Global Health

RightChild Too many people, adults and children, are dying in the world of diseases that are preventable and curable often for no reason other than their poverty, a lack of access to adequate and affordable health services or access to weak health systems, poor water and sanitation, poor housing conditions, etc. Non-communicable and chronic diseases are on the rise because of unhealthy life conditions and lifestyles and also because of the climate changes occurring in the world.

Too many people, children and adults, die in the world because of conflicts and wars.The gap in life expectancy between rich and poor countries is enormous and intolerable Health inequities are increasing both within and between countries. These inequities are not inevitable; they are the dramatic consequences of distributive injustice and policy failure worldwide. AIDS is among the greatest development and security issues facing the world today.

The Association Comunita’ Papa Giovanni XXIII is committed to caring, welcoming and supporting orphans, vulnerable children and people affected by HIV/AIDS. The sharing of life with AIDS victims, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa, urges the members of the Association to advocate because the fight against the HIV epidemic to be put as a top an transversal priority in the agenda of international dialogue and decision-making process.


Documents

APG23: Association Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII

  1. Food and health: A life-saving combination for adults and children living with HIV Joined written statement presented at the 19th regular session of the Human Rights Council by Apg23 and other NGO's - Geneva 27 February - 23 March 2012

  2. Statements presented by APG23 and Caritas Internationalis on about the Access Testing and Treatment for HIV-positive Children and Children Living With HIV/TB Co-Infection at the 17th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council – 30 May-17 June 2011 Oral Statement,Written Statement

  3. Joint Written Statement on Analytical Study on HIV-AIDS
    Joint Written Statement promoted by APG23 and co-signed by other NGOS submitted at the 16th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council– 28 February-25 March 2011

  4. Access to medicine for children living with HIV
    Written Statement of the APG23 co-signed by other NGOS at the 13th session of the Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010).

  5. Better Access to Testing and Treatment for HIV-positive Childre
    Oral intervention of the APG23 co-signed by other NGOS at the 13th session of the Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010).

  6. Member States to take up their responsibilities
    Intervention of the APG23 at the ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW - 2009: Implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to global public health.

  7. Relevance of early HIV testing in severe malnourished children
    Intervention of the APG23 at the VI African Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect: Early Childhood Development and Education - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 4-6 May 2009.

  8. Food Support: patients' perspective in the Integrated AIDS Programme (IAP) of Ndola Catholic Diocese-Zambia
    Scoping meeting for the Development of Guidelines on Nutritional/Food Support to Improve Health Status among TB Patients - Geneva, 2-4 November 2009

  9. Early HIV screening in Rainbow nutritional centres (Zambia)

  10. Position Paper on Global Health