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The HIV/AIDS Project

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TAKE ACTION

On this page you can read more about:
The Stop AIDS Campaign
'Destination Unknown' Campaign
Donate online now!
Souper Sunday

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The Stop AIDS Campaign

The Stop AIDS Campaign is the campaigning arm of the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development – a coalition of over 80 NGOs and Trade Unions promoting effective responses to the HIV pandemic.

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They are calling for ambitious action in three main areas:
  1. Finance Universal Access: Commit at least £2.5bn over three years to ensure that the UK pays its fair share of global resources needed to achieve Universal Access by 2010.
  2. Reduce the prices of essential medicines: Promote generic medicines by tackling trade barriers and developing a patent pool for essential medicines.
  3. Strengthen Health Systems: Address the health worker shortage and provide longterm financing to strengthen services and infrastructure.

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'Destination Unknown' Campaign

The African HIV Policy Network (AHPN) is currently campaigning to prevent the deportation of people living with HIV who are on treatment to countries where it is not readily available or affordable. The withdrawal of treatment increases the body's vulnerability to opportunistic infection and will result in drastically shortened life expectancy.

According to APHN, there is a clear contradiction between these deportations and the UK’s policy aim of universal access to HIV treatment for all those who need it by 2010.

The AHPN believes that there are strong public health arguments for allowing a concession. Those awaiting removal may go underground and fail to keep appointments resulting in an increased risk of opportunistic infection with the need for emergency treatment and an increased risk of onward transmission.

The Department of Health has valued the prevention of one single onward transmission as between £0.5 and £1 million in terms of individual health benefits and treatment costs.

The "Destination Unknown" campaign is calling on the Home Office to delay the deportation of people living with HIV, who are on treatment, from the United Kingdom until HIV treatment becomes more widely available and accessible. It is aiming to get a 1000 signatures, which will then be presented to the Home Office which, it is hoped, will take into consideration the voices of people calling for access to HIV treatment for all people abroad but also in the UK.

You can support the campaign by signing the online petition at www.gopetition.com/petitions/access-to-lifesaving-hiv-treatment/sign.html, or contact the HIV/AIDS Project for copies of the petition.

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Souper Sunday

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This is a special Sunday on 10 January 2010, focussing on HIV and food. Read more on our Souper Sunday page.

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Donate online now!

The Church of Scotland is continuing to raise urgently needed funds for its ongoing HIV/AIDS project.
AIDS patient with Esther Lupafya, Malawi
Help give hope to people like Philomina in South India: please donate now

Every penny raised counts and if you are a UK tax payer your donation could be worth an extra 28p for every pound donated if you Gift Aid it. Click here to find out more about Gift Aid.

HIV/AIDS Project logo and link to donation pages Click here to donate online now!

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In this section

Introduction to the HIV/AIDS Project
Welcome to the HIV/AIDS Project pages

News
Latest updates including project appeal news

Take action
Practical activities to help support those living with HIV/AIDS

Souper Sunday
Resources and information for a special Sunday in January 2010 to focus on HIV

Supported projects
Where appeal funds are allocated and updates from these local projects

HIV/AIDS: the facts
Global estimates of people living with HIV and AIDS and the number of deaths each year

Resources and links
A range of information and resources to download

World AIDS Day
Resources and information about the annual event to help stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice

Applying for grants
How to apply for grants to support HIV/AIDS projects internationally and within Scotland

Donate online now!
Give to our appeal online and help save a life now

Contact us
How to get in touch with the project team

 

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An overview of the appeals currently supported by the Church of Scotland across the world

 

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