A two half days workshop that brought together  delegates from different partners, have been organized by CNLS in collaboration with UNAIDS and UNIFEM from Thursday 22nd to Friday 23rd of July 2010 at Sports view Hotel in Kigali to contribute to the elaboration of the country action plan addressing Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV.

Rwanda has joined the global process of accelerating the AIDS response with special needs of women and Girls, said Dr Anita Asiimwe the Executive Secretary of CNLS....

The opening ceremony began with a video message from Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon reiterating UNAIDS’ new vision for the AIDS response: zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.

The U.S. Government continues to lay the groundwork for efforts under the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI), announcing the first round of  "GHI Plus" countries, as well as the program's governance structure. GHI is a six-year, $63 billion initiative to help partner countries improve measurable health outcomes by strengthening health systems and building upon proven results. It places a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns and children. Pursuing a comprehensive approach,  GHI incudes programs adressing HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning and reproductive health, and neglected tropical diseases.

“I’m very happy to have seen 2 children seronegative whose mothers are HIV positive thanks to the PMTCT program…. It is a real pleasure to support a country that helps itself like Rwanda.” said Dr Philippe Douste-Blazy and added that what he had seen in his visit on the field was very impressive.