New Campaign To Include Persons With Disabilities In Fight Against AIDS
CBM takes part in Launch on January 24/25th in Cape Town South Africa
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- Logo of the new Africa Campaign on Disability and HIV & AIDS.
Sixty million people are being excluded from the fight against HIV & AIDS simply because they are disabled. The new Africa Campaign on Disability and HIV & AIDS, which was launched on January 23-25 in Cape Town, South Africa, aims to reduce the vulnerability of persons with disabilities to the impact of HIV & AIDS.
The Campaign was founded by the African Decade of Disabled Persons and Handicap International.
The Partners – African Decade Of Disabled Persons And Handicap International
Founding Members and associates of the Africa Campaign include: Advantage Africa, Progressio, TASO,
NUDIPU, VSO,
Dutch Coalition of Disability and Development.
The Campaign was founded by the African Decade of Disabled Persons and Handicap International.
The Partners – African Decade Of Disabled Persons And Handicap International
Founding Members and associates of the Africa Campaign include: Advantage Africa, Progressio, TASO,
NUDIPU, VSO,
Dutch Coalition of Disability and Development.
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- The Belgian advisor of CBM, Geert Vanneste, has since long pointed to the close links, which connect poverty, HIV/AIDS and disability. © CBM
CBM is a member of the Africa Campaign on Disability and HIV&AIDS
CBM is a senior member of the Africa Campaign. Geert Vanneste, the former CEO of CCBRT as CBM’s delegate to the campaign. Under his auspices, in 1996, CCBRT has developed the first holistic programme on HIV/AIDS and disability in Africa. Vanneste, who worked for CBM in Africa since 1989, was involved in making sure that the campaign came into being. Already in 2002 he wrote an article, which focussed both on the issue of disability and HIV&AIDS and triggered a discussion on an international level.
"It is essential for CBM’s partners to raise the awareness of persons with disabilities in Africa on the issue of HIV/AIDS, as they don’t have access to information and therefore are not able to protect themselves. We encourage CBM’s partners to combine information with voluntary counselling and testing and the provision of medication to HIV-infected persons with disabilities", says Matthias Späth, Vice President for Programme and Partner Enablement of CBM.
Under the unifying umbrella of the Africa Campaign, disabled people’s organisations, organisations of people living with HIV&AIDS, non-governmental organisations, service organisations, researchers and activists call for
Further information on the campaign is accessible at www.africacampaign.org
CBM’s Response To HIV/AIDS And Disability
CBM-Partner CCBRT In Tanzania Runs A Holistic HIV/AIDS-Related Programme
Close Links Between Poverty, HIV/AIDS And Disability
"It is essential for CBM’s partners to raise the awareness of persons with disabilities in Africa on the issue of HIV/AIDS, as they don’t have access to information and therefore are not able to protect themselves. We encourage CBM’s partners to combine information with voluntary counselling and testing and the provision of medication to HIV-infected persons with disabilities", says Matthias Späth, Vice President for Programme and Partner Enablement of CBM.
Under the unifying umbrella of the Africa Campaign, disabled people’s organisations, organisations of people living with HIV&AIDS, non-governmental organisations, service organisations, researchers and activists call for
- Equal access for persons with disabilities in Africa to information and services on HIV & AIDS
- A coordinated response involving persons with disabilities in African countries to achieve inclusive national HIV & AIDS policies and programmes.
Further information on the campaign is accessible at www.africacampaign.org
CBM’s Response To HIV/AIDS And Disability
CBM-Partner CCBRT In Tanzania Runs A Holistic HIV/AIDS-Related Programme
Close Links Between Poverty, HIV/AIDS And Disability
