IPPF - Sinding on the Link Between HIV/AIDS and RH
During a visit to Japan from 19th to 27th November, Steven Sinding, Director General, IPPF, spent two days visiting parliamentarians, Japanese government counterparts, and the media to explain IPPF's current activities and future plans, especially those concerning HIV/AIDS.
In a meeting with members of the Japan Parliamentarians Federation for Population, Sinding emphasized the importance of linking HIV/AIDS to reproductive health (RH). He also stressed that RH had been included twice in the declaration from the UN 2005 World Summit, which governments had committed to upholding. This, he said, was a reflection of successful IPPF advocacy.
The topic of Japanese ODA was also mentioned, and Sinding thanked the parliamentarians for their committed and continuing support for population and RH program in the world.
Seminar In a seminar jointly organized by JOICFP and NPO 2050, Sinding laid out in detail the importance IPPF attaches to linking HIV/AIDS with sexual and reproductive health (SRH). For a summary of his speech, click here.

Fact sheet: "Passion and Portraits.
Young women raise HIV/AIDS awareness in South Asia"

Fact sheet: "The Japan Trust Fund.
Bridging the gap between ignorance and action"
http://content.ippf.org/output/ORG/files/9974.pdf
Since the inception of the fund, 33 projects in 14 countries in Asia have been funded, including the "Bridge of Hope."

Fact sheet: "Bridge of Hope.
Linking community involvement and private sector partnerships
with ODA to address HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention"
http://www.ippf.org/ContentController.aspx?ID=9959
Media Seminar
In a seminar attended by 30 media representatives, organized by JOICFP Council on Population Education (CPE), Sinding repeated his message of the importance of linking HIV/AIDS with RH.
Chizuko Ikegami, Representative,PLACE Tokyo, spoke to the assembled media representatives about the current situation of HIV/AIDS in Japan and the need to integrate HIV/AIDS programs with RH ones. For details of her talk, click here.
New JTF publications
Two other JTF fact sheets, one on mobile VCT and STI services for young market vendors in Malawi and another on selected innovative JTF projects in African countries, namely Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, and Uganda have been released by IPPF in English and are available at:
Malawi fact sheet-http://www.ippf.org/ContentController.aspx?ID=12674
Africa Fact Sheet- http://www.ippf.org/ContentController.aspx?ID=12678
JOICFP has translated both documents into Japanese and also assisted in the preparation of the Japanese version of the IPPF website that has recently been updated.
Click here to see the Japanese version.
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