Sharing knowhow and joining forces towards Health for All

Control major diseases

"Communicable diseases - such as acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal diseases, TB, malaria and AIDS - account for the greatest burden of disease in the poorest countries. As life expectancy increases, there is an epidemiological transition whereby major causes of death shift towards chronic, non-communicable diseases (principally cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, psychiatric illness, and diabetes); this is already impacting in developing countries. Cost-effective, evidence-based interventions to prevent and treat these conditions do exist, but the reality is that many are unable to benefit from them. Reasons include lack of access to medical facilities and services, non patient-friendly care, poor service delivery by inadequately trained health professionals, inability to pay for treatments, and lack of high quality drugs. The focus, therefore, should be on strengthening health systems to ensure universal access to high-quality health services, to provide appropriate training for health care workers - whether in the public or private sector - and adopting preventive strategies that address the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and communities." (Eldis)

Campaign/Advocacy
Cordaid

Cordaid HIV and AIDS Award 2010

The 2010 edition of the Cordaid "HIV and AIDS Award" will reward Sexual and Reproductive Health for women living with HIV with two prices of 10,000 Euro each. You will be able to nominate ... »Read more | »Show all (4)

Conference Report
Cordaid

Religious leaders commit to visible and active leadership on HIV

Den Dolder, The Netherlands, 23 March 2010 (Cordaid). High level religious and spiritual leaders from many of the world’s major religions pledged “stronger, more visible and practical leadership ... »Read more | »Show all (4)

Event
Swiss TPH

Sleeping sickness: Towards new chemotherapeutic tools

Basel, 9-10 December 2010. Annual Autumn Symposium of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. "This year's event focuses on Human African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Invited ... »Read more | »Show all (2)

Marketplace
action medeor

Order medicines at action medeor

Many national and international aid organisations value action medeor as a competent supplier of top quality medicines and medical equipment. In the 4.000 m2 medical store in Tönisvorst, medeor ... »Read more | »Show all (2)

Project
MM Switzerland

Swiss platform HIV/AIDS and development

aidsfocus.ch, the Swiss platform HIV/AIDS and development, is a project organized by Medicus Mundi Switzerland which, so far, 30 Swiss organizations are supporting financially. The platform aims ... »Read more

Paper
Cordaid

Care for care - Trends on Home Based Care Leadership

The 2009 Cordaid HIV and AIDS Award rewarded Home Based Care Leadership. Two awards were handed out by Ms. Marijke Wijnroks, Dutch AIDS Ambassador, on behalf of Cordaid and the Review Panel. Watch ... »Read more | »Show all (3)

Resource/Tool
MM Switzerland

Treasure memories. A toolkit for solution focused memory work

Memory work helps people living with the HI virus or whose relatives are HIV-positive or have AIDS to confront and cope effectively with their personal situation, the disease, and an uncertain ... »Read more

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