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The International Community of Women Living with HIV & AIDS Eastern Africa (ICWEA) join the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day 2012 and committing to achieve zero new HIV infections, zero stigma and discrimination and zero new AIDS-related deaths.
We commend the East African regional governments and respective Ministries of Health for their commitment to this mission. In recent years, they have developed comprehensive eMTCT plans, adopted new scientific advances such as safe medical male circumcision, and recognized the preventive and other benefits of stating treatment earlier.
However there are still alarming numbers of new HIV infections in women and children in our region.
In Kenya, it is estimated that 12,894 children under age 15 became newly infected with HIV in 2011, with the
overwhelming majority contracting the virus through pregnancy, delivery, or as a result of breastfeeding.1
In Uganda, it is estimated that 22,000 babies are being born with HIV each year (65 babies per day).2
In Tanzania, over 48,000 children are infected with HIV each year because of a shortage of PMTCT services. Of
the 596 people infected with HIV every day, 118 children are infected during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.3
To achieve the ambitious goal of Getting to Zero, the re-engagement of women living with HIV is required.
Good day!
I hope this email finds you well. My name is Nancy, a radio journalist working with a community/learning radio station in Kakamega, Western Kenya and I run a weekly radio programme on HIV and AIDS in conjuction with the AIDS CONTROL UNIT at my place of work; 103.9 MMUST FM.
I have read widely about your activities, and I am most interested to further know what you do, other activities that you undertake here in Kenya, and if there’s a way that your organization can incorporate radio journalists in your team to help spread your agenda. Especially those that produce programs in tandem with your agenda.
May I ask, do you have a network of journalists across the region that are able to help with your agenda? My interest lies with the possibility that I might be able to generate news stories from activities you undertake or positive broadcast programs to our listener-ship and much more.
Awaiting a positive response from you.
Kind Regards,
Nancy Imali
imalinancy@gmail.com/nogonyo@mmust.ac.ke
+254 725453916
Dear Nancy,
It is great to hear from you and we would definately like to work with you. Let us continue the conversation on email.
Thank you.