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Keeping children HIV-free and keeping their mothers alive

24/07/2012 Advocacy, Health, HIV & AIDS by Caritas Communications

By Msgr. Robert Vitillo, Caritas Internationalis Special Advisor on HIV/AIDS, and Ms. Aurorita Mendoza, Caritas Internationalis Volunteer in Geneva One year following the launch of the Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, two-thirds of the 22 focus countries are showing good progress towards meeting their ...

HIV survivor: Catholic centres ‘won’t turn us away’

23/07/2012 Advocacy, Health, HIV & AIDS by Caritas Communications

By Monsignor Bob Vitillo “When I discovered I was HIV-positive, I was shocked and asked, ‘Why has God allowed this virus to maim and kill people? Does He still live in me? How?’” Spoken by a person living with HIV, these are words that caregivers in Catholic Church-inspired organizations have to face wherever we work. ...

Compassion and Care for Nepal’s HIV patients

19/07/2012 Advocacy, Asia, Health, HIV & AIDS, Nepal by Caritas Communications

“My husband was getting sick a lot. He had tests—we went to different hospitals.” In the early 2000s, Manjula*, a woman raised in India but living in Nepal, was concerned that both her husband and small daughter were so often ill. “Then we went to a shaman. He said my husband got sick because he ...

Faith Perspectives and AIDS

11/07/2012 Blog, Health, HIV & AIDS by Caritas Communications

By Monsignor Bob Vitillo How does our faith anchor and propel the Catholic Church’s response to people living with HIV? In addition to providing the best care, HIV programs implemented by Catholic organizations must also be sources of compassion and strength. Science and technology are vital to health care, but pastoral accompaniment can make a ...

Pope meets with UNAIDS chief

12/04/2012 Blog, Health, HIV & AIDS by Caritas Communications

Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé was in Rome yesterday for meetings with Pope Benedict XVI, Holy See officials and Caritas Internationalis representatives. Sidibé asked Pope Benedict for his support in keeping children free from HIV. He said it’s an achievable goal and one which can be reached by 2015. “Millions of people around the ...

Ten things you might not know about tuberculosis and children

23/03/2012 Advocacy, Health, HIV & AIDS, Tuberculosis by Caritas Communications

Caritas calls on governments and pharmaceutical companies to develop “child-friendly” forms of medicines to fight both HIV and tuberculosis.

Caritas World AIDS Day message on right to health for mothers and children

30/11/2011 Advocacy, Health, HIV & AIDS, Tuberculosis by Caritas Communications

On World AIDS Day 2011, Caritas Internationalis says it is unjust that more than 800 children are dying each day of AIDS-related diseases. Such deaths continue to occur because these children have no access to early diagnosis of HIV or to child-friendly medicines to treat infection with this virus.

Reducing 9 out of 10 HIV infections in children

17/10/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Health, HIV & AIDS by Caritas Communications

Caritas Internationalis and its HAART for Children campaign is playing a key role in the UNAIDS “Global Plan Towards The Elimination Of New HIV Infections Among Children By 2015 And Keeping Their Mothers Alive”. HAART is an acronym for “High Active Anti-Retroviral Treatment”. In 2009, Caritas Internationalis launched its “HAART for Children Campaign” in order ...

Philippines’ Catholic AIDS network

15/08/2011 Advocacy, Asia, Health, HIV & AIDS, Philippines by Caritas Communications

For a long time, the Philippines was considered to have a relatively low AIDS rate, but in recent years this has started to change. Nowadays HIV in the Philippines is described as “hidden and growing”. At a recent forum in Tagaytay, the Philippines’ first Catholic HIV/AIDS network was launched. Caritas Internationalis’ special advisor on HIV ...

Imagine access to treatment, prevention, and care for HIV and AIDS: Caritas in action

15/08/2011 Advocacy, Health, HIV & AIDS, Tuberculosis by Caritas Communications

The prevalence of TB and HIV in Swaziland is one of the highest in the world. Caritas co-sponsored a Joint Mission to Swaziland with the World Health Organisation to lobby the government to decentralise treatment. Caritas wanted a bigger role to be given to grassroots, faith‑based organisations.