With just 5 years left to achieve the 2030 goal of ending AIDS, the time to act is NOW.
Leaders must invest in the HIV response, protect human rights, and ensure no one is left behind.
The team also discussed about the impact of the freeze of US funds and how to position Education Plus Initiative as a strategy that could bridge the gap on HIV prevention among the adolescents and young people.
@NgonzeCaroline
Expanded access to education leads to lower HIV rates.
When young people, especially young women and girls, are empowered and educated, it creates healthier, more equal communities—essential for ending AIDS.
To #endAIDS, uphold the right to education!
Cultural leaders play an important role in influencing behavior & way of life of people in communities. They are custodians of culture and have the authority to address societal practices that lead to increased #HIV incidences, teenage pregnancies and early marriages.
@jtmakokha
Today is #EducationDay
Investing in education is a transformative investment with far-reaching benefits for individuals, communities, and societies. It serves as a potent catalyst for progress, reducing inequalities, and forging a sustainable and prosperous future.
All of us at @UNAIDS are continuing our work to ensure all people living with or affected by HIV are served - and that other key components of 🇺🇸 @PEPFAR’s life-saving efforts, including service delivery and services for HIV prevention, care & support carry on.
#endAIDSby2030
"We are talking about 1.4M PLHIV, who have families & other health conditions like diabetes & NCDs. As CSO, we have long warned about this crisis, & now it is unfolding before us." – @lmworeko, ED ICWEA, on the devastating impact of the U.S. freezing HIV response funds.
ACT NOW!
UNAIDS is committed to ensuring that all who rely on PEPFAR’s life-saving HIV services continue to receive them.
We will continue to engage with the U.S. administration, donors, countries, and partners to sustain global support.
https://t.co/6ytlfxhhoC
It's time to #AnswerTheCall and #FundEducation! ✊
We can't keep the future on hold any longer: The world needs to close the education investment gap and prioritize quality education for all ➡️ https://t.co/h5pRHDbXGt
#Urgent@StateDept's life-saving decision to continue HIV testing, treatment & preventing vertical transmission in 55 countries.
@UNAIDS portal features news & resources with latest developments for affected governments, communities & partners:
https://t.co/urzqjD3JyG
To achieve universal education we need gender-responsive policies:
👉 Lower schooling costs
👉 Provide cash transfers to support girls’ education
👉 Create safe environments for girls
👉 Raise awareness
Learn more in our Gender Snapshot: 📷https://t.co/v7ods1qcp6
We are advised that regular washing of our hands with either an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or with clean water and soap reduces the number of germs on the hands and limits the spread of dangerous viruses like the #Ebola virus.
#StaySafeUG#EndEbolaUG
UNAIDS is mobilising and convening partners, governments, and communities in countries to assess the impact of the pause on the continuity of essential HIV services.
Stay updated on the latest developments via @UNAIDS' new portal: https://t.co/6ytlfxgJz4
Our 55th Programme Coordinating Board meeting has started in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪.
In her opening remarks, UNAIDS ED @Winnie_Byanyima highlighted the transformative role of long-acting medicines in prevention and treatment—but only if everyone, everywhere can access it.
A delegation of the @UNinUganda and @USAID 🇺🇬 led by the @UNAIDS CD @jtmakokha just paid a courtesy to @KingNadiopeIV of Busoga Kingdom. Appreciated his commitment to improve the health of his subjects, through mobilizing them to address #HIV & teenage pregnancies in the region.
The King of Busoga @KingNadiopeIV has been recognized as @UNAIDS National Goodwill Ambassador for engaging men and boys to end teenage pregnancies in the region. This was during the Commemoration of the International Men's Day in Jinja
A delegation from @UNinUganda and @USAID 🇺🇬, led by @UNAIDS Country Director, Dr. JTMakokha, paid a courtesy visit to His Majesty William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV
Appreciation was expressed for his dedication to enhancing the health of his subjects, through mobilizing them to address HIV and teenage pregnancies in the region.
@UNAIDS_UG
🚨#HappeningToday at 3.30pm CET, UNAIDS is launching the "Take the Rights Path" #WorldAIDSDay2024 report, exploring how protecting human rights is essential to ending AIDS.
👉Watch on X @UNAIDS
Live interpretation in EN, FR, ES & RU, join on Zoom: https://t.co/KMw0H19cLm