EATG: Press Release for Ageing with HIV Conference
The European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG – www.eatg.org) runs a comprehensive project to explore, from the patients' perspective, different aspects of ageing with HIV from childhood to mature ages. Following a series of webinars, the EATG organized the first conference about the special biomedical and social particularities and needs of people living with HIV older than 50 years of age in Berlin between 31 March and 3 April 2016.
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UNAIDS: 2016 High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS Brief Issued
The 2016 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS represents an important opportunity for the international community to demonstrate commitment to Fast-Tracking the HIV response over the next five years, this setting the world on course to end the AIDS epidemic. The next 5 years are a fragile window of opportunity; if we do not Fast-Track our response we risk a rebound of the epidemic. Read the full #HLM2016 Issue Brief including key messages and elements of a strong Political Declaration.
Press Release: EATAN Hosts A Seminar for Treatment Advocates From Across Europe
On 18 – 19 March 2016, European African Treatment Advocates Network (EATAN), in cooperation with European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) convened a Seminar in Brussels for Treatment Advocates from across the EU. The aim of the seminar was to foster a greater understanding of the health and social care challenges that African migrants living in Europe with HIV/AIDS, viral Hepatitis, TB and/or other chronic conditions face. It also aimed to develop strategies that empower African migrants to be more involved in clinical research and policy work at European level and to increase EATAN’s community involvement with patients throughout the EU. The seminar, which was attended by 12 delegates from Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium and Serbia explored EATAN’s work and provided a platform for discussing the experiences of patients with regards to screening, treatment and care access in a range of European countries.
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The Forum Mourns the Death of Ward Cates Jr., FHI 360
The Forum joins the community of researchers and advocates mourning the death of Willard (Ward) Cates Jr. - international leader in reproductive health and HIV prevention research.
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AIDS.Gov Blog: Liver Cancer Death Rate Increasing Faster Than All Other Cancers; Implementation of Viral Hepatitis Action Plan Urgently Needed
On March 9th, the American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries released their Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, revealing that the rate of new cases of liver cancer is rapidly increasing and the death rate from liver cancer is increasing faster than from all other cancers.
Liver cancer remains the nation’s second leading cause of death. While we have made some great advances in viral hepatitis prevention and treatment, viral hepatitis is a leading cause of liver cancer in the United States. “The latest data show many cancer prevention programs are working and saving lives,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. “But the growing burden of liver cancer is troublesome. We need to do more work promoting hepatitis testing, treatment, and vaccination.”
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EATG: Long Term Strategy and Stakeholder Meeting Minutes
The European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) published a concise description of their Long Term Strategy for 2016-18 and the summary minutes of their Stakeholder Meeting held in Brussels on February 1, 2016.
The Long Term Strategy is the result of a thorough and deep consultation and consensus building within the EATG. The LTS confirms once again the mission statement of the organisation: "To achieve the fastest possible access to state of the art medical products and devices, and diagnostic tests that prevent or treat HIV infection or improve the quality of life for people living with HIV, or at risk of HIV infection. In responding to HIV, the EATG will also consider diseases frequently seen as co-infections in persons living with HIV, as well as other health issues that increase the risk of HIV infection."
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Treatment Action Group (TAG): AIDS Advocates from Across the U.S. Call upon Presidential Candidates to Make Ending the Epidemic Priority
Secretary Clinton's mischaracterization of the Reagan Administration on Friday, March 11, sparked nationwide upset from HIV/AIDS advocates, service providers, people living with HIV, and loved ones of those lost to the epidemic. But it also has created an opportunity to bring HIV/AIDS to the forefront of the conversation during this campaign season. A group of 70 advocates, including high-level staff at some of the most powerful AIDS service organizations and advocacy groups in the country, have signed onto a letter urging Secretary Clinton to appoint an HIV advisor to her campaign, to meet with HIV community leadership, announce a commitment to end the AIDS epidemic in the United States by 2025, and support ending the global AIDS pandemic.
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EATG & AVAC: Closing Report from 2nd European HIV Prevention Summit Published
Following the popularity of the first expert meeting on prevention held in January 2015, a second European HIV Prevention Summit was held on 29-31 January 2016. Organised jointly by the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) and AVAC, the meeting brought pharmaceutical companies, public health experts, academics and leading scientists in the field of prevention research together with over 50 European community based advocates for three days of information exchange and debate in Brussels. Please read and share widely the closing report from the meeting. The report contains live links to the presentations given at the meeting.
EATG & ECAB: Key Paper on Clinical Research Centres in Eastern Europe
The European Community Advisory Board (ECAB), the scientific working group of the EATG has been pointing out the low representation and recognition of clinical research centres in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for several years. EATG/ECAB often encountered the explanation that such centres were not known or insufficiently represented in the international science and research communities for them to be included in the clinical research process.
Therefore EATG/ECAB, with valuable support from our sponsors, launched a research project to explore the possibilities to conduct clinical trials and studies in communities that are less common on the map for now but can offer good alternatives and possibilities for clinical research. Sergey Golovin, our colleague from Russia, compiled this excellent report.
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UNAIDS Shares Presentations from Caribbean HLM2016 Consultation
The UNAIDS Caribbean Sub-regional Office is pleased to provide documents and presentations associated with the Caribbean HLM2016 Consultation conducted via WebEx on Wednesday 9th March, 2016.
The purpose of this consultation was to engage partners in the Caribbean HIV response in a dialogue on the Continuum of Care, Financing, Human Rights and Key Populations. Your inputs will continue to help shape the Caribbean Sub-regional Road Map for the 2016 High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS to be held in New York from 8-10 June, 2016.
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