IAPAC Welcomes the City of Los Angeles, CA,
to the Global Fast-Track Cities Network
Washington, DC, USA (July 7, 2026) — The City of Los Angeles has joined the global Fast-Track Cities network, becoming part of the world’s largest urban health initiative dedicated to advancing equitable, data-driven, and person-centered responses to HIV, tuberculosis (TB), viral hepatitis, and other pressing public health challenges. By joining more than 600 cities and municipalities worldwide, Los Angeles affirms its commitment to accelerating progress towards healthier, more resilient, and more inclusive communities through collaboration, innovation, and data-informed action.
As the second largest US city by population, Los Angeles is home to one of the largest and most diverse urban populations in the United States, but it also faces challenges similar to most US cities to close gaps across its HIV prevention and treatment continua. Participation in the Fast-Track Cities network will strengthen opportunities for collaboration with peer cities, expand access to technical assistance, and support the use of strategic data to improve health outcomes while reducing longstanding inequities affecting vulnerable populations.
“We applaud Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles City Council for demonstrating a commitment to health equity that can drive meaningful progress across HIV and other health priorities,” said Dr. José M. Zuniga, President/CEO of IAPAC, Fast-Track Health, and the Fast-Track Cities Institute. “We look forward to working alongside city leaders, county public health department officials, clinicians, researchers, and community-based organizations to accelerate integrated, person-centered approaches that improve the lives of Los Angelenos.”
“Since the establishment of the AIDS Coordinator’s Office in 1989, the City of Los Angeles has maintained a leadership role in directly addressing the HIV crisis through the development of programs and policies designed to support individuals living with HIV and prevent new infections,” said Ricky Rosales, the current City of Los Angeles AIDS Coordinator. “The City is pleased to join the Fast-Track Cities initiative, participating in a global collaborative effort to exchange knowledge, receive technical and strategic support, and share local achievements with an international community to optimize resources toward the collective objective of eliminating HIV.”
Launched in 2014, the Fast-Track Cities network supports cities and municipalities in strengthening their responses to HIV, TB, viral hepatitis, and increasingly interconnected communicable and non-communicable diseases, while promoting healthier, more resilient urban environments. Through political leadership, community engagement, implementation science, and continuous performance monitoring, participating cities and municipalities exchange best practices and scale proven interventions that advance health equity and sustainable urban development.
The addition of Los Angeles further strengthens the Fast-Track Cities network across the United States and globally, reinforcing the critical role of municipal leadership in achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and US Ending the HIV Epidemic objectives. In the United States, Los Angeles now joins more than 55 cities and municipalities that have joined the initiative since 2015, including Atlanta-Fulton County, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Miami-Dade County, New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
Click here to access a a list of Fast-Track Cities stratified by region.
