CCAS Expert Summit to focus on paradigm shift from HIV care to cure. Summit will also focus on state-of-the-art advances in HIV treatment.
The “CCAS EXPERT SUMMIT: From Care to Cure – Towards the Elimination of HIV”, will bring together an array of experts who have been selected not only for their international reputation but also for the vision they bring to their work. The summit is being described as an exciting juncture in the HIV field. Discussions will focus on the state-of-the-art advances in HIV treatment as practitioners shift the paradigm from care to cure.
The summit will review the dramatic advances in antiretroviral therapy and the public health benefits accruing from treatment as prevention. The Caribbean is LEADING THE WORLD in eliminating mother-to-child transmission, with seven (7) Caribbean countries certified by the UN to have eliminated transmission of HIV from infected pregnant mothers to their infant. The event will be held at the Coco Palm Hotel, Saint Lucia from 26 – 30 August 2018.
To register, click on the following link: http://www.ccasexpertsummit.org/
WHAT IS PANCAP?
PANCAP is a Caribbean regional partnership of governments, regional civil society organisations, regional institutions and organisations, bilateral and multilateral agencies and contributing donor partners established on 14 February 2001. PANCAP provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, and coordinates the response through the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework on HIV and AIDS to maximise efficient use of resources and increase impact, mobilise resources and build the capacity of partners.
What are the Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026 targets and commitments?
If targets and commitments in the strategy are achieved:
- The number of people who newly acquire HIV will decrease from 1.7 million in 2019 to less than 370 000 by 2025
- The number of people dying from AIDS-related illnesses will decrease from 690 000 in 2019 to less than 250 000 in 2025.
- The goal of eliminating new HIV infections among children will see the number of new HIV infections drop from 150,000 in 2019 to less than 22,000 in 2025.
What are the 95-95-95 Targets for ending AIDS?
- 95% of People Living with HIV know their HIV status;
- 95% of people who know their status on treatment; and
- 95% of people on treatment with suppressed viral loads.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026, End Inequalities, End AIDS
https://pancap.org/pancap-documents/global-aids-strategy-2021-2026-end-inequalities-end-aids/
Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework on HIV and AIDS (CRSF) 2019-2025
https://pancap.org/pancap-documents/caribbean-regional-strategic-framework-2019-2025/