Dr. Jane Philpott – Why do I still believe in responding to the HIV pandemic?
Dr. Jane Philpott, Give a Day founder writes…I’ve just attended a fascinating conference in South Africa about Family Medicine in the African context. We talked for days about primary health care which is needed “now more than ever”. We talked about appalling maternal mortality rates; the tragically high under-5s mortality rates in many countries and about the ongoing shortage of health human resources in low-income countries. There was a clear consensus that many of these problems can be helped by strengthening primary care: making comprehensive and holistic care within reach of everyone.
And so I believe in the struggle to provide health for all through primary care. But in promoting the Give a Day movement, I believe there is also a time and place for focusing attention and resources on a problem like HIV whose impact on the world is of such devastating proportion that it warrants some exclusive attention.
AIDS has been a wake-up call to humanity. It has exposed the fault lines of our global society. It turns out that the social issues that drive the AIDS pandemic (gender inequity, poverty, lack of education) are not new, but AIDS has blatantly exposed the ugly injustices of our world. To address AIDS we must address much of what ails our world. The response to AIDS involves much more than treating a virus; it involves nutrition, housing, schooling and the expansion of primary care infrastructure. Finding healing for HIV will be a critical step in the healing of the planet.
If you share the vision of health for all, I hope you will join me on World AIDS Day, by giving one day’s pay to a great community-based organization that will bring hope and healing to those affected by HIV.
Published by: GiveADay on November 2nd, 2009 | Filed under Give a Day 2009, HIV/AIDS in Africa, Jane's Blog, Media, Workplace CampaignsComment now »
Dr. Philpott and the Federation of the Medical Women of Canada
Each year, the Federation of the Medical Women of Canada select an honorary member – a woman who has rendered outstanding service to one or more of the following: the Federation of Medical Women (FMWC), to medicine and particularly to women’s health issues. This year, Dr. Jane Philpott has been selected as the 2008-2009 Honorary Member of the Federation of the Medical Women of Canada. To learn more about the federation and Dr. Philpott, visit: http://www.fmwc.ca/index.php?page=401.
Published by: GiveADay on February 8th, 2009 | Filed under MediaComment now »
Online HARAMBEE: Dr. Jane Philpott in the media on World AIDS Day
On December 1st, Dr. Jane Philpott will be interviewed in the following media:
- All day – Newspaper: Toronto Star – Link to article
- 9:00 AM – Radio: Jazz FM91 - Benmergui in the Morning http://www.jazz.fm/content/blogcategory/108/161/
- 12:30 PM - Radio: CBC FM99.1 – Ontario Today with Rita Celli http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/
- 5:30 PM - Television: Sun TV, CanoeLive with Janet Luu. Details on SUN TV channels found here: http://suntv.canoe.ca/about_suntv.html
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Media Information for Give a Day
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Press Releases
Give a Day Harambee release-2009
Published by: GiveADay on October 6th, 2008 | Filed under Give a Day 2009, MediaComment now »
