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Upcoming events
15-18 May 2011
From UNAIDS: The UNAIDS Regional Support Team for the Middle
East and North Africa is organizing a Regional Resource Group
meeting on HIV prevention, which will take place in Beirut,
Lebanon. This meeting will focus on key populations’ enabling
environment, outreach among populations at higher risk in the
MENA region, material for outreach programming, and
identification of people to be trained in the implementation of
outreach programmes.
1-7 May 2011
The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
(ACCESS) presents the Sixth International Conference on Health
Issues in Arab Communities. This scientific forum reaffirms
ACCESS's strong commitment to prevent disease, reduce health
disparities and promote wellness. Among the many health topics
to be addressed, concurrent sessions will be held regarding
infectious diseases in the Arab world. These sessions will
include an HIV Update: Challenges and Opportunities, and
HIV/AIDS Issues in the Arab World: Challenges in Control and
Treatment.
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21 December 2010
 Oman recently held a walkathon in observance of World AIDS Day.
The walkathon was followed by a series of educational and
entertaining activities with the goal of enhancing awareness and
preventing stigma. The campaign is part of the current
2008-2011 National Response Strategy to reduce the prevalence of
HIV/AIDS and to support the human rights of people living with
HIV/AIDS.
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1 December 2010
 The
WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt marked
the 2010 World AIDS Day by participating in the Light for Rights
campaign. In cities around the world, lights on key landmarks
were dimmed to remember the devastating effect AIDS has had on
us all. Lights were then turned back on to illuminate the
fundamental rights we all share.
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1 December 2010
The
independent Reference Group to the United Nations calls for an
evidence-based approach to address HIV among injecting drug
users. Their Consensus Statement recommends the implementation
of needle and syringe programs, opioid substitution therapy,
antiretroviral therapy and sexual risk reduction strategies
targeting injecting drug users as a matter of priority.
Consensus Statement
Summary of Recommendations
23 November 2010
 The
2010 edition of the UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic
includes new country by country scorecards on key issues facing
the AIDS response. Based on the latest data from 182 countries,
this global reference book provides comprehensive analysis on
the AIDS epidemic and response. For the first time the report
includes trend data on incidence from more than 60 countries.
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Global report
September 2010
 The 2010
Human Development Report by UNDP by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,
UNDP Admnistrator Helen Clark and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
explains the significant progress that has been made with
respect to Human Development Index indicators in developing
nations and the least developed countries. In addition to gains
in health, education, and living standards, the marked impact
that the AIDS epidemic has had on progress in some countries is
also discussed.
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Human Development report 2010
DCD
Bulletin: a
quarterly
publication
 This
web-based newsletter will disseminate important news, events,
publications and announcements relating to communicable diseases in the
Region.
Highlights of
this issue include an editorial on operational research
for communicable disease control and the findings of three recent
research studies on malaria, tuberculosis and cutaneous leishmaniasis,
in addition to programme news on the regional strategy for the health
sector response to HIV 2011–2015. We welcome your feedback and
contributions. For queries or submission of material, please write to:
DCD@emro.who.int , inserting “DCD Bulletin” into the subject line.
 Operational
Research in Tropical and other Communicable Disease
SGS final report
summaries 2007-2008
Results
portfolio 4
Small Grants Scheme
Full text
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Global
Fund to fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Round 10
call for proposals is now open. Deadline for submission is
August 20, 2010
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Download the MENA GFATM HIV Proposal Development toolkit
27-30 September 2010
The International Conference on Opportunistic Pathogens will
take place in New Delhi, India. Topics of concern and interest
which will be addressed include: contracting opportunistic
infections, resistance to anti-retroviral drugs, co-pathogens of
HIV, receptor attachment, neuropathology, tissue tropism,
testing guidelines, universal testing strategies, and future
vaccine candidates against HIV.
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5-8 October 2010
The Eighteenth International Congress on Palliative Care will
take place in Montréal, Canada. Workshops and seminars will
address topics such as: pain management, pediatric palliative
care, technology, and quality of life.
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18-23 July 2010
The Eighteenth International AIDS Conference will take place in
Vienna, Austria. Topics and issues which will be discussed and
explored include: the connection between human rights and HIV;
recent scientific developments; lessons learned; charting a
course forward; and pushing for expanded access to HIV
prevention, treatment, care and support.
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16-22 May 2010
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, jointly
with UNAIDS/MENA, is organizing a Training Workshop on
Management of Effective Programmes addressing HIV Prevention,
Treatment, Care and Support for men at increased risk of HIV, to
be held in Cairo, Egypt during the period 16-20 May 2010.
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Characterizing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Middle East and
North Africa: time for strategic action, Dubai, 28–29 June 2010
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25-27 January 2010
The WHO HIV/AIDS and Stop TB Departments will host a joint
meeting with key experts to prepare guidelines on preventive
therapy and intensified case findings for tuberculosis in people
living with HIV.
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4 January 2010
Study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndromes (JAIDS)
indicates briefer breastfeeding linked to infant death with
mother on ART.
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1 January 2010
Study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndromes (JAIDS)
indicates higher mortality in infants when breastfeeding stops
at six months.
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16 December 2009
Preliminary results of the Botswana Isoniazid Preventive Therapy
(IPT) clinical trial indicate that continuous isoniazid
preventive therapy (IPT) is better at preventing TB than
short-course in people with HIV (PLHIV).
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19-21
November 2009
The eleventh Lebanese congress on clinical microbiology and
infectious disease was held in Bristol Hotel – Beirut, Lebanon
where our AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases unit presented
the Eastern Mediterranean Region strategy for prevention on
control of sexually transmitted infections 2009-2015.
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 16-18
November 2009
The Middle East and North Africa
Harm Reduction Association (MENAHRA)
held the first regional conference on harm reduction in Beirut,
Lebanon.
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14-19
November 2009
WHO staff training course on HIV strategic and operational
planning took place in Beirut, Lebanon. The objective of this
training was to strengthen WHO staff capacity on development of
strategic and operational plans for the health sector in the
Eastern Mediterranean Region countries.
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4 November
2009
The Moroccan Association Against
AIDS (ALCS) welcomes the
repeal of the ban on entry and residence in the U.S. for people
with HIV and calls upon Arab countries who practice such a
discriminatory measure to end the prohibition of entry and
residence of people with HIV in their territory.
More:
English
(pdf, 104 KB),
French
(pdf, 112 KB)
4 November
2009
The International AIDS Society (IAS)
urges new focus on ART as prevention and calls for immediate
global action and funding for universal access to HIV therapy.
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2 September 2009
The European Commission
announces that the European Union and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya have launched a
project for the development of a HIV strategy and support programme in the North African state.
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