NEWS

(21.07.2010) PAMOJAs and PIUMAs demands to the International AIDS Society (IAS):

IAS must champion "Accountability for Delivery" at all levels from everyone who claims to fight AIDS, making it the central theme for AIDS 2012.

IAS must implement effective mechanisms that ensure its own members are not involved in corrupt practices and that all organizations that participate in its events are subject to regular, independent, financial and program audits.

IAS must refuse to be a platform for individuals or organizations who violate the human right to basic health care or who fail to advocate for those whose rights are violated or fail to hold accountable those who misuse health ressources.
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Blood on their hands: PAMOJA is demanding accountability from the Lutheran church and government authorities responsible for the gross abuse of the human rights of HIV positive people living in Makete District, Tanzania, leading to impairment of treatment and an increase in HIV transmission and deaths. PAMOJA and the self-help patients group PIUMA are participating in AIDS 2010 with a kiosk that accuses these authorities of having blood on their hands for their refusal to act to end the woefully inadequate care available in the local Tanzanian Lutheran hospital.

                                     
     Main Wall (pdf, 394 KB)                     PIUMAs Wall (pdf, 2,56 MB)        Wall of Shame (pdf, 297 KB)

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(17.07.2010) Two year old demand by PIUMA to put an end to corruption and human rights abuse ignored by the Lutheran Church.

Arusha, Tanzania/ June 30, 2008 - The HIV-AIDS patient advocacy group in Bulongwa PIUMA has denounced the Lutheran churches of Tanzania and of Europe and North America for their lack of transparency and accountability in the use of money for international development and to combat HIV-AIDS at the a meeting of the Council of the Lutheran World Federation in Arusha. PIUMA has also demanded that the Lutheran churches address the ongoing state of crisis at the Bulongwa Lutheran Hospital and its HIV clinic. More
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(04.07.2010) Press photos online here
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(16.05.2010) Read the article Venezuelan antitrust authority fines Becton Dickinson, an extract from Latin Lawyer - www.latinlawyer.com. Becton Dickinson has been fined in 2005 by Venezuela's antitrust authority for its refusal to sell medical products needed to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and for abusing its dominance in the Venezulean market. According to press articles Becton Dickinson also maintains a monopoly on its FACSCount CD4-Counter in Tanzania, which is reportedly unable to monitor the immune status of HIV-infected infants. Since the FACSCount was installed at Bulongwa Lutheran Hospital many members of PIUMA could not get their CD4-counts done on a regular basis, as the counter has broken several times. More
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(13.05.2010) Watch the interview with Jackson Mbogela, former executive officer of PIUMA, to get more background information on the embezzlements of governemental funds and church donations from Europe at Bulongwa Lutheran Hospital and the forced closure of an effective Care and Treatment Clinic in 2006.
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(28.05.2010) Support combating fatal corruption and donate via credit card, PayPal or bank transfer!
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(28.05.2010) Watch the documentary "Who killed Veneranda?" (ENG/GER). A film by Marion Mayer-Hohdal and Pamoja.
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(20.05.2010) AIDS 2010 now online! Get informed about our activities at the XVIII International AIDS-Conference in Vienna, July 18-23, 2010.
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(16.05.2010) Find PAMOJA and our project Who Killed Veneranda? on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!
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(16.05.2010) PAMOJA internal audit report for the year ended December 31, 2009 online, German (pdf, 575 KB)
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(11.05.2010) Find new articles in our Press Archives about the monopolization of Becton Dickinsons CD4-Counter FACSCount in Tanzania. The US medical firm has already been fined in Venezuela for killing the competition and putting local patients at risk. More
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(11.04.2010) Visit our brand new Press Archives and find articles (ENG/GER) about PIUMAs fight against corruption within the Tanzanian health care sector.
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(12.03.2009) Press release: PAMOJA and International Partners Demand Better HIV Care Following Teen's Death in Makete District, Tanzania (pdf, 53.8 KB)
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(03.03.2009) PIUMAs audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 (pdf, 1.3 MB)