AMREF will hold a press conference during the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on Tuesday August 5 in Room 3 (Olmecas, Media Centre, Hall A, Level 1), at 11 – 11.45 am, to press the case for community partnerships in health, and particularly for the involvement of people living with HIV in delivery of treatment and care services.
AMREF is concerned about the lack of participation of communities in designing and implementing HIV prevention, care and treatment programmes, which would ensure that such programmes meet the health needs of the people.
“HIV is happening at the family and household levels. How can we hope to beat it if we do not involve the community in making decisions that affect them?” asks Dr Daraus Bukenya, AMREF’s Director for Community Partnering. “How much of the money raised for HIV by governments, donors and the international community actually trickles down to the people it is meant to help, and how much say do they have in how it is used?”
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to more than 60% of the population living with HIV (24.7 million) but only a little over 10% of its population. In 2006, an estimated 2.8 million people in the region became newly infected. AMREF's 'People First' booklet is available for download here. |
Maanisha - Community Focused Initiatives to Control HIV/AIDS in the Lake Victoria Region, Kenya
Read more about our work supporting people living with HIV in Kibera
View and download scientific posters prepared for presentation at the XVII International AIDS Conference:
Assessment of Client Satisfaction on Capacity Building and Grant-making Initiatives: the Case of AMREF Maanisha Project in Kenya  | Strengthening Civil Society Organisations Systems for Effective HIV and AIDS Interventions in the Lake Victoria Basin Region, Kenya
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Bridging the Gap between the Community and Health System Through Health Facility/Community Linkage Coordinating Committees  | |
