Community reports from Zambia

Community Voices In Zimbabwe: Focused Online Discussion on the impact of the socio-economic situation on HIV/AIDS service delivery in Zimbabwe[Mods note: Please pass this on to friends who may be interested – to join Partners Zimbabwe eForum send an email to: join-partnerszimbabwe@eforums.healthdev.org].Zimbabwe with a projected adult (15-49 years) population of 12 million people is one of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that has been severely affected by the HIV and AIDS epidemic. I

Comment: Young Zimbabwean ranked among winners of Africa-wide HIV and AIDS contest (1)Toendepi Kamusewu [Mods note: Below is a remark responding an original posting found online at: http://www.healthdev.org/viewmsg.aspx?msgid=28890557-ba1c-4156-9e33-c2ac784ffe85The writer is acknowledging the importance of the award received by Fungai Machirori and it urges her to share the ideas that earned her this recognition with other young people from across the whole country.

Community Voices on HIV/AIDS: Introduction and Moderator’s Questions Partners Zimbabwe eForum Team *Southern Africa continues to have the most severe HIV epidemic with most countries having an adult prevalence that exceeds 10%, with some countries exceeding 20%. The region’s HIV epidemic is characterised by many similar features that include:• Low levels of consistent condom use with non- regular partners• Low levels of VCT• High mobility across the reg

News: ZIMBABWE: Absent government puts burden of care on youthPlusNews20 October 2008 HARARE (PlusNews) — For almost six months now, John Mberi*, 14, from the high-density suburb of Mufakose in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, has been taking care of his sick mother, Fortunate, who returned home from neighbouring South Africa very ill. The community attributed Fortunate's condition to food poisoning while awaiting deportation in the infamous Lindela repatriation camp in So

News: Zimbabwe: Row over NAC board appointmentsHerald20 October 2008 * HARARE (Herald) — Some organisations representing people living with HIV and Aids are wrangling over the appointments of two members made to the National Aids Council saying they were not consulted. The appointments of Mr Benjamin Mazhindu and Mr Bernard Nyathi came as a result of Government's policy that required members of organisations representing people living with HIV to be part of the board.

Vacancy: Accountant – Zimbabwe AIDS NetworkEdmore Mutimhodyo Position: Accountant Organization: Zimbabwe AIDS Network Location: Harare Application deadline: 2nd November 2008Submission instruction: Candidates with the above specifications should submit applications with detailed CVs, with 3 traceable references to:The Human Resources & Administration Dept, Zimbabwe AIDS Network, No 154 Samora Machel Avenue West, Belvedere, Harare or e-mail to: bshiric

Comment: Row over NAC board appointments (2)Vivienne Kernohan *[Mod note: This is the second response to an article on the row over the people who have been appointed to the National AIDS Council board as representatives of people living with HIV and AIDS. It points out the gender disparities in the composition of the board. More comments are welcome. Article can be found online at: http://www.healthdev.org/viewmsg.aspx?msgid=c0ec2072-27a2-4d65-a5bb-aaefd4ca2448]

Comment: Row over NAC board appointments (1)Darlington Changara [Mod note: This is the first response to an article on the row over the people who have been appointed to the National AIDS Council board as representatives of people living with HIV and AIDS. More comments are welcome. Article can be found online at: http://www.healthdev.org/viewmsg.aspx?msgid=c0ec2072-27a2-4d65-a5bb-aaefd4ca2448]Dear members,I am also surprised as to how the criterion (if it