ACTIVITY: HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING
This activity explains what VCT (voluntary counselling and HIV testing) is. It helps people to think about the issues involved in going for VCT themselves, and encourages them to do so.
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However, you could put your name and your country in this letter as you read this because it is for all of us:
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by Kay Warren
This activity explains what VCT (voluntary counselling and HIV testing) is. It helps people to think about the issues involved in going for VCT themselves, and encourages them to do so.
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Church and community leader Xiomara Guzman attended training about HIV prevention and how to tackle stigma. ‘People’s mentality is changing, and self-esteem is being restored,’ she says.
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God’s prophet Elisha doesn’t provide the miraculous cure Naaman expects. What is the difference between healing and a cure?
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Breast milk is the perfect food for babies. Unfortunately, there is a risk that HIV can be passed from mother to child during breastfeeding. However, with the right actions, that risk can be lowered to less than five per cent.
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How can we help children who have been orphaned as a result of AIDS? The organisation Alongsiders has developed an innovative approach for supporting vulnerable children.
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The response to HIV is changing. We are moving from programmes specifically tackling HIV to responses that include HIV but also address other issues. Some people refer to this as ‘HIV mainstreaming’.
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Reverend Canon Professor Gideon B. Byamugisha was the first African religious leader openly to declare his HIV-positive status. We asked him to share some of his experience and knowledge with Footsteps readers.
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When organisations began trying to prevent the spread of HIV, they often encouraged people to follow an approach called ABC (abstain from sexual activity, be faithful, use a condom). However, over time people began to realise that there were some problems with this approach…
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Many people feel powerless when they are diagnosed with HIV, but this is not the case. By following these simple tips, you can take control and live a healthy, active life.
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Inaccurate information can increase people’s risk of transmitting or becoming infected with HIV. Here are some common myths about HIV, followed by explanations of why the reality is different.
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This timeline shows how the response to HIV has developed since the first cases of AIDS in 1981…
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Footsteps asked people living with HIV around the world to share their top tips on how they remember to take their ARVs.
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News, views and information.
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In 2006 Tearfund launched a ten-year plan to stop the spread of HIV and reverse the impact of AIDS in all of the communities where its partners were working. The results show that real progress can be made through mobilising churches and communities.
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Injecting drug users (IDUs) are one of the groups most at risk of HIV infection. The Freedom Programme is an organisation working to prevent the spread of HIV among IDUs in Egypt.
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A selection of books, websites and training material on the subject of HIV.
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We have come a long way in HIV advocacy since the very first cases of AIDS. Campaigning at community, national and international level has transformed HIV treatment, prevention, care and support.
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The last decade has seen amazing progress in the response to HIV and AIDS. The rate of HIV infections and deaths is slowing down, and world leaders are now trying to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. What has caused this transformation?
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