Category - HIV

Ministers need HIV training says Church of Scotland group

agency reporter — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:32:47 +0100

A Church of Scotland group wants the Kirk to include HIV education as part of training for candidates entering the ministry.

UK Government urged to ensure HIV target on mother-to-child-transmission met

agency reporter — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:57:40 +0000

Governments, donors and the international community must do more to ensure that every HIV positive pregnant woman has access to high quality Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) services.

Evangelicals launch appeal for access to vital HIV medicine

agency reporter — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:18:08 +0000

Christian aid agency Tearfund has launched an appeal to ensure people living with HIV are able to access vital antiretroviral (ARV) medication.

Misery for thousands of Zimbabweans with HIV and AIDS as food shortage bites

agency reporter — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:48:01 +0000

Thousands of people with HIV and AIDS are being forced further into misery in Zimbabwe, as drastic food shortages and spiralling prices make it difficult to follow antiretroviral treatment regimes

Lutherans call for removal of HIV-related travel restrictions

staff writers — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:09:50 +0100

At a meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, the Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called on its member churches to advocate for the removal of discriminatory travel and entry restrictions, and similar examples of stigmatizations to people living with HIV.

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.