Details
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (Washington DC Time)
Context
Despite significant progress in the Americas, major gaps remain in access to HIV early diagnosis, PrEP, timely treatment, and management of advanced HIV disease. These factors continue to hinder efforts to eliminate HIV. This virtual event aims to reinforce PAHO’s call to achieve zero HIV-related deaths by 2030.
During the event, the Alliance for HIV Elimination in the Americas will be officially launched. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among governments, communities, international agencies, and decision-makers, promoting comprehensive, evidence-based, and people-centered responses.
The event coincides with the release of UNAIDS’ annual report and calls for rethinking approaches, rebuilding partnerships, and scaling up collective action to ensure no one is left behind. All this in the context of a crisis in the HIV response, which demands renewed efforts in prevention, treatment, universal access to innovative technologies, and the elimination of discrimination and structural barriers affecting the most vulnerable populations.
Meeting Recording
Original Audio
Agenda
10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.
10:10 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
The Alliance for the Elimination of HIV in the Americas
Monica Alonso Gonzales, Unit Chief, HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis
10:25 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Political commitment and regional action toward the elimination of HIV
Minister of Health of Guyana, Dr. Frank Anthony
Political leadership as a driver of the response in Guyana
Minister of Public Health of Uruguay, Dr. Cristina Lustemberg
Uruguay's efforts to eliminate HIV by 2030.
Secretariat of Health and Environmental Surveillance, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Dr. Mariângela Simão
National commitments and challenges in Brazil
10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
Building partnerships for eliminating HIV
Regional Network of Young People Living with HIV, Sara Hernández Cepeda
Youth in Action: Leadership in HIV Elimination
UNAIDS Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Luisa Cabal
The role of the new UNAIDS strategy in HIV elimination
Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, Global Fund, Giulia Perrone
Global Fund Priorities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Secretary General of the GCTH, Dr. Carlos Chaves (Panama)
Regional Cooperation and Community Leadership for the Elimination of HIV
11:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Progress, gaps, and opportunities for the elimination of HIV in the Americas
Dr. Pedro Cahn, Fundación Huésped, Argentina
11:25 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Closing