WAAF Holds HIV and AIDS Candle Night INSIDE THIS ISSUE: WAAF holds HIV and AIDS Candle Night 01 WAAF Distributes IEC Materials and Condoms 02 GAC Launches World AIDS Day 2016 03 WAAF Celebrates World AIDS Day 03 WAAF Starts Imple- mentation of The USAID: STRENGTHEN- ING CARE CONTINU- UM PROJECT 04 Gallery 04 Contact Details 04 OCTOBER-DECEMBER NEWSLETTER OCT-DEC,2016 OCT-DEC, 2016 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: T he West Africa AIDS Foundation in collaboration with the Accra Diamond Lions Club organized HIV and AIDS Candle Night at Haatso, in the Ga-East Municipality Assembly on 30th November, 2016 to commemorate the 2016 World AIDS Day celebra- tion. HIV and AIDS Candle Night plays a significant role in relation to World AIDS Day celebration as a time of remembering those who have died from HIV/AIDS. More so, the evening served as a reminder that HIV can have a huge impact on one’s life; hence if people are living with HIV and are unaware, they are at a huge risk of passing the disease to sexu- al partners and to children born to positive mothers’, if necessary steps are not taken to prevent mother-to-child transmission. The president of NAP+, Mr Em- manuel Belezubr explained to com- munity members present the signif- icance of the candle night which was followed by messages from CSO’s present. Dignitaries present were Assembly Man of Haatso, the Vice President of GHANET-Mr Edem Hini, Presi- dent of NAP+, President of Accra Diamond Lions Club and the CEO of WAAF-Dr Naa Ashiley Vanderpuye who joined together onstage to light candles and observe a minute of silence for those who lost their lives to complications of HIV. WAAF team members used the opportunity to distribute over 300 condoms and educated them on correct use of condom. “Promoting HIV prevention options alongside HIV test- ing and treatment can ensure the world will get on the Fast-Track to end the AIDS epi- demic as a public health threat by 2030.”
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WAAF Holds HIV and AIDS Candle Night
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
WAAF holds HIV and
AIDS Candle Night
01
WAAF Distributes IEC
Materials and Condoms
02
GAC Launches World
AIDS Day 2016
03
WAAF Celebrates
World AIDS Day
03
WAAF Starts Imple-
mentation of The
USAID: STRENGTHEN-
ING CARE CONTINU-
UM PROJECT
04
Gallery 04
Contact Details 04
OCTOBER-DECEMBER
NEWSLETTER O C T - D E C , 2 0 1 6 O C T - D E C , 2 0 1 6
S P E C I A L P O I N T S
O F I N T E R E S T :
T he West Africa AIDS
Foundation in collaboration with
the Accra Diamond Lions Club
organized HIV and AIDS Candle
Night at Haatso, in the Ga-East
Municipality Assembly on 30th
November, 2016 to commemorate
the 2016 World AIDS Day celebra-
tion.
HIV and AIDS Candle Night plays
a significant role in relation to
World AIDS Day celebration as a
time of remembering those who
have died from HIV/AIDS.
More so, the evening served as a
reminder that HIV can have a
huge impact on one’s life; hence if
people are living with HIV and
are unaware, they are at a huge
risk of passing the disease to sexu-
al partners and to children born to
positive mothers’, if necessary
steps are not taken to prevent
mother-to-child transmission.
The president of NAP+, Mr Em-
manuel Belezubr explained to com-
munity members present the signif-
icance of the candle night which
was followed by messages from
CSO’s present.
Dignitaries present were Assembly
Man of Haatso, the Vice President
of GHANET-Mr Edem Hini, Presi-
dent of NAP+, President of Accra
Diamond Lions Club and the
CEO of WAAF-Dr Naa Ashiley
Vanderpuye who joined together
onstage to light candles and
observe a minute of silence for
those who lost their lives to
complications of HIV.
WAAF team members used the
opportunity to distribute over 300
condoms and educated them on
correct use of condom.
“Promoting HIV
prevention options
alongside HIV test-
ing and treatment
can ensure the
world will get on
the Fast-Track to
end the AIDS epi-
demic as a public
health threat by
2030.”
P A G E 2
The worldwide theme
for the 2016 World AIDS
Day is “Hands up for
#HIVPrevention” which
aims at emphasizing the
different aspect of HIV
prevention for specific
group of people such as
adolescent girls and
young women, key
population and people
living with HIV
Divine, WAAF
NSS Staff shar-
ing IEC material
with the woman
WAAF Distributes IEC Materials & Condoms
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I nterns at the West Africa AIDS
Foundation (WAAF) on November
30, 2016 shared Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) materials on HIV/
AIDS and condoms to community members at
Haatso to commemorate the 2016 World
AIDS Day celebration.
Team members walked through the street of
Haatso to interact with community members
on the significance of testing for HIV to know
one’s status, respond to some misconceptions
about HIV/AIDS and also demonstrate how to
effectively use the male and female condoms.
.
The World AIDS Day which
falls on December 1 every year,
is a day set aside globally to
remember those infected and
affected by HIV and AIDS, was
also a time for stock taking by
nations or people affected by
the epidemic on how well the
level of response has made an
impact, and the way forward.
WAAF team members distrib-
uted over 200 condoms and 150
IEC materials.
Interns sharing flyers
GAC Launches World AIDS Day Celebration
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WAAF Celebrates 2016 World AIDS Day
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) on November 1, 2016
launched the 2016 World AIDS Day on the theme: “90-90-90:
Providing comprehensive integrated services for all towards an
free an HIV-Free generation” at Ashaley Botwe Old Town Park
in Accra.
The aim is to ensure that efforts are strengthened in the treatment
of all persons infected with HIV, as well as addressing the needs
of all others to prevent new infections.
The World AIDS Day which falls on December 1 every year, is a
day set aside globally to remember those infected and affected by
HIV and AIDS, it is also a time for stock taking by nations or
people affected by the epidemic on how well the level of response
has made an impact, and the way forward.
Dr Angela El-Adas, the Director
General of the Ghana AIDS Com-
mission, called for a renewed com-
mitment by all stakeholders to
achieve results through the agreed
Fast Track strategies of testing,
treatment and reducing the viral
load of persons living with HIV to
prevent AIDS related deaths.
As part of events to create more
awareness on HIV and AIDS issues
and to get more people tested, West
Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF)
conducted free HIV testing and
counselling at the durbar.
WAAF medical team tested about
65 people and did not record any
reactive case. 300 condoms were
shared to the community members
who visited WAAF booth as part of
the HIV preventive measures and
150 educational materials.
West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF) commemorate the 2016 World AIDS Day at Koforidua Jackson
park and Haatso in the Ga-East District respectively.
The WAAF Medical team provided free HIV Testing and Counselling to the community members, edu-
cated them on some preventive measures, shared condoms and IEC materials as well as demonstrated to
them correct and effective use of both male and female condom.
At Koforidua Jackson Park, the team tested 106 people and recorded 3 positive cases while at Haatso 44
people were tested and one positive case was recorded.
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The West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF) on
November 1, 2016 signed a contract with the
John Snow Institute of Research (JSI) to imple-
ment The USAID:STRENGHTENING CARE
CONTINUUM PROJECT.
The main goal of the project is to support the effort of
Government of Ghana and its partners in providing
quality and comprehensive HIV services for key popu-
