Hampers were distributed to children affected and or infected by HIV/AIDS on the initiative of the Physically Active Youth organisation. The donations were distributed at four different centers in Windhoek to coincide with World Aids Day on 1 December.
The organisation had approached the Christina Swart-Opperman (CSO) Aids Orphan Foundation Trust, the Namibia Planned Parenthood Association [...]
Looking after AIDS orphans
September 4th, 2010 
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Comments OffHIV/Aids access to affordable treatment for low-income employees
September 4th, 2010 admin One of the greatest concerns to employers and employees alike is the fact that HIV/AIDS employees often do not have access to proper medical treatment or to affordable medical aid cover. It is estimated that medical aid funds provide cover to an estimated 35% of the formally employed workforce in the private sector only. This [...]
AIDS Catastrophe looms over children
September 4th, 2010 admin Sitting in a sprawling auditorium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with several hundred elementary and high school students they had discussed HIV/AIDS with an almost frantic intensity. The children had cross-examined him, laughed, jeered and even cried, says Stephen Lewis, Special Envoy of the U.N. Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in Africa, in a statement.
“The questions and answers [...]
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September 4th, 2010 admin The USAID Mission in Namibia has commended the Ministry of Education in its efforts in fighting HIV/AIDS.
Mission Director Gregory Gottlieb said during the Ministry of Education, World AIDS Day commemorative event that initiatives such as raising awareness on HIV/AIDS are critical to support those infected with and affected by this virus. It said such initiatives [...]
Posted in News Tags: Academy for Educational Development, AED, Gregory Gottlieb, USAID - Namibia Mission, World Aids Day Comments OffBank joins AIDS battle
September 4th, 2010 admin Standard Bank, Africa’s largest banking group, signed a pilot partnership agreement with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on 26 January.
Standard Bank will, in terms of the agreement, offer financial and management expertise to Global Fund grant recipient countries to ensure that funds are distributed inside the country in a timely manner. [...]
Posted in News Tags: Dr Michel Kazatchkine, John Tedstrom, Standard Bank, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Comments OffJoint partnership initiated to prevent HIV/AIDS in transport sector
September 4th, 2010 admin A donation of 500 copies of the NamibiAlive II CD’s was made to the Walvis Bay Corridor Group HIV/AIDS Help Desk at a ceremony held in the American Cultural Center auditorium on 03 February 2009. The Walvis Bay Corridor Group will distribute these CD’s to truck drivers around the country as part of its collaboration [...]
Posted in News Tags: American Cultural Center, Beth Phillips, Peace Corps, PEPFAR, Ray Castillo, The Road Authority, The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Walvis Bay Corridor Group, WBCG, Will Garneau Comments OffCricket clinic for AIDS orphans
September 4th, 2010 admin About 60 children between the ages of seven to 17 years from the Christina Swart-Opperman AIDS Orphan Trust this week participated in a Cricket Coaching Clinic at the Wanderers Sports Club, which was organized by the visiting British Combined Services Cricket team.Christina Swart Opperman, founder of the trust, said the aim of the coaching clinic [...]
Workshop commemorates World Aids Day.
September 4th, 2010 admin Employees of Namibia Dairies recently attended an informative workshop, hosted by Namibia Health Plan (NHP) on HIV/ AIDS in the workplace. Employees expressed their views and understanding of the illness by making drawings on paper. Some of these drawings were selected to be painted onto walls at the organisation’s head office. Linked to the employees [...]
Help for Aids orphans in the north
September 4th, 2010 admin The Christina Swart-Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust this week received a donation of N$100 000 from the proceeds of a charity event organised by the stock broker, IJG. The first of the projects that will benefit is the St. Placidus Hostel at Oshipeto in northern Namibia. The hostel is run by the Roman Catholic Church [...]
Posted in News Tags: Christina Swart-Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust, Jolyon Irwin, Oshipeto, St. Placidus Hostel, The Roman Catholic Church, UNICEF Comments OffGTZ – the fight against HIV/AIDS
September 4th, 2010 admin Worldwide, AIDS is one of the greatest obstacles to the peaceful development of the international community and there is still no sign of an end to the epidemic.
The war against HIV/AIDS can only be won with long-term cross-sectoral co-operation on preventive measures by those affected, and with the firm political resolve of those in power, [...]