OUR WORK

WE ANALYSED THE HIGH LEVEL HIV MEETING WITH RAMÓN ESPACIO, PRESIDENT OF CESIDA

After the High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in the US, the member states of the United Nations adopted a new Policy Declaration on HIV and AIDS which, according to UNAIDS, is ambitious and achievable, and attempts to end inequalities and pave the way to end AIDS by 2030. To find out what happened in the meeting and analyse the pandemic situation on a global scale and also in Spain, we spoke with Ramón Espacio, president of CESIDA, the state coordinator for HIV.

WE ORGANISED A PRIVATE EVENT WITH PARLIAMENTARIANS

In June we organised an event to raise awareness of the important contributions of the Global Fund in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and also in the fight against COVID-19 It was not a public event: we sent invitations to parliamentarians from the Cooperation and Health committee, members of the government, organisations from civil society and experts from, research institutions such as Carlo III or the Andalusian School of Public Health, etc.

WE LAUNCHED THE CAMPAIGN #VIHDASOLVIDADAS

In December, on the eve of World Aids Day, we launched the campaign #VIHdasOlvidadas to highlight the impact Covid-19 is having on the global fight against aids. We reported that the pandemic had set back HIV diagnosis and prevention for the first time, that the needs were even greater and that international funding to address AIDS remained insufficient. 

WE ANALYSED THE POLITICY DECLARATION ON HIV AND AIDS WITH FLORENCE RIAKO, PROGRAM MANAGER AT GNP+

The same week, after the High Level meeting on HIV/AIDS; we analysed the Political declaration on HIV and AIDS and what occurred at the meeting with Florence Riako, program manager of the Global Network for People Living with HIV (GNP +), headquartered in Kenya.

WE WORKED ARM IN ARM WITH THE GLOBAL FUND

Regular communication with the secretary of the Global Fund has continued through the year and we have worked together on incident and communication initiatives. In this way we supported the launch of its results report in September 2021, translating materials and contacting the main Spanish media, to offer reports and interviews with Françoise Vanni. Some of the most important impacts were: Hoy por Hoy on Cadena SER, Las Mañanas with Iñigo Alfonso, The News on Onda Cero, Diario 14 on RNE, Despierta Aragón and in digital media with large audiences such as Eldiario.es, El Periódico, Antena 3 and RTVE.es.

BAD NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PANDEMICS: THE GLOBAL FUND’S REPORT

In October, the Global Fund for the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria published its annual report and, for the first time in its 20 year history, reported negative results. The eruption of Covid-19 has undermined the HIV prevention programmes and the figures of people in treatment for tuberculosis. Figures which, on the other hand could have been much worse if it were not for the work of the Global Fund in recent decades. We analyse the report in this text.

EVENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE GLOBAL FUND

In November we organised an event with the Global Fund and the Spanish government called “The Global Fund and the new global health: teachings and challenges left by Covid 19 to fight against pandemics”, with the presence of the State Secretary for Cooperation, Pilar Cancela, who publicly expressed her support for the work of the Global Fund and her intention to continue with the commitment.
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