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 HIV/AIDS Corners
There are currently 16 HIV/AIDS corners maintained in the mission – in all five (5) regional clinics, in all five (5) SPUs, two (2) in Administration Headquarters Building, one (1) at Raiffeisan Bank in Administration Headquarters Compound, one (1) in Transport BBC compound, one (1) in Mission Headquarters Building, and one (1) in Engineering Log Base.
The “HIV/AIDS Corner” serves as a resource area (e.g. table on the corridor, three-story open cabinet, etc) where HIV/AIDS related materials are displayed for UNMIK personnel to read, and discuss about in a positive manner.
The following materials are placed in the “HIV/AIDS Corner”: the booklet Living In a World with HIV and AIDS by UNAIDS; UNMIK Clinic Newsletter; UN Personnel Policy on HIV/AIDS; HIV/AIDS Risk Assessment; Information on UNMIK HIV VCCT Services; HIV/AIDS Awareness Cards; Male Condoms; Female Condoms; Instruction sheets on the female condom; HIV/AIDS posters and stickers.
Replenishment of materials in HIV/AIDS corners is on a monthly basis (when monthly Clinic newsletter is out for distribution), or when necessary as alerted by person-in-charge. Fast-moving items are: male condoms, UNAIDS booklets, and HIV/AIDS awareness cards.
Based on inventory, an average of 12,624 pieces of male condoms were distributed monthly from July to December 2005 – a total of 75,744 pieces. For female condoms, 750 pieces were distributed for this six months period. Female condoms are distributed only during HIV/AIDS Awareness Sessions, and upon request.
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Nurse Letitia Bautista at UNMIk Clinic Pristina |
Omar Jallow and Bhavna Adatia with UNV Information Table as background |
Sergie Aral - time to replenish HIVAIDS materials at Personnel Table |
Dr Gazmend Bala and Nurse Esfere Krasniqi in HIV/AIDS Corner, Peja Clinic |
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Currently, there are 16 HIV/AIDS Corners located in strategic places in UNMIK
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Location |
Person-In-Charge |
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Admin HQ – Personnel Information Table |
Sergie Aral |
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Admin HQ – UNV Information Table |
Rose Roque |
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Transport BBC ( Admin Building) |
Anders Simonsen |
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Security Section (Mission HQ) |
Enrique Molina |
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Engineering Log Base |
Lulezim Hajdiri |
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Admin HQ (Raiffeisen Bank) |
Sladana Mihajlovic |
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Clinic – Pristina |
Letitia Bautista |
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Clinic – Mitrovica |
Dr. Drita Ibrahimi |
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Clinic – Gnjilane |
Dr. Fatmir Parashtica |
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Clinic – Peja |
Dr. Gazmend Bala |
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Clinic – Prizren |
Dr. Agim Siqeca |
12 |
Polish SPU |
Dr. Elizabeth |
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Ukrainean SPU |
Dr. Denis Tregub |
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Ukrainean K9 Unit |
Dr. Zavaletskyi Vadym |
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Romanian SPU |
Dr. Constantin Catalin Apostol |
16 |
Pakistani SPU |
Dr Shahid |
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Dr. MV Rao at HIV/AIDS corner
Indian SPU camp, Pristina - Kosovo |
Dr. Fatmir Parashtica explaining about the HIV/AIDS awareness card to an UNMIK staff. Location: Gnjilane Clinic, Kosovo |
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HIV/AIDS Awareness
The HIV/AIDS Awareness Session is a one-hour lecture on the following topics - HIV/AIDS Statistics, World, Regional, Kosovo; Definition and Difference of HIV, HIV Infection, and AIDS, HIV Antibody Testing, HIV Disease Continuum; Factors for Successful HIV Transmission; Body Fluids that can Transmit HIV; Ways of HIV Transmission and Prevention; Relative Risks of Different Sexual Activities; Safer Sex; Prevention of HIV Transmission through Sexual Route; Male and Female Condom Use.
Prior to the lecture, a 7-minute video clip “Caring for Us” by UNICEF is shown with a discussion of UN Policies and Guidelines on HIV/AIDS afterwards.
Click here for more information
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Weekly broadcast on lotus notes of UNMIK’s HIV VCCT services
Starting April 2005 (2nd Q 2005), HIV/AIDS office made weekly broadcast on lotus notes regarding UNMIK HIV VCCT Service. This is to encourage UNMIK personnel to learn his/her HIV status.
If you have HIV, you can:
- get treatment that may help you stay healthy longer
- learn how to avoid passing HIV to others
- learn how to protect yourself from sexually transmitted infections and other diseases that may harm your health
If you do not have HIV, you can learn what you can do to stay that way.
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MAY 2005 |
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june and OCTOBER 2005 |
juLY and NOVEMBER 2005 |
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HIV/AIDS Orientation to civilian personnel |
| This orientation is incorporated in the UNMIK Orientation scheduled by the training unit. Participants during this orientation are newly-arrived international civilian staff and volunteers. The HIV/AIDS Orientation is given 30 minutes covering topics on statistics, definition, HIV facts, risk factors to HIV transmission, ways and prevention of transmission, and HIV/AIDS services. |
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Schedule of HIV Orientation |
# of Participants |
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02 February 2005 |
49 |
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30 March 2005 |
18 |
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31 May 2005 |
19 |
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02 August 2005 |
21 |
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28 September 2005 |
30 |
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16 November 2005 |
12 |
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149 |
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HIV/AIDS Induction Briefing to civilian police |
| Mr. Eric Lemoine and/or Mr. Jeffrey Craig of Civilian Police Training Unit conduct HIV/AIDS Induction Briefing to civilian police. This induction briefing lasts for 20 minutes covering topics on definition, transmission, statistics, risks of getting HIV, definition of risky behavior, STI statistics, condom use, universal precautions, PEP, and VCCT services.
All newly-arrived civpols attend the orientation before they proceed to their areas of assignment
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HIV/AIDS Lectures to members of Special Police Units |
| Click here to see the table collating the reports of each SPU doctor regarding HIV/AIDS lectures conducted in the SPUs (1st Q 2005). |
| Click here to see HIV/AIDS Lectures to Members of SPU 2nd Quarter 2005. |
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Photos of UNMIK HIV/AIDS Training Sessions - SPU |
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Film-Showing of HIV/AIDS-Related Movies |
| The HIV/AIDS office screens movies quarterly in coordination with UNMIK Staff Recreation Committee.
Below are movies shown at UNMIK Cinema:
Date: 02 December 2004
Film: Philadelphia, run time 125 minutes
Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington
Movie Review: by Jeffrey T. Munson (Dixon, IL) |
Date: 31 March 2005
Film: And The Band Played On, run time 140 minutes
Starring: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda
Movie Review: by A. Gyurisin
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Date: June 2005
Film: Common Thread – Stories from the Quilt, run time 79 minutes
Starring: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Movie Review: by J. Michael Click
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Date: September 2005
Film: Absolutely Positive, run time 88 minutes
Starring: Peter Adair
Movie Review: by J. Michael Click
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Date: 27 June 2005
Film: Date of Film Show for Common Threads - Stories from the Quilt
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| Story of the red ribbon |
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“The Ribbon Project was created in 1991 by the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus, a group of artists who wished to create a visual symbol to demonstrate compassion for people living with AIDS and their caregivers. Inspired by the yellow ribbons honoring American soldiers serving in the Gulf war, the color red was chosen for its, ‘connection to blood and the idea of passion — not only anger, but love, like a valentine.’ First worn publicly by Jeremy Irons at the 1991 Tony Awards, the ribbon soon became renowned as an international symbol of AIDS awareness, becoming a politically correct fashion accessory on the lapels of celebrities. While this has caused concern to many activists, who worry that its meaning has become trivialized, as well as denigrated by the proliferation of ‘kitsch’ ribbon objects, the Red Ribbon continues to be a powerful force in the fight to increase public awareness of HIV/AIDS and in the lobbying efforts to increase funding for AIDS services and research.”
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