Category Archives: HIV/AIDS

HIV Project in Papua New Guinea

By UNICEF NZ, Published: March 25, 2010
After a two day delay in the Solomon Islands due to Cyclone Ului, I finally make it to the PNG highlands. Goroka is 1600m above sea level and after the Solomons,  a refreshing 23 degrees with no humidity. I’m here on a monitoring visit for the UNICEF NZ and NZAID KOHA-funded “HIV Prevention and Care [...]
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Jeanne – a story from Haiti

By UNICEF NZ, Published: March 8, 2010
This is a story by Diana Valcárcel, UNICEF communications specialist currently in Haiti. Jeanne *(not her real name) sits on a mattress in her tent surrounded by another 45 families in the spontaneous settlement that has sprung up in Port au Prince. Through the plastic walls of the tent, the afternoon sun burns and she [...]
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Alison Mau: The best gift

By UNICEF NZ, Published: December 24, 2009
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: a gift for 20 mothers-to-be! We’re counting down to Christmas with the 12 Days of UNICEF where UNICEF ambassadors and champions post daily blog entries about the difference UNICEF Inspired Gifts are making in the lives of many children around the world. Almost [...]
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Global HIV/AIDS Chief Visiting Wellington

By UNICEF NZ, Published: October 14, 2009
Our global HIV chief, Jimmy Kolker, will be here in Wellington next week. This coincides with the recent release of a joint progress report by UNICEF, WHO and UNAIDS – “Towards Universal Access: Scaling Up Priority HIV/AIDS Interventions In The Health Sector” which details progress made in the last year regarding antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake [...]
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