Panoscope – a Southern Perspective on the Conference
Panos GAP and its team of Southern journalists will be producing a daily conference newspaper – Panoscope. Panoscope will provide news, commentary and in-depth features on the debates at the conference. The Panos GAP reporting will focus on how these issues affect the communities hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. Edited and produced by a team of journalists from the global South, Panoscope will provide a unique, Southern perspective on the conference. Panoscope will be disseminated each morning to conference delegates and be live on the Panos website online.
Women around the world are increasingly vulnerable to and affected by HIV. Zindagi Aas Paas Hai (Life is close by) is a feature film on four women living with HIV in Pakistan. It is the story of Nagina’s innocence and her unwavering faith in humanity and human dignity, despite facing many hardships due to circumstances beyond her control. It is the story of Bisma’s strength, a national squash champion who is infected with HIV through unsafe blood. It is the story of Nadira’s courage in forgiving her husband’s infidelity and embracing him with love. It is the story of Fatima’s devotion to her family in sickness and in health. Above all, it is a story of hope for the millions of women in South Asia fighting their lonely battles with HIV, stigma and discrimination, and most of all with ignorance. The film is in final stages of editing and will be launched later this year....More»
We will not be silenced!
Youth living with and affected by HIV and AIDS appeal to leaders in Panos Caribbean’s Letter writing Campaign As a lead up to World AIDS Day 2007, a project “Special Delivery” was launched by a group of children living with HIV in Jamaica. The children were trained in communication and advocacy skills by Panos Caribbean. The children voiced their concerns through letters to the leaders including the Prime Minister, which were published in the Gleaner, a leading national newspaper. ...More»
Food Security in the Era of HIV and AIDS: A policy analysis of food security and HIV and AIDS in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda
Improvements in food security and nutrition reduce the incidence of HIV and enhance its control measures: in this sense, food security is arguably both the first line of defence and the first line of attacking the epidemic.The Global AIDS Programme presents reports from three Sub Saharan African countries affected by HIV and AIDS, Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda. The studies look at the extent to current policies and strategies for food security and HIV and AIDS prevention and control are synchronised in these three countries.