Bold commitments to action made at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS
The new Political Declaration adopted by United Nations Member States charts a course to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030
Global HIV advocates gather to discuss #whatwomenwant in the next phase of the response to HIV
On 10 June, the last day of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, held from 8 to 10 June in New York, United States of America, representatives of United Nations and women-led civil society organizations, young women and government leaders and women living with and affected by HIV, came together to inspire and move forward the role of women in the response to AIDS.
Children, adolescent girls and young women: preventing new HIV infections
Adolescent girls and young women are disproportionately affected by HIV. Of new infections among adolescents and young people aged 10–24 years, 65% are among adolescent girls and young women aged 10–24 globally. Much more needs to be done to promote prevention programmes based on gender equality, fulfilling sexual and reproductive rights and guaranteeing access to services for this key group, according to a panel meeting entitled “Children, adolescent girls and young women: preventing new HIV…
Urgent need to strengthen community health systems to achieve the 90–90–90 treatment target
The 90–90–90 treatment target cannot be reached without a substantially greater involvement of a well-resourced and well-trained community health workforce, experts told a side event at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, taking place in New York, United States of America, from 8 to 10 June.
New ways to engage youth to reach the UNAIDS Fast-Track Targets through edutainment
Initiatives conducted in partnership with mass media outlets have proved to positively contribute to changing the HIV-related attitudes and behaviours of millions of people at very low cost. Edutainment designs characters and storylines to provide viewers with positive role models to relate to, often at a personal and emotional level.
Leaving no one behind: ending stigma and discrimination through social justice and inclusive societies
The AIDS epidemic will not be ended without efforts to end discrimination, respond to exclusion and advance social justice, according to a panel meeting held on 9 June during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, taking place in New York, United States of America, from 8 to 10 June.
Getting ahead of the looming treatment crisis: an action agenda for reaching 90–90–90
The key question of how the impending crisis in HIV treatment should be addressed dominated a panel meeting entitled “Getting ahead of the looming treatment crisis: an action agenda for reaching 90–90–90,” which met on 9 June at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, being held from 8 to 10 June in New York, United States of America.
Learning the lessons of responding to emerging epidemics, including AIDS, Ebola and Zika
The best ways to respond to emerging epidemics have been outlined by leading policy-makers and health advisers during a side event entitled “Addressing global health emergencies: lessons from AIDS to Ebola, Zika and other emerging epidemics” that took place on 9 June.
Breaking the silos: empowering adolescent girls and young women to access integrated health-care services
At the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, taking place in New York, United States of America, the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) has called for the stronger integration of services to improve health outcomes among adolescent girls and young women.
Financing the end of AIDS: the window of opportunity
A panel meeting at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, being held from 8 to 10 June, warned that the global commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 cannot be met without increased funding, more efficiency and improved programme effectiveness.
