Founded in 1988, the International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world’s largest association of HIV professionals, with members from more than 180 countries working on all fronts of the global AIDS response. The IAS is also the steward of the world’s two most prestigious HIV conferences – the International AIDS Conference and the IAS Conference on HIV Science.
Paediatrics/CIPHER
Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER)
MISSION: Optimize clinical management and delivery of services to infants, children and adolescents affected by HIV in resource-limited settings.
Despite notable progress in reducing vertical transmission of HIV, the paediatric population remains significantly disadvantaged regarding access to treatment, with only 43% of children in need receiving treatment in 2016. As the HIV epidemic matures, there is a growing population of adolescents living with HIV; in recent years, this particularly vulnerable group has seen a 50% increase in AIDS-related mortality compared with a decrease of 30% globally. These populations face unique challenges, which the Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) is committed to placing firmly on the global public health agenda. CIPHER works through a capacity-building approach, supporting the development of young investigators
About Differentiated Service Delivery
Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD)
MISSION: To increase the scale up of differentiated service delivery to improve access to and quality of prevention, testing, treatment and care services for people living with and vulnerable to HIV.
Current models of providing HIV services for prevention, testing, care and treatment are being stretched to the limit. To reach the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 targets by 2020 and 95-95-95 targets by 2030, differentiated approaches are needed to meet the diverse needs and expectations of all people living with HIV (PLHIV). Differentiated service delivery (DSD has been defined as “a client-centred approach that simplifies and adapts HIV services across the cascade, in ways that both serve the needs of PLHIV better and reduce unnecessary burdens on the health system”. The IAS Differentiated Service Delivery initiative, previously called the Differentiated Care initiative, i
Winnie Byanyima Executive Director of UNAIDS Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Women leaders have provided a guiding light for the world in.
Anti retroviral (ARV) drugs has led to drop in HIV infections and AIDS-related deathsThe National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said that despite notable achievements in reducing the number of cases and deaths due to the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and many more, plan to end AIDS by 2030 is inundated with challenges which threaten to erode the successes achieved.
Director-General, NACA, Dr. Gambo Gumel Aliyu, on the occasion of inaugural NACA’s Day/14th year anniversary, on Monday, February 22, 2021, said chief amongst the challenges are the need for strategic and real-time data for decision making as well as plateauing financial resources to prosecute the fight against the virus. “While looking back with nostalgia about our successes in the last 14 years, it is imperative we recognize that the time for all hands to be on deck is now!” he said.