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NEW ZEALAND - UNICEF
Unite
for Mothers is a Campaign to prevent pregnant
mothers
from passing HIV on to their children.
Almost every minute of every day, a baby is born with HIV, passed on by
their mother during pregnancy, labour or delivery. Unite for Mothers is a
campaign to prevent pregnant mothers from passing HIV on to their children.
Take
Action
» Sign the Unite for Mothers petition |
Mother’s
Day (10th May) celebrates the strength and trials of motherhood. For millions
of women in the developing world the risk of HIV and AIDS is a reality, and
pregnancy poses new concerns. Far too few pregnant women are tested for the
virus and far too few are treated. With no diagnosis, and no treatment, the
mother’s baby is at risk of contracting the disease too. Testing the mother and
getting treatment to both mother and child is essential for their survival.
This Mother’s Day, we want you to join UNICEF in reminding New Zealanders and
our Government that every mother who is tested and treated for HIV and AIDS may
one day see her child grow up healthy. The best gift a mother could have.
BORN FREE
You
can help ensure that more babies are born HIV free by purchasing an HIV
test kit for 50 mothers to be. |
Ask our Government to respond to the HIV and AIDS
epidemic in our Pacific neighbourhood and ensure the next generation is born
free of HIV. Join with other Kiwis - including Alison Mau, Roger Hall
and Gareth Morgan - and sign the petition now.
Knit or crochet a 20x20cm square and post
or drop it in to UNICEF by Friday 1st May. We need 1,400
squares. 1,400 represents the number of new HIV infections in children
under 15 every day, mostly as a result of mother to child transmission.
We will stitch the squares into a giant ‘baby blanket’ which will be handed to
MPs who are mums as a symbolic gesture this Mother’s Day (see below).
Download instructions on how to make your
square for change and where to post the squares when you have completed them.
Please let us know how many squares you plan to knit by emailing takeaction@unicef.org.nz
or by phoning 0800 243 575 (NZ only) or (+64) (04) 496 9610.
join us at parliament on mothers day
Join us at 3pm on Sunday 10th May at
» Read our handy fact sheet about prevention of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV
» Join UNICEF’s Campaigners for Change by
emailing takeaction@unicef.org.nz
» Tell your friends about this campaign and
ask them to take action
» Write a letter to the editor or alert your
local newspaper to the campaign
» Be the media! Blog about the event and
join UNICEF’s Facebook group
» Host your own UNICEF event.... have a film
night, curry night or pub quiz and ask for a gold coin donation to save and
transform the lives of children.
» Read more about UNICEF’s response to HIV and
AIDS
» Buy an Inspired Gift for your Mum this
Mother’s Day
The Issue
|
This
is why UNICEF is calling for action. A terrible injustice is taking place. Some
of the world’s most vulnerable children, in the world’s poorest countries, are
being denied a chance of life.
The good news is that we can prevent babies getting HIV from their
mothers. Medication given to a woman during pregnancy and delivery, and
to her infant shortly following birth, has been shown to sharply reduce the
likelihood of mother passing the HIV virus to her baby. In fact the drug
that halves the chance of babies getting HIV from their Mum’s costs as little
as $3.50.
Together with our governments and communities we can and
must do more.
UNICEF NZ’s Unite for Mothers campaign is
part of UNICEF's global effort to bring about real and lasting change for
children affected by HIV and AIDS.
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