The Communities Delegation to the UNITAID Board represents people living with and affected by HIV, TB and Malaria and those co-infected with HIV and HCV, at UNITAID Board and Committee level. It is seeking new community activist especially from EECA to join their team.

A focus on human rights and gender equality is front and centre in The Global Fund’s new strategy for 2017-2022. Approved at the 35th Board meeting in Abidjan at the end of April, the new strategy has four strategic objectives, each with several operational objectives.

Web-consultation has been launched aiming to get feedback on two newly developed draft documents of the WHO Regional office for Europe:

Community, rights and gender issues have a higher profile, but challenges remain in demonstrating impact

NEW YORK, 06 May 2016—A new report, On the Fast-Track to end the AIDS epidemic,  released by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, warns that the AIDS epidemic could be prolonged indefinitely if urgent action is not implemented within the next five years.