PHM-Exch> Disaster on the horizon for People Living with HIV

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Following the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June, another UN 
Summit is approaching.

On the 19th and 20th of September, 'World Leaders' will assemble to 
discuss how to address the growing pandemic of Non Communicable 
Diseases (NCDs) including Cancer, Diabetes, Chronic Heart and Lung 
Disease. Similar to the HIV Summit in June, they will issue a 
Declaration or Outcome Document, to which they will all sign on.

Unlike the HIV Summit Outcome, the NCD Declaration will be a disaster 
for People Living with HIV/AIDS if a few countries (US, Canada, 
European Union, Russia...) are allowed to block access to care and 
treatment for millions of PLHIV. A review of the latest draft 
Political Declaration shows that each point that calls for improved 
access or care for people living with HIV/AIDS is being water-downed 
or deleted by these countries. As PLHIV are disproportionately more 
vulnerable to NCDs, this is both unacceptable and a shame on the UN. 
Winning the fight for access to ARVs will be an empty victory if PLHIV 
will die from not having affordable insulin or heart tablets, or even 
a cancer test.

Activists and advocates must speak up for the human rights of PLHIV 
for the UN Summit on NCDs. Learn more at www.NCDalliance.org 
<http://www.NCDAlliance.org> and come 'chat' anytime on each of the 
Mondays preceding the Summit on twitter. Join the mobilization via 
twitter @NCDchat or by SMS.

See the latest compilation of the Draft Declaration, and the 
disastrous deletions and rights-weakening changes at:
http://www.imaxi.org/content/disaster-horizon-people-living-hiv

For the views and comments of dozens of comrades from around the world:
http://www.imaxi.org/content/no-targetsno-accountability-stop-sleaze-ncds

We can stop this disaster from happening if we speak up, loudly and now.
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posted by Celina, IMAXI Cooperative
www.imaxi.org
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