The One Million Community Health Worker (1mCHW) Campaign’s blog post discusses the 20th annual International AIDS Conference and the importance of community health workers in the eradication of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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Read below for APC-related news, partner announcements, and information on new or existing RFAs.
2014
July 19, 2014 | General News
The UN General Assembly recently proposed new Sustainable Development Goals that consider economic, social and environmental dimensions to improve people’s lives and protect the planet for future generations. These goals include many that address youth, gender, and sexual and reproductive health.
July 14, 2014 | Article
An easy-to-use form of the injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera was introduced in July 2014 in Burkina Faso, the first of four African countries in which it will be rolled out this year.
July 11, 2014 | Blog
In honor of World Population Day, Kate Plourde and Joy Cunningham, Technical Officer and Advisor for APC respectively, address APC's work with youth as part of a comprehensive approach to strengthening community health systems.
July 03, 2014 | Blog
UCP Wheels for Humanity staff participated in startup meetings for the El Salvador portion of the USAID-funded ACCESS (Accelerating Core Competencies for Effective Wheelchair Service and Support) project from June 24-26 and Nicaragua from July 1-3. ACCESS aims to strengthen and develop the wheelchair sector across five countries including Kenya, India, Nicaragua, Romania, and El Salvador.
June 27, 2014 | Article
The new ADRA regional office in Butwal was inaugurated by Simon Lewis, Country Director, ADRA Nepal, on May 13, 2014 with participation of project staff and board members from partner NGOs.
June 25, 2014 | Announcement
Anne Stangl, Senior Behavioral Scientist at the International Center for Research on Women, writes about her kick-off trip to Guyana for ICRW's APC-funded grant to provide HIV prevention, care and treatment services to key populations at heightened risk of HIV infection.
June 24, 2014 | Blog
Anne Stangl, a senior behavioral scientist at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), discusses the ICRW’s goal to help strengthen the capacity of local organizations in Guyana to provide HIV prevention, care and treatment services to key populations.
June 24, 2014 | Article
This news article describes the best practices of organizations that effectively spend their funds on contraceptive programs.
June 23, 2014 | Article
DKT International commissioned a Brazil-themed condom to commemorate the World Cup selling over two million.
June 17, 2014 | Blog
This post discusses the PEPFAR-supported Strengthening Uganda’s Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally (SUSTAIN) project’s work to progressively increase numbers of clients receiving HIV testing and counseling services in Uganda through provider-initiated testing and counseling.
June 10, 2014 | Press Release
This press release announces that over 15,000 primary and secondary students in Quoc Oai district of Hanoi have received vision screenings with those in need receiving quality eyeglasses under an eye care project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through a grant provided through APC.
June 10, 2014 | Press Release
Through an APC/JSI-provided grant funded by USAID, 15,000 primary and secondary students in Quoc Oai district of Hanoi, Vietnam have received vision care. Read the press release, watch a video overview of the project, and a short piece from Kontum.
June 01, 2014 | Article
This news article promotes the first Annual Yoga For Sight Day, a campaign spearheaded by the Seva Foundation, an NGO that works to treat blindness in the developing world.
June 01, 2014 | Press Release
This press release announces the River Blindness Summit, taking place in Washington, DC. in June 2014 and hosted by the World Bank. The summit celebrates the Bank’s first health project and a long-running public-private partnership which now treats as many as 100 million people a year. One of the main challenges in fighting river blindness has been getting the treatment to remote communities. This is why Sightsavers pioneered the community-based distribution system which uses trained village volunteers to provide treatment at a local level.
June 01, 2014 | Press Release
This press release announces that the Department for International Development is investing £39 million to help support the elimination of trachoma in countries including Ethiopia, Zambia, and Tanzania where the disease is highly endemic. The funding will support the implementation of the Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial Cleanliness and Environmental Improvements (SAFE) strategy which has proven successful in eliminating the disease.
May 28, 2014 | Announcement
The One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign recently announced the launch of their CHW Program Profiles, which draw from APC's Community Health Systems Catalog.
May 28, 2014 | Article
USAID/TSHIP Nigeria's documentary "No Nigerian Left Behind" was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article highlighting Melinda Gates's work to promote low-tech solutions to reduce newborn deaths in the first months of life. The documentary showcases two community-level programs that have saved thousands of lives in Sokoto State, Nigeria.
May 27, 2014 | Press Release
This press release announces that APC partnered with the Guyana Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS (GBCHA) to launch a campaign to expand and strengthen collaboration between the local business sector and NGOs.
May 26, 2014 | Article
APC and the Guyana Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS (GBCHA), launched a campaign to expand and strengthen collaboration between the local business sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) responding to HIV and AIDS.
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