Saturday 21 July 2018 - 09:30-17:00
Successfully tackling the structural drivers of HIV
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Policy makers, implementers, civil society advocates and researchers, will lead two panel discussions on ways to tackle structural drivers that impact on the SDGs in order to achieve multiple benefits; and on the delivery of biomedical prevention technologies including PrEP. The impact on the sexual health of adolescent girls and young women will be a specific focus of both panel discussions. Themes related to HIV risk will include addressing alcohol, gender inequality, social norms, intimate partner violence, stigma and transactional sex.
Co-chairs: Gafos Mitzy, UK Medical Research Council; Kapiga Saidi, London School of Hygine and Tropical Medicine
Opening remarks: UNAIDS
Organisers: STRIVE partners in collaboration with DFID, UNAIDS, UNDP and SRHR Africa Trust
UNAIDS contact: Hege Wagan / waganh@unaids.org
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Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 July
90-90-90 Targets Workshop
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The 90-90-90 Targets Workshop will examine barriers, challenges and opportunities to attain the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets by 2020:
- 90% of people living with HIV knowing their HIV status
- 90% of people living with HIV who know their status are on antiretroviral therapy
- 90% of people living with HIV on ART achieving viral suppression
The 2018 Workshop will also focus on the 10-10-10, the people who are being left behind and who must be linked to health systems to access stigma-free HIV testing, prevention, care, treatment and support services.
Speakers: Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS; José M. Zuniga, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC); Kevin Osborne, International AIDS Society (IAS); Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, The United States President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); Peter Sands, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fund); Linda-Gail Bekker, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre.
Venue: Elicium Ballroom, RAI Amsterdam Conference Centre
Organisers: IAPAC, UNAIDS, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, GNP+, IAS
UNAIDS contact: Julianna Hills / hillsj@unaids.org
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Monday 23 July - 12:30-14:30
Leadership for HIV primary prevention: The Global HIV Prevention Coalition
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On 10 October 2017, as part of global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat, UNAIDS, UNFPA and partners launched the Global HIV Prevention Coalition & Road Map 2020, to strengthen and sustain political commitment for HIV primary prevention, and to establish accountability for delivering prevention services at scale. In this session, HIV prevention leaders will make the case for HIV prevention leadership, present progress with road map implementation and towards achieving prevention targets and address sensitive issues regarding required policy change and HIV prevention financing.
Speakers: Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS; Natalia Kanem, UNFPA; Peter Sands, the Global Fund; Aaron Motsoaledi, Ministry of Health, South Africa; Mia Malan, Bhekisisa; Anders Nordström, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden; Deborah Birx, PEPFAR; Alvaro Bermejo, IPPF
Venue: Elicium 2
Organisers: Global HIV Prevention Coalition
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Tuesday 24 July - 12:30-14:15
The catch-up plan in West and Central Africa: Lessons learned and way forward to ensure the accelerated scale up of ART
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While global progress in scaling up HIV testing and treatment programmes continues, West and Central Africa (WCA) risks being left behind. Over the last decade, data reported annually by UNAIDS has consistently found that coverage for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and progress in reducing new HIV infections lags behind in WCA. At this session key obstacles, including the imminent threat of a major funding shortfall for the regional response, will be explored. By reviewing gains, challenges and new momentum in the response, key stakeholders can agree on a way forward to achieve the ambitious catch-up aims and to lay the foundation to end the region’s AIDS epidemic.
Speakers: Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS; Stephanie Seydoux, Ambassador for Global Health, France; Deborah Birx, PEPFAR
Venue: UNAIDS room 1
Organisers: UNAIDS
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Tuesday 24 July - 18:30-20:30
Innovation and impact: Tipping the scale for adolescent girls and young women
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Adolescent girls and young women are some of the most disproportionately affected by HIV: every week, approximately 7700 girls and women aged 15-24 acquire HIV however they remain marginalised and difficult to reach. Child marriage, lack of educational opportunities, limited access to SRHR, and gender-based violence are some of the ordeals faced by girls that can make them vulnerable to HIV. To best address girls’ needs we must tackle the structural drivers behind both HIV and child marriage. We need a comprehensive approach that challenges gender inequality and harmful social norms, and seeks to keep girls healthy, safe, and in-school. This interactive session brings together a range of leaders to discuss what is working and how we can accelerate our efforts. They will explore how using cross-sectoral approaches to tackle HIV and child marriage can lead to a brighter future for girls and young women everywhere.
Chair: Mabel van Oranje, Girls Not Brides, Netherlands
Venue: Forum
Organisers: Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage; The Government of the Netherlands; UNAIDS, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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Tuesday 24 July - 18:30-20:30
“From Invisibility to Indivisibility” - Strengthening the impact of civil society and community led networks in the HIV response through the Robert Carr Fund
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The Robert Car Fund (RCF) is the first international pooled funding mechanism that specifically aims to strengthen global and regional HIV civil society and community networks across the world. This focus is in recognition of networks’ critical value and contribution to better health, inclusion and social wellbeing of inadequately served populations (ISPs) , given their unique reach into and impact at community level.
Over the last five years, the RCF has served a unique role in mobilizing and disseminating pooled resources for global and regional civil society actions with country impact.
This satellite event and reception will celebrate and showcase the work and impact of civil society and community led networks in the HIV response.
Speakers: Alistair Burt, Minister of State at the UK Department for International Development; Kees van Baar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands; Anne Skjelmerud, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation; Sandra Thurman, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy; Johnny Tohme, M-Pact (previously MSMGF); Baby Rivona, National Coordinator of Indonesia Positive Women Network (IPPI); Mr Peter Carr
Venue: RAI Amsterdam
Organisers: Robert Carr Networks Fund; UNAIDS as co-organizer
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Wednesday 25 July - 08:00-10:00
Condoms 2.0: Reinvigorating effective condom programming in the era of epidemic control
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While HIV prevention has made tremendous strides with voluntary medical male circumcision and pre-exposure prophylaxis, there are still millions of people at risk of infection who cannot use either of these interventions. Condoms remain one of the cheapest and most effective tools for preventing HIV, yet UNAIDS data shows major gaps in condom availability across the world. This satellite will feature speakers from UNAIDS, foundations, donors, countries, affected communities, young people and key populations and implementing partners. It will focus on how to better define the gaps in condom access, funding, targeted subsidy and modernize how we communicate about and offer condoms.
Co-chairs: Mitchell Warren, AVAC and Gina Dallabetta, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Venue: E102
Organisers: PSI, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNFPA and UNAIDS
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Wednesday 25 July - 14:30-15:15
Press launch of the Expert Consensus Statement on the Science of HIV in the Context of Criminal Law
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Press conference to announce the publication of the Expert Consensus Statement on the Science of HIV in the Context of Criminal Law in the Journal of the International AIDS Society which aims to ensure that science informs the application of criminal law in cases related to HIV.
Speakers: Linda-Gail Bekker, AIDS 2018 International Scientific Chair; Peter Godfrey-Faussett, UNAIDS; José Zuniga, IAPAC; Edwin Bernard, HIV Justice Worldwide
Venue: Press Conference Room 2
Organisers: UNAIDS, IAS, IAPAC, HIV Justice Network Organisation
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