KUNPHEN commemorate 23rd world AIDS day on 1st December 2011

                                                                                 On 1st December 2011 in Mcloed ganj, Dharamshala, Kunphen center for substance dependence and HIV/Aids commemorate 23rd world AIDS day. The theme of this years world AIDS is “Getting to Zero – zero new HIV infection, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS related deaths.

According to some AIDS activist and our general assumption,  approximately 83,000 Tibetan refugees in India could be categorised as high-risk group for HIV infection due to high mobility, poverty, and lack of access to healthcare facilities. It is very important to such organization like us, Choice and Dept of Health to work together to make this (Getting to Zero – zero new HIV infection, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS related deaths. )a promise kept. Like wise this years world AIDS was commemorated on same platform with own capabilities.

The day was begin with a formal function for CTA staffs and general public at Gangchen kyishong (Where CTA is located). During the function Mr Damchoe talked about how he and his family has been stigmatize and discriminate in Society for being HIV positive. after the formal function there was a street play from Tibet Theatre.

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Getting To Zero – World AIDS Day Theme 2011

The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day is “Getting to Zero – Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths”. The theme was announced on 9 September 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. This theme is backed by the United Nations “Getting to Zero” campaign and runs until 2015. It builds on last year’s successful World AIDS Day “Light for Rights” initiative encompassing a range of vital issues identified by key affected populations.
According to Dr. Allyson Leacock, Executive Director, Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership (CBMP) and Chairman of The World AIDS Campaign (WAC), the WAC went through an extensive consultation before selecting the theme and slogan for this year’s World AIDS Day.
She explained that the WAC chose a theme that had flexibility to cultural realities. As a result:
• The overall WAD concept/overarching theme for the next four years will be “Getting to Zero” (till 2015) with the understanding that different groups and regions will focus on a zero which is most relevant to them.
• The World AIDS Campaign adoption of “Zero AIDS-Related Deaths” as its World AIDS Day focus for 2011 under the overarching theme of “Getting to Zero”. Read more

30 Years of HIV/AIDS Commemoration

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June 5, 2011 marks the 30th year since CDC reported the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). On this day, we commemorate 30 years of HIV/AIDS prevention, surveillance, and research activities.

June 5, 2011, marks the 30th year since CDC reported the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). From just five cases in the initial publication of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, AIDS has grown into a global pandemic that has resulted in the deaths of more than 33 million people around the world. It is estimated that over 1.7 million people in the United States have been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To date, nearly 600,000 men, women, and children with HIV in the United States have died, and more than 1.1 million people are estimated to be living with the disease today. click here to read more

World Health Day

KUNPHEN MARKS INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE & ILLICT TRAFFICKING

Kunphen centre for substance dependence and HIV has marked INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE & ILLICT TRAFFICKING with Dept of health (CTA). The main aim to the day is to bring awareness on Tibetan people about this social virus and giving them an opportunity to think over this issue.

We have set up three I pledge signing boot: one at main square McLeod Ganj, another at the entrance of Dalai Lama temple and gotoe  Ramoche monastery where there were celebrating the Birthday of H.H the karmapa. Beside signature event, we have posters, stickers, key tag and pamphlets to be distributed during the event. The respond to our event was overwhelming. Read more

HIV/AIDS AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE awareness AT TIBETAN SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH EAST INDIA

at the beginning of this year Department of health (CTA) has request Kunphen to help them on their project on HIV/AIDS and substance dependence awareness in Tibetan settlement in north east India. We are very glad about that opportunity and accept it with great humility. We have arranged a client to speak about his life story and a prepared him to talk to the audience. There are to visit four towns which have more than 150 Tibetan families and four Tibetan settlements. At the beginning of March our staff Mr. Tenzin woaber and our client Mr. Pema Gyalpo has left for the project along with a staff from Department Of Health.

Darjeeling (11th March 2010):- Their first stop was in Darjeeling which is located in West Bengal State of India. Darjeeling it’s known for its Tea and Tourism, Tibetans has been settling in that town every since we have lost our country. There were more than Two hundred Tibetan families and the main occupation of the Tibetans is cloth business. There is a Tibetan school administrated by CTSA (Under Department of human resource, Indian government). This school has more than 700 students and class up to higher secondary level.

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