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| Issue 2 · October 2003 | ||
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Welcome to Global View, the newsletter of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation. This newsletter is intended to inform you about Pangaea and the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Please send us your feedback and suggestions for future issues.  Dr. Nelson Sewankambo - At the Forefront of the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Africa  Dr. Nelson Sewankambo is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Dr. Sewankambo, who was one of the first scientists to publish data on AIDS in Africa and is the Principal Investigator of the Rakai Project, is Dean of the Medical School at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and Co-Chair of the Academic Alliance for AIDS Care and Prevention in Africa ("Academic Alliance"). His contributions have included significant primary research, the creation of one of Africa's first AIDS clinics at Mulago Hospital, and, in conjunction with Dr. Merle Sande, the formation of the Academic Alliance and a new Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere. More > Pangaea Applauds South Africa's Decision to Develop HIV/AIDS Treatment Plan  By Dr. Eric GoosbyOn August 8, 2003 the Cabinet of the Government of South Africa announced that it had requested the Department of Health, as a matter of urgency, to develop a detailed countrywide plan for the utilization of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. This plan is to be completed by the end of September 2003. The Cabinet's bold decision marks a major turning point in the fight against HIV/AIDS, offering hope for longer and more productive lives to millions of HIV-positive individuals in South Africa. More >  Philomène Cyulinyan: Helping Women Cope with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda  Every Thursday in the Kacyiru section of Kigali, handfuls of pregnant women stream into the Centre de Santé to weave baskets out of grass collected from the surrounding hills. Women making baskets, or "agaseke" in the Kinyarwanda language, is an unremarkable, everyday scene in Rwanda, which is exactly why it's remarkable. This group of pregnant women practicing a traditional Rwandan craft represents a small, but key, indicator of success in the fight against AIDS in this African country of over seven million. In fact, the actual purpose of the gathering is to provide a welcome opportunity for the women to share the pain of an unwelcome problem -- they all have HIV/AIDS. More > Rwandan Government Approves Countrywide Plan for HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care  In June 2003 the Rwandan government quietly approved a five-year HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care Plan. The ultimate goal of this ambitious plan is to provide increased longevity and improved quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. To meet this goal, the government, with the financial and technical support of the international community, will create a countrywide treatment and care system. More > Barbara Lawson - Project Director, Global Programs  Barbara Lawson, who has been with Pangaea since the Foundation's formation in July of 2001, has, in her own words, "had the entire San Francisco AIDS Foundation experience." In addition to her current role at Pangaea, Barbara was a member of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's ("SFAF") Board of Directors from 1992 to 1999, served as a volunteer for the Foundation's needle exchange program, and is currently trying her hand at fundraising as she trains to run the Honolulu Marathon in December of 2003. More > |
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