ebola-response/ Wed, 15 Oct 2014 07:42:50 +0000 http://www.aidsaccountability.org/?p=12789 KAMPALA, UGANDA (13 October 2014) The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) mourns the loss of another Doctor, Dr. John Taban Dada who died due to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa. Dr. Dada, a Ugandan national, succumbed to the Disease on 9th October 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. By the time of his death, Dr. Dada […]

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