Noticias

The Second Latin American and Caribbean Forum on the Continuum of HIV Care was held in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Discussions focused on combination prevention and the reduction of stigma and discrimination as essential elements to strengthen previously agreed-upon approaches to the continuum of prevention-care in the region; on commitments to substantially reduce new infections by 2020, as proposed by the UNAIDS “Fast Track” initiative; and on ending AIDS as a public health problem by 2030.

SOMOSGAY has participated in the consensus of this declaration as part of the group of organizations in Latin America working on HIV, calling on all actors involved in the response to HIV in the region -including the Global Fund, the programme coordinating board of UNAIDS and other allies and technical partners, to give urgent attention to various specific issues.

Today, many organizations have more tools and experience to be able to meet the regional and global goals of ‘the continuum of care’, combined prevention and zero discrimination, but we must express our deep concern at the lack of funding for doing this. It is in this regard that we express our full support for the Call to Action of the Second Latin American and Caribbean Forum on the Continuum of Care made in the city of Rio de Janeiro in August 2015, as it reflects a shared vision of how to put an end to the AIDS epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Read the full Call to Action following this link.