DFID response to mother-to-child transmission of HIV campaign
By Info | June 18, 2010
Letter from Secretary of State for International Development, 11 June 2010
Dear Tony,
Thank you for your letter of 17 May to the Prime Minister about the eradication of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. As the Secretary of State for International Development, I am replying as the Minister who leads on the issues you raised. Read the rest of this entry »
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Act now to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV
By Campaigns | May 17, 2010
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) is calling on the new Prime Minister to put the fight against mother-to-child transmission of HIV to the top of the national and international development agenda.
In 2000, governments pledged to halve rates of mother-to-child transmission by 2010. However, this target has not been met due to inaction and a shocking lack of coordination among donors, UN agencies and governments. As the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaches with targets on child and maternal health, ACTSA is calling for a boost in efforts to reduce mother-to-child transmission.
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ACTSA letter to David Cameron on HIV targets for southern Africa
By Info | May 17, 2010
17 May 2010
Dear Prime Minister,
Re: Eradicating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
I am writing to ask you to commit the new British Government to prioritising the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV within its international development work. In the West mother-to-child transmission has virtually been eliminated, but over 900 babies are born HIV positive each day in the developing world. Read the rest of this entry »
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New Zimbabwe report from UK Parliamentary Committee
By Campaigns | March 29, 2010
Following a four day visit to Zimbabwe, the House of Commons Parliamentary Committee on International Development has published its annual report on the country. The report says that limited political progress has been made since the creation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and that Zimbabwe is in a period of fragile transition. Read the rest of this entry »
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