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UN / WORLD AIDS DAY ADVANCER
STORY: UN / WORLD AIDS DAY ADVANCER
TRT: 3.28
SOURCE: WHO / UNAIDS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
UNAIDS - RECENT
1. Med shot, boy showing boards with messages
2. Close up, t-shirt with “no discrimination” sign
3. Close up, pile of condoms
4. Wide shot, group of Asian youngsters leaving the room
5. Med shot, youngsters
WHO - 22 NOVEMBER 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of the HIV Department of the WHO:
“By adolescents we mean young people between 10 and 19 years old. We know that in many parts of the world these often do not have access to HIV testing and counseling and, as a consequence, they often do not know their HIV status. In case they are HIV positive they also do not have appropriate access to treatment and care services.”
UNAIDS -RECENT
7. Wide shot, street night view
8. Close up, condoms handout
9. Wide shot, youngsters on street
WHO - 22 NOVEMBER 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of the HIV Department of the WHO:
"Not all adolescents are equal. Those who are most vulnerable often are girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa towards Southern African countries. And very often they are, in all parts of the world, young men who have sex with men or young drug users, young trans-gender persons and often boys or girls who sell sex.”
UNAIDS -RECENT
11. Various shots, mobile HIV testing in South Africa
WHO - 22 NOVEMBER 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of the HIV Department of the WHO:
“In essence we’re asking countries to review their current policies and practice specifically to try to scale up access to testing and counseling services. Very often young people require the consent of their parents or their care takers and that creates a barrier. So we’re asking countries to review these policies and possibly provide testing without parental consent.”
UNAIDS -RECENT
13. Various shots, female condom presentation within a women group
WHO - 22 NOVEMBER 2013, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of the HIV Department of the WHO:
“Many countries do actually have services that are either addressing very young kids or adults, adolescents often fall through the cracks. So we really propose to countries that they have a very critical look at the current service delivery structure that they have and to specifically also involve young people in the design and the development of their services to make them more appropriate to young people.”
UNAIDS - PSA
15. UNAIDS and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi “Zero Discrimination” PSA
Ahead of the World AIDS Day 2013 - December 1st, the WHO has released the "HIV and adolescents: Guidance for HIV testing and counseling and care for adolescents living with HIV" which is the first publication to target specific needs of adolescents both living with HIV and of those in risk of infection.
The WHO’s AIDS chief, Gottfried Hirnschall says that in many parts of the world, young people, between age 10 and 19 do not have access to testing and counseling facilities and therefore don’t even know their HIV status.
“So in case they are HIV positive they also do not have appropriate access to treatment and care services.” – he adds.
UNAIDS estimates that more than 2 million adolescents are living with HIV, and many do not receive the care and support that they need to stay in good health and prevent transmission.
That’s why, even though there is a decline in reported AIDS-related deaths in the general population from 2005 to 2012 by 30%, number of young people dying because of AIDS has increased by 50%.
Hirnschall identifies sub-Saharan Africa as a place where girls and young women are most vulnerable.
“Also, in all parts of the world, young men who have sex with men or young drug users, young trans-gender persons and often boys or girls who sell sex.” – adds Hirnchall.
Furthermore, many young people do not know their HIV status. For example, in sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that only 10% of young men and 15% of young women (15-24 years) know their HIV status and, in other regions, although data is scarce, access to HIV testing and counseling by vulnerable adolescents is consistently reported as being very low.
WHO recommends governments review their laws to make it easier for adolescents to obtain HIV testing without needing consent from their parents.
The guidelines also suggest ways that health services can improve the quality of care and social support for adolescents. And they highlight the value of involving this age group to create an adolescent-centered approach to the services that work for people of their age.
“In essence we’re asking countries to review their current policies and practice specifically to try to scale up access to testing and counseling services. Very often young people require the consent of their parents or their care takers and that creates a barrier. So we’re asking countries to review these policies and possibly provide testing without parental consent.” – says Hirnchall.
The guidelines were developed based on scientific evidence, community consultations with adolescents and health workers, field experience of health workers and expert opinion. WHO led the development of these guidelines in collaboration with the UNICEF, the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), the UNESCO, and the UNFPA.
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