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Seven More Fast-Track Cities Surpass HIV 90-90-90 Targets
Six Fast-Track Cities in the United Kingdom – Aberdeen, Bristol, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Liverpool – as well as Berlin announced today that they have surpassed the HIV 90-90-90 targets.
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Public Health Experts Call for New “Global Health Order” at Virtual Fast-Track Cities 2020 Conference on HIV and COVID-19
International public health experts called for the development of a new “global health order” today at the Virtual Fast-Track Cities 2020 conference
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NIAID Director Anthony Fauci Reviews COVID-19 Science at Fast-Track Cities Conference on HIV, TB, and Viral Hepatitis
Dr. Fauci expressed hope that a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 would be approved soon during his remarks at Fast-Track Cities 2020.
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COVID-19 Disruptions in HIV Services Highlighted During 90-90-90 Targets Update
Representatives from IAPAC, UNAIDS, PEPFAR, and the WHO raised concerns about COVID-19 disruptions to HIV health services at a virtual AIDS 2020 pre-conference session.
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Virtual Fast-Track Cities 2020 Conference to Focus on Urban COVID-19 and HIV
The Fast-Track Cities 2020 conference will transition to an online format due to ongoing public health restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IAPAC Retrofits Fast-Track Cities Dashboards to Visualize COVID-19 Data and Resources
IAPAC is retrofitting its Fast-Track City dashboards to visualize confirmed COVID-19 case, death, and recovery data alongside existing municipal-level HIV data.
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IAPAC Announces Fast-Track Cities Implementation Science Fund
IAPAC has launched a $750,000 Fast-Track Cities Implementation Science Fund to support clinical and community researchers in enhancing urban HIV responses.
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IAPAC, UN-Habitat Partner to End Urban HIV, TB, HCV Epidemics
IAPAC and UN-Habitat announced a new partnership at the 10th World Urban Forum to strengthen the efforts of Fast-Track Cities to end their urban HIV, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis epidemics.
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Lisbon to Host Fast-Track Cities 2020 Conference
The Fast-Track Cities 2020 conference will convene over 1,000 delegates from hundreds of current and prospective Fast-Track Cities in every region of the world. Mayor Medina said the focus of the conference’s high-level panel will be on drug policies and harm reduction.
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