Health systems and communities have been pushed to the breaking point by the COVID-19 pandemic, a pandemic that the world was woefully unprepared for. Two years on, networks of key populations and people living with HIV are still at the…
Rosemary Kumwenda is the Team Leader for HIV, Health and Development for UNDP in Europe and Central Asia.Eastern Europe and Central Asia remains one of the three regions in the world where the HIV epidemic continues to grow. The COVID-19…
GENEVA, 29 November 2021—UNAIDS issued a stark warning today that if leaders fail to tackle inequalities the world could face 7.7 million* AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years. UNAIDS further warns that if the transformative measures needed to end AIDS…
A new initiative led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is bringing digital transformation to training and clinical support for front-line health personnel providing care for people living with HIV in the Pacific islands.The initiative, which began in mid-2019,…
Building on its ongoing work on democratic governance, rule of law and inclusive institutions, the United Nations Development Programme convened a Global Dialogue titled “Strategies to Strengthen Civic Space and the Civil Society Engagement in the HIV Response.”This Dialogue took…