IAPAC recognized 150 individuals, 12 posthumously, who have influenced its mission, vision, and programs over the association’s three-decade history. The “IAPAC 150” were announced at IAPAC’s 30th anniversary commemoration, held October 13, 2016, in Geneva. The “IAPAC 150” are a diverse group of global health leaders, clinicians and researchers, public health specialists, and people living with HIV/AIDS and their advocates from within affected communities. Click here to read the “IAPAC 150” announcement press release.
IAPAC’s President/CEO commemorates 19th anniversary in an interview with Future Virology
IAPAC’s President/CEO commemorates his 19th anniversary with the association in an interview with Future Virology that touches on the need for decisive targets, ending AIDS as a public health threat, and Fast-Track Cities. Click here to read the interview.
IAPAC launches Fast-Track Cities global web portal
IAPAC launched the Fast-Track Cities global web portal and five city dashboards – Amsterdam, Denver, Kyiv, Paris, and San Francisco – at AIDS 2016 in Durban, South Africa. The web-based monitoring and evaluation platforms allow participating cities to monitor and report progress against 90-90-90 and zero stigma and discrimination targets. Click here to read the launch press release, or here to access the web portal and city dashboards. You may also click here to access an animated video that navigates through the web portal and a city dashboard, highlighting the wealth of data and information that are mapped and visualized.
30 Mayors from Fast-Track Cities meet in New York City
More than 30 Mayors from Fast-Track Cities around the world met June 6, 2016, in New York City to review progress and discuss next steps in attaining the UN 90-90-90 and zero discrimination targets. IAPAC previewed four Fast-Track Cities dashboards at the meeting – Amsterdam, Denver, Paris, and San Francisco. Click here to view the Cities Ending the AIDS Epidemic report released at the meeting.
IAPAC and ViiV Healthcare announce collaboration to assist 16 Fast-Track Cities
IAPAC and ViiV Healthcare announced a collaboration to assist 16 Fast-Track Cities around the world with generating and reporting their HIV care continua data as they advance efforts locally to attain the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets by 2020. Click here to view the May 30, 2016, press releaseor here to access an infographic regarding the collaboration.
IAPAC and Global Commission on Drug Policy release editorial on eve of 2016 UN Genaral Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem
An editorial authored by IAPAC and Global Commission on Drug Policy representatives and released on the eve of the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem calls for UN member-states to take into account the heavy toll people who use drugs and those living with HIV pay due to discriminatory drug policies as they deliberate April 19-21, 2016. Click here to access a pre-print of the editorial.
IAPAC and the Prevention Access Campaign
IAPAC and the Prevention Access Campaign announced a partnership on October 19, 2017, to educate clinicians and allied health professionals about the Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) message. The partnership’s objective is to destigmatize HIV by promoting the scientific evidence that people living with HIV who are on antiretroviral therapy and have an undetectable viral load are incapable of transmitting HIV to their sexual partners. Click here to view the partnership announcement press release.
IAPAC releases analysis of HIV care and treatment spending in 38 countries
An IAPAC-led research team analyzed spending on HIV care and treatment in 38 high HIV burden low- and middle-income countries; the results of their study were released on World AIDS Day 2015 (December 1, 2015) in advance of their January/February 2016 publication in JIAPAC. Click here to access the JIAPAC paper or here to access an IAPAC press release regarding the study’s results.
PEPFAR releases its new Strategy for Accelerating HIV Epidemic Control (2017-2020)
PEPFAR released its new Strategy for Accelerating HIV Epidemic Control (2017-2020) during the UN General Assembly held mid-September 2017 in New York City. Click here to read a statement from IAPAC’s President/CEO José M. Zuniga. PhD, MPH, regarding the association’s support for the strategy..
Fast-Track Cities Initiative on first anniversary
On the 1-year anniversary of the Fast-Track Cities Initiative (1 December 2015), IAPAC’s President/CEO reflects on a year’s worth of momentum as Fast-Track Cities lead and IAPAC, UNAIDS, UN-Habitat, and the City of Paris support efforts to attain 90-90-90 and zero discrimination and stigma targets. Click here to access IAPAC’s Fast-Track Cities 1-year anniversary statement.
HIVSmart! self-testing app partnership announced
IAPAC, RI-MUHC, and SYMPACT-X announced a partnership to implement the HIVSmart! self-testing app in high HIV burden Fast-Track Cities. Click here to view the September 15, 2017, press release.
White House convenes meeting focused on leveraging the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy in US Fast-Track Cities
The White House, in partnership with IAPAC and other US stakeholders, convened a one-day meeting on November 3, 2015, to identify ways of leveraging the recently updated US National HIV/AIDS Strategy in US Fast-Track Cities. Click here to access the meeting report.
Lancet commentary published: “90-90-90 and Ending AIDS: Necessary and Feasible”
Public health leaders from IAPAC, the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, and the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis authored a Lancet commentary entitled, “90-90-90 and Ending AIDS: Necessary and Feasible,” published July 22, 2017, on the eve of the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Paris. Click here to access the commentary.
IAPAC Guidelines for Optimizing the HIV Care Continuum for Adults and Adolescents released
The new IAPAC Guidelines for Optimizing the HIV Care Continuum for Adults and Adolescents feature 36 evidence-based recommendations – including ‘test and start’ – meant to optimize the HIV care continuum and support the global attainment of the UN 90-90-90 Targets. Click here to view the September 30, 2015, press release or here to access the recommendations summary table.
Fast-Track Cities Initiatives well represented at IAS 2017
The Fast-Track Cities initiative was well represented at IAS 2017 in Paris last month. In addition to a panel session reflecting the experiences of five Fast-Track Cities, the 2017 UNAIDS Global Update (Ending AIDS: Progress Towards the 90-90-90 Targets) featured the initiative to promote accelerated urban AIDS responses striving to attain the 90-90-90 Targets. IAPAC also launched three Fast-Track City dashboards – Bangkok, Nairobi County, and New Orleans – and presented two Fast-Track Cities-themed posters related to 90-90-90 and HIV care continuum data and expanding access to HIV self-testing. Click here to view a video from the Fast-Track Cities panel session at IAS 2017.
