Jane Lennon, CAFOD’s HIV knowledge and Network Coordinator has just returned from the International AIDS conference in Vienna. She updates us on her journey. Given the amount of information packed in, the three days I spent at the International AIDS conference in Vienna somehow seemed longer. With around 20,000 attendees from all corners of the [...]
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November 27, 2009
Uganda: HIV services still elude so many
As we entered the house, I was surprised the room would fit a bed- it seemed so small. The room was pitch black, but I could just make out the figure lying there; the Ugandan gentleman we had come to visit. He was looking frail and, after discussions with his wife, it transpired she believed [...]
July 21, 2009
Zambia: The hardest choices
I don’t know how I would handle it. Zambia is a country that desperately needs help to eradicate HIV, yet funding cuts because of the global financial crisis are forcing aid workers to make extremely difficult decisions. CAFOD’s partner the Diocese of Ndola, works with communities in Zambia’s Copperbelt, and relies on charities in the [...]
July 15, 2009
Zambia: No safety net for miners
“We used to be free to enjoy our days,” says Patrick, “but then I was pruned”. ‘Pruned’ is the eloquent expression people use in Zambia to describe being laid off. But being trimmed to flourish for the next season is not a good way of describing what’s happened to ex-miners like Patrick.
June 24, 2009
East Timor: A story of hope and dignity
I had the pleasure of meeting Lita and Mika (both in their mid 20s) who are female sex workers - the most vulnerable groups in terms of HIV and AIDS. Thanks to training from our partner Caritas Dili on how to prevent infection, they have recently been helping to promote awareness among the many other sex workers living in Dili [...]
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