Disaster on the horizon for People Living with HIV

[Guest guest]

Following the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June, another UN

Summit is approaching.

On the 19th and 20th of September, 'World Leaders' will assemble to

discuss how to address the growing pandemic of Non Communicable

Diseases (NCDs) including Cancer, Diabetes, Chronic Heart and Lung

Disease. Similar to the HIV Summit in June, they will issue a

Declaration or Outcome Document, to which they will all sign on.

Unlike the HIV Summit Outcome, the NCD Declaration will be a

disaster for People Living with HIV/AIDS if a few countries (US,

Canada, European Union, Russia...) are allowed to block access

to care and treatment for millions of PLHIV. A review of the

latest draft Political Declaration shows that each point that

calls for improved access or care for people living with

HIV/AIDS is being water-downed or deleted by these countries. As

PLHIV are disproportionately more vulnerable to NCDs, this is

both unacceptable and a shame on the UN. Winning the fight for

access to ARVs will be an empty victory if PLHIV will die from

not having affordable insulin or heart tablets, or even a cancer

test.

Activists and advocates must speak up for the human rights of

PLHIV for the UN Summit on NCDs. Learn more at www.NCDalliance.org

and come 'chat' anytime on each of the Mondays preceding the

Summit on twitter. Join the mobilization via twitter @NCDchat or

by SMS.

See the latest compilation of the Draft Declaration, and the

disastrous deletions and rights-weakening changes at:

http://www.imaxi.org/content/disaster-horizon-people-living-hiv

For the views and comments of dozens of comrades from around the

world:

http://www.imaxi.org/content/no-targetsno-accountability-stop-sleaze-ncds

We can stop this disaster from happening if we speak up, loudly

and now.

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posted by Celina, IMAXI ative

www.imaxi.org

[Guest guest]

Following the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June, another UN

Summit is approaching.

On the 19th and 20th of September, 'World Leaders' will assemble to

discuss how to address the growing pandemic of Non Communicable

Diseases (NCDs) including Cancer, Diabetes, Chronic Heart and Lung

Disease. Similar to the HIV Summit in June, they will issue a

Declaration or Outcome Document, to which they will all sign on.

Unlike the HIV Summit Outcome, the NCD Declaration will be a

disaster for People Living with HIV/AIDS if a few countries (US,

Canada, European Union, Russia...) are allowed to block access

to care and treatment for millions of PLHIV. A review of the

latest draft Political Declaration shows that each point that

calls for improved access or care for people living with

HIV/AIDS is being water-downed or deleted by these countries. As

PLHIV are disproportionately more vulnerable to NCDs, this is

both unacceptable and a shame on the UN. Winning the fight for

access to ARVs will be an empty victory if PLHIV will die from

not having affordable insulin or heart tablets, or even a cancer

test.

Activists and advocates must speak up for the human rights of

PLHIV for the UN Summit on NCDs. Learn more at www.NCDalliance.org

and come 'chat' anytime on each of the Mondays preceding the

Summit on twitter. Join the mobilization via twitter @NCDchat or

by SMS.

See the latest compilation of the Draft Declaration, and the

disastrous deletions and rights-weakening changes at:

http://www.imaxi.org/content/disaster-horizon-people-living-hiv

For the views and comments of dozens of comrades from around the

world:

http://www.imaxi.org/content/no-targetsno-accountability-stop-sleaze-ncds

We can stop this disaster from happening if we speak up, loudly

and now.

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posted by Celina, IMAXI ative

www.imaxi.org