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.
UNAIDS Launches Global AIDS Update 2017
UNAIDS launched its Global AIDS Update 2017 in Paris on July 20, 2017, entitled, “Ending AIDS: Progress Towards the 90-90-90 Targets.” The report includes case studies from many Fast-Track Cities in which IAPAC is engaged in HIV care continuum optimization. Click here to access the report, or click here to read the two pages from the report that cite the Fast-Track Cities initiative..
Discussion paper released at 29th African Union Summit: “2 Million African Community Health Workers”
At the July 3, 2017, opening of the 29th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UNAIDS and other partners, including IAPAC, released a discussion paper entitled, “2 Million African Community Health Workers.” The discussion paper links the community health worker movement to the African Union’s “Africa Health Strategy,” the “Catalytic Framework to End AIDS, TB and Eliminate Malaria by 2030,” and the potential economic dividend of addressing high youth unemployment throughout Africa. Click here to access the discussion paper.
