ICYO – Youth Information Newsletter
Indian Committee of Youth Organizations
November 2007 No. 76
Platform of 356 Youth Organizations in India
Adolescents say Chak de Yaaron to AIDS
More than 700 school and out of school adolescents participated and took the lead to pledge support to 'World AIDS Campaign - Stop AIDS Keep the Promise', on on 4 December 2007 at
In the backdrop of the famous
These school students were from various government and private schools along with some adolescents who were out of school. All students later took pledge to be aware of HIV and for creating awareness on HIV related issues.
The programme started with the performance of a rock band 'Ekam Satyam'. Youth members of the band set the tempo of the event and performed music in a very participatory way involving the audience. The band was followed by a magician who played tricks while educating the audience about HIV and AIDS.
Dr Fiona Barr, Country Director, India HIV/AIDS Alliance commented, “The importance of the programme was highlighted in a skit performed by out of school children that emphasized the right to dignity and wellbeing for children living with HIV. It is important for children of all ages to realize what it is to be in a family affected by HIV and AIDS".
This collaborative initiative of UNESCO, India HIV/AIDS Alliance, Save the Children, PLAN, CARE, Modicare Foundation, Red FM and 10 Delhi based NGOs ushered a partnership between UN, International NGOs, corporate house, local NGOs and Media to accelerate programmes targeted at children. The programme reached to schools, who did not have HIV education programme and provided opportunity to children in-school and out of it to interact with each other and refresh their knowledge on HIV.
PRESIDENT OF INDIA
LEGISLATORS ON HEALTH RELATED ISSUES
Legislator to put Forth Solutions for Health related
issues: Urges Hon. Mrs Patil, President of India
The President of India , Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil released briefing kits for legislators at Rashtrapati Bhavan (New Delhi ,India
Speaking to the legislators, the President urged them to not only highlight health related issues in legislatures, but also to put forth solutions. Smt. Patil said she was closely associated with the IAPPD, which she described as useful and active organization. The President said she has closely studied the 'ASHA' scheme of the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare and referred to a scheme started by a private doctor in Purandar Taluka of Pune District of Maharashtra in
which, women villagers from different communities who have studied till middle school are given training in the local language, for providing basic medical help to villagers. Trained doctors are always available to these women on walky-talkies in case they need advice in serious cases for which even trained doctors can also be sent to attend to the patient. In addition to providing this basic medical help, these women as a value addition, also work on social issues such as urging mothers to send their children to school. As a result school drop out rates have gone down and women have become more vocal at local panchayat meetings on issues affecting them such as wife beating etc. The overall effect has been an improvement in the social atmosphere and resolution of village problems. The President said, "This is what India
While remembering her long, close, useful and active association with IAPPD for longtime and Late Mr. Sat Paul Mittal, MP; the Founder Chairman of IAPPD, President of India appreciated the work being done by the IAPPD in generating awareness and sensitizing the elected representatives from Parliament to Panchayat level on population and development issues.
Dr.Jagannath Manda, MP; Vice-Chairperson, IAPPD Standing Committee, thanked both the above dignitaries for releasing the Briefing-Kits and also Mr.Manmohan Sharma, Executive Secretary for the efforts put in for the above documents.
A U.N. representative says more women in India India New Delhi
The U.N.'s Paul Hunt says the rate of maternal deaths is "shocking" for a middle income country, and many times higher than in other countries.
"Why is the
Indian rate six times worse than China 's, eight times worse than Cuba Chile
Hunt spoke to reporters in New Delhi after visiting two states, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, to assess the state of maternal health in India
He says the government has taken steps to reduce maternal mortality, and the numbers are declining, but still remain "alarming."
The U.N. official says one of the reasons for the high maternal mortality is what he calls the "massive crippling crisis in India
He says most of India
"It is clear than some public sector health facilities are grossly inadequate, dilapidated, ill-equipped, understaffed and offer extremely poor services," added Hunt. "If you are about to deliver a baby, they must be among the last places you would wish to go."
He says the government has doubled the funds allotted to the public health sector, but health budgets sometimes remain unutilized.
The U.N. official says the government should establish autonomous commissions to regulate the public and private health sectors to ensure better services.
The U.N. has set a target of reducing maternal deaths by 75 percent from levels in 1990. About half a million women die every year in childbirth or pregnancy - most of those deaths are preventable. (Voice of America
"The rural areas need focused attention to deal with the incidence of HIV and AIDS patients. It is a very very major problem. In the far
flung areas of the north-eastern states, it is a crisis situation," additional solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam said.
He said he was advising the government to take a four-pronged strategy and devise a policy to make available adequate treatment facilities in government hospitals, erase the insufficiency of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) which is life-saving for HIV patients, a nodal agency for rehabilitation of AIDS patients and a massive awareness programme, including its
inclusion in the educational curriculum. He said the health ministry officials would soon hold a brain-storming session to come out with a viable policy and submit an action plan before the court by mid-February.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran and J M Panchal drew the ASG's attention to incidents where doctors have refused to treat patients, especially pregnant women, after coming to know that the patient is afflicted with AIDS.
It said: "Doctors need to be sensitized how not to discriminate between patients whether or not he is afflicted with AIDS. They should be given a orientation course regarding handling of AIDS patients."
The ASG agreed. "It is a matter of great importance that no life should be lost because of the attitude of doctors, unavailability of medicines and lack of proper health care."
The Bench said the government need not wait for the court's orders for this purpose and
could go ahead with the implementation of its policy decisions on combating the increase of HIV positive population.
Appearing for NGO 'Voluntary Health Association', senior advocate Colin Gonsalves said though the petitioner doubted the reduced figures of the estimated HIV population, the current figures would require the government to make available ART to at least 2.5 lakh HIV patients, as against only 1.5 lakh being given this therapy. He said in Orissa's 30 districts, only one ART centre is operational and there is no CD4 machine (which detects whether a person afflicted with HIV needed ART or not). The government recently made test by a CD4 machine free in government hospitals.
The court directed the Centre to report back with an action plan to combat AIDS by mid-February and adjourned the hearing on the PIL. (TOI/December 3, 2007)
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To improve and extend the youth work and services through Youth Organizations;
To enhance and demonstrate youth work in the society;
To promote effective youth programmmes;
To organize network of civil society organizations working towards the development of youth work;
To organize seminars, conferences, workshops, trainings;
To maintain international relation with organizations promoting young people in their programmes and activities
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World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.
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Full Member of World Assembly of Youth (WAY); Asian Youth Council (AYC);
Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN); CRIN, South Asia Youth
Environment Network (SAYEN), Affiliate group of ECPAT International, Thailand;
ATSECE-DELHI, Indian Partner of AIDS Care Watch Campaign;
Steering Committee member of World Bank's YDP Network;
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Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD);
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