PANCAP Director engages in high-level advocacySpecial engagement held with Hon. Duane Sands, Minister of Health, The Bahamas
Director of PANCAP, Mr Dereck Springer and UNAIDS Advisor Dr Edward Greene held a special engagement with the Honourable Duane Sands, Minister of Health, The Bahamas. The Minister and Senior officials of the Ministry of Health were briefed on the outcomes of the July 2017 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the Every Caribbean Woman, Every Caribbean Child Initiative and PANCAP’s regional priorities including the ‘Justice for All’ initiative and support to countries for operationalising their programmes to meet the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Targets.
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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/