Stories by Enrique Restoy

Human Rights Day and HIV: beyond rhetoric

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US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, addressed representatives of world governments a few days ago in Geneva with remarks in recognition of Human Rights Day. She focused her speech on the protection the human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and … Continue reading  >

Communities keeping babies healthy in South Sudan

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Claire was born four weeks ago, just a few days before 9 July 2011, which marked the official birth of the Republic of South Sudan, the newest state in the world. Claire’s eyes are just opening to the world in … Continue reading  >

Community campaigning for maternal health in Uganda

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As part of the MNCH project, the Alliance in Uganda is playing a pivotal role in the development of the Maternal Health Coalition, a campaign that demands an effective improvement in the delivery of maternal health care all along the health chain in Uganda, Continue reading  >

Historic resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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The Alliance sees the first UN resolution ever to focus exclusively on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity as an enormously positive step forward. Continue reading  >

Aspiration and belonging: 18 months old and living with HIV in Zambia

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Enrique Restoy, manager of the Alliance’s What’s Preventing Prevention Campaign, recently travelled to Zambia where he met Beatrice, an 18-month-old girl who is living with HIV. Beatrice regularly visits the Bwafano Community Health Care Centre, which exemplifies how integrated community responses are reaching people who the state can’t. Continue reading  >