Category - Aids

Lambeth bishops to be challenged on HIV in Africa

staff writers — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:35:46 +0100

While the media focus is on in-fighting over sexuality and gender, the July 2008 Lambeth Conference of worldwide Anglican bishops will be challenged to look outwards at the HIV-AIDS pandemic facing millions in Africa.

Theologians and practitioners team up in HIV prevention struggle

staff writers — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:12:03 +0000

An educational institution in southern Africa is hosting a major theological consultation on HIV prevention called by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), based in Geneva. Participants are expected from across the globe.

Calendar makes Advent a time to remember AIDS struggle

staff writers — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:25:20 +0000

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, evangelical leaders Rick and Kay Warren and the Rev Gideon Byamugisha, the first African Anglican priest to openly say he is HIV-positive, are contributors to an Advent Calendar focussing on HIV-AIDS awareness.

Welcome and warning after revised estimates on AIDS pandemic

staff writers — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:42:50 +0000

Africa Action has welcomed revised estimates of the global AIDS pandemic published yesterday by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) but cautioned that funding levels for tackling HIV/AIDS were still far too low.

New range of charity gifts for Christmas from Oxfam

staff writers — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:01:07 +0000

Click here to visit Oxfam's charity gifts web site

Interceders Conference HIV/Aids

Jordan Tchilingirian — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:12:02 +0000

Start: 08/12/2007 - 10:00

The Interceders Conference will offer information and help on health and spiritual issues, providing the Church with an opportunity to make itself heard on the subject of HIV/AIDS.

Shoppers urged to give virtual gifts for World AIDS Day

staff writers — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:14:31 +0000

As World AIDS day approaches (1st December), Christmas shoppers are being urged to give virtual gifts that benefit sufferers of HIV and AIDS around the world - from HIV education through to giving condoms.

Michaela Strachan supports World Vision's alternative charity gifts Christmas catalogue

staff writers — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:25:36 +0000

World Vision has launched its Alternative Gifts’ Christmas catalogue, encouraging the UK public to buy Alternative Gifts this Christmas and help make a life-changing difference to families and communities living with poverty around the world.

Tutu rocks the web for AIDS in world record attempt

staff writers — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:58:04 +0100

The Anthem for AIDS campaign featuring desmond Tutu aims to set a Guinness World Record for the first charity single to achieve one million sales by download only.

Religious leaders urged to combat gender-based violence in Africa

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:15:06 +0100

African religious leaders have heard that gender-based violence is increasingly becoming a weapon of war in the continent's trouble spots, with some saying sacred scriptures are being used to justify violence in general.