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SOUTH SUDAN / UNAIDS SIDIBE
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / UNAIDS SIDIBE
TRT: 03:48
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 31 MAY 2018, WAU, SOUTH SUDAN
1.Various shots, people living with HIVs welcoming Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
2.Med shot, Sign post of Association of women affected with HIV
3.Wide shot, protection of civilians site Wau
4.Close shot, people walking
5.Med shot, woman carrying firewood
6. Various shots, Sidibé touring Wau protection of civilians site
7. UPSOUND (Arabic) Regina Mathew, Displaced Person:
“How can I go back home when the country is still at war.”
8.Various shots, Sidibé touring hospital at Protection of Civilians site Wau
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS):
“In general, we know that when we have the breakdown in the community, when we have a breakdown in the society, we have a vulnerability – adolescent girls become more victims of violence and also we know young men don’t test and we have increased infections – particularly we realise that armed forces represent almost a five percent of prevalence of HIV in South Sudan, which is the double of normal population HIV prevalence.”
10. Various shots, Sidibé touring hospital at Protection of Civilians site Wau
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS):
“I think I will advocate – I will make sure that the world will understand that HIV is not; we didn’t end HIV – that we need to pay attention to the interlinkages between with HIV and violence against women during the crisis period, and particularly how to rehabilitate those adolescent girls, how to make sure we end this violence, and we reach people who have been left behind with the services – and there are many.”
19.Various shots, Wau teaching hospital
20.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Pina Musa, Person Living with HIV:
“The goodness of the nurses, allowed me to deliver all my four children without sickness, and this boy in my arms, last week I came and did testing for him and I found that he is healthy. I am sincerely happy because these nurses didn’t let me down. Now to pass my message to my brothers and sisters is that they can listen to these nurses, as I have listened to them and I have taken these medicines, and all my children are negative. I will be very happy to see all of us deliver healthy children and the virus only remains with us.”
21.Wide shot, Wau teaching hospital
During his trip to South Sudan, chief of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibé advocated for more investment in HIV response through protection, upholding of human rights, and addressing gender-based violence.
Arriving at the city of Wau, a town that has experienced a fair share of insecurity, Sidibé was welcomed by women who came out publicly as people living with HIV.
Experts expressed concerns that the ongoing conflict in the world’s youngest country is fanning high HIV prevalence in the rural area as many of the displaced people are lacking access to proper medical facilities.
Regina Mathew is a mother of five who is sheltering at a UN protected civilian site. With her husband and children, she has been living there since April 2017.
UPSOUND (English) Regina Mathew, Displaced Mother of Five
“How can I go back home when the country is still at war.”
Currently, 1,400 people are identified as living with HIV, and about 900 of them are on anti-retroviral treatment at Wau Teaching Hospital.
SOUNDBITE (English) Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS):
“In general, we know that when we have a breakdown in the community, when we have a breakdown in the society, we have a vulnerability – adolescent girls become more victims of violence and also we know young men don’t test and we have increased infections – particularly we realise armed forces represent almost five percent of prevalence of HIV in South Sudan, which is double of the normal population HIV prevalence.”
Sidibé also called for domestic funding and commitment from the government to fast-track the HIV response and persuade parties to the conflict to put the plight of the people first by upholding human rights and the right to health.
Sidibé visited the HIV/AIDS service facilities run by Wau Teaching Hospital, and clinics run by IOM and UNICEF at the protection of civilians site near the UN camp. He held discussions with the state government, humanitarian partners working in the health sector and community representatives of displaced persons.
SOUNDBITE (English) Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS):
“I think I will advocate – I will make sure that the world will understand that HIV is not; we didn’t end HIV – that we need to pay attention to the interlinkages with HIV and violence against women during the crisis period, and particularly how to rehabilitate those adolescence girls how, to make sure we end this violence, and we reach people who have been left behind with the services – and there are many.”
Pina Musa was infected by HIV in 2006. She went through counseling and now have access to medication. She is helping others in her community to understand HIV/AIDS.
She gave birth to five children. Unfortunately, one died before the age of one.
SOUNDBITE (English) Pina Musa, Person Living with HIV:
“The goodness of the nurses allowed me to deliver all my four children without sickness, and this boy in my arms, last week I came and did testing for him and I found that he is healthy. I am sincerely happy because these nurses didn’t let me down. Now to pass my message to my brothers and sisters is that they can listen to these nurses, as I have listened to them and I have taken these medicines, and all my children are negative. I will be very happy to see all of us deliver healthy children and the virus only remains with us.”
UNAIDS is leading the global effort to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Since it started operations in 1996, UNAIDS has led and inspired global, regional, national and local leadership, innovation and partnership to ultimately consign HIV to history.
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