Afrique subsaharienne
In this section you will find information about campaigns and campaigning events happening in sub-Saharan Africa. Please click on the links to read more about campaigning in Zambia, Nigeria and Kenya.
World AIDS Day
Within this section you will find a summary of activities that happened within countries within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. If you would like to tell us about your activities, please email us at worldaidsday@worldaidscampaign.org.
Opportunities & Challenges for National Civil Society Campaigning
In 2007 World AIDS Campaigns held national campaigner's meetings in Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya, as well as subregional meetings in southern, eastern and western Africa to begin to uncover the challenges and opportunities for civil society campaigning for political accountability. From these meetings, reports were prepared that highlighted opportunities and challenges that arose prior to, and as an outcome of the meetings. To read these reports, as well as the evaluation of the 2007 programme, please see below.
Red Ribbon Ball in Zambia
On 20 March, The Red Ribbon Charity Ball will be held in Lusaka. At the event, leadership awards will be presented honouring outstanding individuals and organisations working to end HIV and AIDS. There will also be an exhibition – “Love in the time of AIDS.” Please click below to download the flyer.
African CS Coalition: Strengthening and Supporting the CS response to AIDS
The African Civil Society Coalition on HIV and AIDS has been working to strengthen and support the civil society response to AIDS across the continent.
A Background: 15% Now! Campaign
The “15% Now!” campaign of the Africa Public Health Rights Alliance is an initiative of the Centre for Research, Education and Development of Rights in Africa (CREDO-Africa) in collaboration with its partners.
“Right to Health Most Important Right of All” says Africa Public Health Rights Alliance
On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2006, the African Public Health Rights Alliance launches the “15% Now!” Campaign and opens for signature the global petition calling on African leaders to without further delay implement their 2001 Abuja AU Summit pledge to commit 15% of annual national budgets to health in order to end the tragic loss of an estimated 8 million lives annually to preventable, treatable and manageable diseases, illnesses and maladies.
See below to read more about the petition and the campaign.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Letter to the AU Summit
Please see below to read a letter from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the Heads of State of the member states of the African Union regarding the implementation of the 2001 pledge to allocate 15% or more of national budgets to the health sector.
Press Statement - AU Heads must Act to end African Health Disaster
Issued 28 January 2007 - Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Professor Wangari Maathai urge African Union Heads of State Summit to Act Speedily to end Africa's Public Health Disaster
TAC statement on the appointment of Jeff Radebe as Acting Minister of Health
27 February 2007 - President Mbeki has appointed Transport Minister Jeff Radebe as the Acting Health Minister.
TAC welcomes the President's effort to address the problem of leadership in the Department of Health following the illness of the Minister of Health. We wish the Minister and her family well at this difficult time.
African Finance Ministers Must Revaluate Priorities
Media Statement: Issued 1 April 2007: Conference of African Finance, Planning and Economic Development Ministers Must Revaluate Priorities. Health not Defence Must Top Expenditure
- Says Africa Public Health Rights Alliance, "15% Now!" Campaign