Context The UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets are a set of ambitious goals aimed at ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The first of these targets is to ensure that 95% of all people living with HIV are aware of their HIV status. Achieving this target is crucial, as knowing one’s status is the first step towards…
On 29th August 2024, UNAIDS released a new report titled “The Missing Link: Rethinking and Reprioritizing HIV and Gender-Based Violence in Fragile Settings“. The report explored the interlinkages between HIV and gender-based violence (GBV) in fragile settings, particularly in the context of peace support operations. The highlights in the report include challenges and gaps in…
HIV in children remains a major public health concern, and was a recurring topic, with at least four sessions devoted to the issue by various speakers at the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Due to slow progress in scaling up access to treatment for children living…
Twenty-one delegates from East and Southern Africa (ESA) and West and Central Africa (WCA) led by the African Constituency Bureau board chair, Dr. Jean Jacques Mbungani, attended the 49th Global Fund Board Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. Several pre-board sessions and bilaterals were held before the 10-11 May 2023 Global Fund board meeting. The Global Fund…
By Djesika Amendah The Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria invests 52% of its considerable resources, 14 billion of USD for three years, to fight HIV. HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is mostly young girls’ and women disease; thus, a high proportion of children are born with or infected in infancy in Africa. Outside…