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Ban hails UN-backed fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria as partnership model for Global Goals

Ban hails UN-backed fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria as partnership model for Global Goals

Sep 18, 2016, at 01:41 pm

New York, Sept 18 (Just Earth News): Praising the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a model of partnership that brings together people and development partners, governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by diseases, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday said such broad cooperation is also the key to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Addressing AIDS conference in South Africa, Ban calls for scaling up global response

Addressing AIDS conference in South Africa, Ban calls for scaling up global response

Jul 19, 2016, at 12:20 pm

New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): More than 18,000 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and frontline health workers gathered on Monday in Durban, South Africa, for a United Nations-cosponsored international conference on AIDS, to advance knowledge about HIV and build innovative partnerships to strengthen global response to the endemic.

Adolescents are dying of AIDS at an alarming rate, UN agency warns

Adolescents are dying of AIDS at an alarming rate, UN agency warns

Jul 19, 2016, at 12:15 pm

New York, July 19 (Just Earth News): An average of 29 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 are infected with HIV every hour, according to the United Nations Children's Fund, which is calling for a redoubling of prevention and treatment efforts.

PODCAST: End of AIDS within reach, but Kenneth Cole warns of reversal if treatment push lags

PODCAST: End of AIDS within reach, but Kenneth Cole warns of reversal if treatment push lags

Jul 12, 2016, at 12:37 pm

New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Ending AIDS means controlling the spread of HIV and lessening its impact on people’s lives, the Joint UN Programme fighting the epidemic (UNAIDS) has said, noting that the number of people on anti-retroviral treatment on Monday has surpassed the number of new infections each year, and more countries are reporting that zero mother-to-child transmission of HIV is in sight.

New UN report shows that urgent action is needed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030

New UN report shows that urgent action is needed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030

May 07, 2016, at 04:49 pm

New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report released by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the AIDS epidemic could be prolonged indefinitely if urgent action is not implemented within the next five years.