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.
New York City launches its Fast-Track Cities dashboard
New York City launched its Fast-Track Cities dashboard June 5, 2017, during a panel discussion at Adherence 2017. The web-based platform allows cities to report progress against the UNAIDS 90-90-90 and targets. Click here to read the launch press release, or here to access the New York City dashboard.
IAPAC mourns the passing of Mark A. Wainberg, PhD
IAPAC mourns the passing of Canadian HIV researcher, Mark A. Wainberg, PhD, who identified lamivudine (3TC) as effective against HIV, fought HIV denialism, advocated global scale-up of antiretroviral therapy, and promoted the right of HIV-vulnerable people to live free of social intolerance. Click here to read IAPAC’s statement.
