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STOPAIDS took to the UK Party Conference circuit this year alongside many of our members, pressing the case for cross-party support for ending HIV as a public health threat. Ed Miliband, Justine Greening, Lynne Featherstone, Jim Murphy, Andrew Mitchell and Pamela Nash were amongst more than 40 parliamentarians expressing their support. The need for a fresh DFID strategy on global health, with explicit reference to HIV, is at the heart of our asks come May 2015. We are also pressing on the need to look ‘beyond aid’, at the trade and legal barriers which prevent a full and effective response to HIV and AIDS. You can read more here and engage in this work by contacting Ben.
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The Student Stop AIDS Campaign National Gathering is being held at Manchester University this year. The network (which has swelled from 15 to 22 groups) will be holding the event on the 1st and 2nd of November to mark the beginning of Access to Medicines week. A2M week (1st - 7th of November) is an initiative organised by our members UAEM (Universities Allied for Essential Medicine) aiming to raise awareness about access to medicines across Europe. If you are running an A2M themed event during that week or you would like to please get in touch with Saoirse.
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On Monday 13th October we will be hosting a discussion with one of the leading figures of the international HIV response, Mark Heywood, Executive Director of SECTION27 and one of the founders of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC). Join us and colleagues from TAC for a discussion about the current state of the South African health system and its impact on the HIV and TB responses, between 1-4pm on Monday 13th October at the STOPAIDS offices in central London, or dial in via Skype. Attendance is open to STOPAIDS members and colleagues - please see our website for more information and feel free to circulate this invitation to colleagues. Please RSVP to danielle@stopaids.org.uk.
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STOPAIDS is looking for up to 5 Trustees to join the Board at our AGM in November. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who work for our member organisations to join the Board as we move towards the General Election and post-MDG framework and fulfil our 2013-2016 Strategic Plan. Trustees are responsible for the overall direction of the charity and the proper functioning of the Secretariat. Trustees reflect the diversity of the wider membership, taking on specific "overseeing" responsibilities, bringing their expertise to bear on aspects of STOPAID's work and taking part in 5 meetings a year. If you would like to discuss the roles further, contact Ben Simms. Please click here for information about our current trustees.
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News from STOPAIDS
STOPAIDS members met with the DFID AIDS & Reproductive Health Team October 9th to discuss the findings of the stocktake report looking at how STOPAIDS members believe DFID’s contribution to addressing HIV among key populations could be increased. The International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Athena, INPUD, Harm Reduction International, CAFOD, NWSP, IPPF, Plan UK and Kaleidoscope Trust were all represented. The meeting addressed some of the specific recommendations of the report, before going on to look at the wider environment in which we are working both nationally and globally. If you would like to work more closely on these issues please contact Ben.
This World AIDS Day, STOPAIDS is seeking to secure the participation of all three main political parties in a series of events, including a parliamentary panel, a series of events themed around HIV, malaria and TB, and an MP lobby and photo opportunity. Get in touch with Ben if you'd like to be involved.
This month STOPAIDS updated its consensus position on the post-2015 framework, which you can read here. For more information or to get involved with this area of work please contact Matt.
On the 15th September, members of the faith working group met with Canon Gideon Byamugisha at Mildmay International, who was able to update us on his work and lead a discussion on the role of FBOs and the church in the HIV response. He also discussed Uganda and the anti-homosexuality bill, and the impact of the HIV Prevention and Control bill and the ways in which UK NGOs have been involved. For more information on the faith working group please see our website.
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News from members
AVAC
In September, AVAC, the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS-East Africa and advocates including members of South Africa’s AIDS Legal Network, the ATHENA Network and Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust released an editorial calling for full funding for a crucial trial focused on contraception and HIV risk - read more on the AVAC website.
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Meetings and diary dates
TackleAfrica
Russell Brown MP is hosting an event to celebrate TackleAfrica’s 10th birthday at Portcullis House on 14th October. STOPAIDS members and supporters are invited, though places are limited – please email info@tackleafrica.org for more information.
APPG on HIV and AIDS/ Counterpoint Policy Alliance
Ensuring the existence of specialist HIV social care, support and welfare services that underpin biomedical interventions, ensure clinical outcomes and maintain quality of life for people living with HIV in the UK: an event to discuss the impact of welfare reform on people living with HIV.
Tuesday 14th October
10am - 12pm
Committee Room 15
House of Commons
Chair: Pamela Nash MP
Speakers: Allan Anderson (Positively UK); Peter Ekakaro (Positive East); Dr David Asboe (British HIV Association); Sarah Radcliffe (NAT).
RSVP: Anjie Mailey (info@positivelyuk.org/020 7713 0444).
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
On Tuesday 14th October, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and the London School of Economics (LSE) will be co-hosting a public discussion to debate the global state of the response to AIDS. The event marks the publication of our inaugural state of civil society report titled AIDS in 2014: Tell no lies and claim no easy victories. Please click here for details and email RSVPAIDSToday@aidsalliance.org to RSVP.
RESULTS UK
Tuesday 21st October 2014, 6-7pm
House of Commons, Committee Room 2
RESULTS UK are hosting an event on the afternoon of Tuesday 21st October in Parliament celebrating the achievements of UK support for EU-Global co-operation in medical Research and Development (R&D) and the benefits this has brought to the fight against diseases of poverty such as HIV and AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria. Speakers:
- Dr Mark Palmer, Chair of the EEIG-EDCTP General Assembly and UK representative as Director of International Strategy for the Medical Research Council.
- Professor Helen McShane, Principal Investigator, Oxford Martin Programme on Vaccines, Oxford University
- Professor Charles Mgone, Executive Director of EDCTP
- Chaired by Baroness Suttie, Liberal Democrat Peer and Member of the APPG on TB
For more information and to RSVP please get in touch with Laura
WaterAid
On Friday 24th October, Anne Mutta, Regional Programme Manager for WaterAid in Southern Africa, will present findings of the report: An Integrated Approach to HIV and WASH in Southern Africa: a gap and needs assessment (SAfAIDS/WaterAid).
This examines the opportunities and challenges to getting better integration of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and HIV in 4 countries in Southern Africa (Zambia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland) where HIV is a serious and pervasive issue. The report was disseminated in meetings with HIV and WASH professionals in each of the four countries concerned who discussed practical steps to ensure better integration in the future. Click here for more information.
Love Tenderly, Act Justly
Stories of HIV and Christianity Today
Saturday 25th October, a day-long conference
St. Martin in the Fields - Trafalgar Square, London
This conference will open a safe space for conversation and inquiry into the relationship between HIV and Christian faith. With invited speakers and themed workshops, the conference will pay attention to the wisdom of Christians who are living with HIV and who have been involved in HIV ministry. The day will focus on the situation in Britain with reference to the International aspects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Themes will include explore include HIV and stigma; understanding healing; HIV awareness in churches; Christian peer support; caring for the ‘body’ of Christ; mobilising faith communities; and more. The day will end with a short service of prayer. Please click here for information and tickets.
Sexpression:UK
Sexpression:UK are hosting their national conference on 1st-2nd of November in Leicester Medical School. The weekend will be themed around 'Changing A Culture', featuring talks from Better Sex Education campaigner Yas Necati; former director of the Standing Committee on Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS (SCORA) as part of the International Federation of Medical Students' Association; UKPositive lad, also known as Tom, a man living with HIV who blogs about his experiences of HIV to attempt to educate the public and is founder of the online publication 'beyondpositive'; and Jane Fisher, director of Antenatal Results and Choices. They will also have external and student-led workshops, with a Saturday night meal and social. Please click here for more information.
Consortium for Street Children
Do I count if you count me? A critical look at counting street-connected children
The Consortium for Street Children’s Annual Research Conference will take place on Tuesday 4th November. NGOs and practitioners across the world currently struggle with their own needs for accurate numbers of street children. CSC’s Conference will bring together NGOs and academics to reflect on the practice of counting street children, and to facilitate shared learning and sharing expertise in so doing. Attendees will hear from world-leading experts on street-connected children, the keynote speakers this year are Professors Lewis Aptekar Irene Rizzini. If you are interested in attending CSC’s Research Conference, visit CSC's website or contact Natalie Turgut for more information.
Health in Action
Medact and Health Poverty Action
15 November 2014
9.30-5.30
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
A discussion and debate on social, economic and political determinants of health, including the launch of Global Health Watch 4 – please visit www.medact.org for more information and tickets.
Speakers include:
Mary O’Hara, author of Austerity Bites
Anuj Kapilashrami, People’s Health Movement
Danny Kushlik, Director of Transform Drug Policy Foundation
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Publications
Children and Youth Services Research
Children and Youth Growing Up with HIV Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Health Service Delivery
The International journal Children and Youth Services Research recently published a special issue on the social factors that govern the health and well-being of children and youth growing up with HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa. The issue is made up of 20 articles covering a variety of disciplines and challenges related to pediatric HIV treatment. If you would like to access some of the articles, please email Morten.
National AIDS Trust
 Updated advice sheet on dispersal process for asylum seekers with HIV
The ‘dispersal’ of asylum seekers living with HIV to other parts of the UK can create challenges for continuity of clinical care. The Home Office has in place Healthcare Needs and Pregnancy Dispersal Guidance which is designed to reduce this impact - and since 2012 the policy has been to not routinely disperse people living with HIV away from their clinic.
NAT (National AIDS Trust) is concerned that not all case workers, HIV clinics and support organisations are aware of this Guidance, so they have produced a new advice sheet for healthcare and voluntary sector professionals. This is an update on the earlier (2006) NAT/BHIVA guide and is also endorsed by BHIVA. Download the advice sheet here.
RESULTS UK
 'From Rhetoric to Reality: An Analysis of Donor and Implementing Country Efforts to Scale Up the TB-HIV Response'.
A new research report from RESULTS UK shows that joint TB-HIV activities are neglected by HIV programs and overwhelmingly carried out by TB programs, and that global guidelines to address TB-HIV have not been prioritized by leading donors and affected countries. Originally developed in 2004, World Health Organization’s (WHO) 12 guidelines on collaborative TB-HIV activities act as global direction on TB-HIV integration efforts. This is the first time a comprehensive study across multiple countries and donors has examined the extent to which these guidelines have translated into policy and programming realities.Download the full report here.
 Save the Children
Guidelines for the Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy to Migrants and Crisis-Affected Persons in Sub-Saharan Africa - download the report here.
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News from parliament
World AIDS Day Events with the APPG on HIV and AIDS
STOPAIDS and the APPG will be marking this World AIDS Day with a special event to launch the APPG report on the inquiry into access to medicines. The event will be a panel discussion followed by drinks reception on Monday 1st December in the IPU Room from 3:30pm-5:30pm, Houses of Parliament. A formal invitation will be sent closer to the time. We have not yet confirmed speakers but we are hoping the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, the Rt. Hon. Lynne Featherstone MP will be able to join us. Pamela Nash MP will chair the event.
Halve it and the APPG will once again hold a Parliamentary event to raise political awareness of HIV in the UK. The event will take place in Committee Room 10 in the House of Commons, 14.30–15:30 on Wednesday 26th November. As the General Election in May 2015 draws ever closer, this year’s event will give the health leads in the three major political parties the opportunity to express their support to prioritise HIV in their public health agenda’s through ‘Hustings’ style speeches. The event will be chaired by Baroness Gould of Potternewton.
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Jobs
Bond
Job title: Campaigns Advisor
Location: London
Salary: £34,820-38,525
Application deadline: Thursday 23rd October
How to apply: Download job description and application details here
CAFOD
Job title: Programme Cycle Management Adviser
Location: London
Salary: £35,862-38,634
Application deadline: Sunday 12th October
How to apply: Download job description and application details here
HelpAge International
Job title: Human Resources Assistant
Location: London
Salary: £23,536
Application deadline: Sunday 19th October
How to apply: Download job description and application details here
IPPF
Job title: Programme Manager – Operations, Family Planning Accountability Project
Location: London
Salary: £44,490
Application deadline: Monday 13th October
How to apply: Download job description and application details here
Progressio
Job title: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Location: London
Salary: £37,972-41,122
Application deadline: Sunday 26th October
How to apply: Download job description and application details here
WaterAid
Job title: Community Fundraising Manager
Location: London
Salary: £37,672 to £38,985
Application deadline: Sunday 12th October
How to apply: Download job description and application details here
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