Sign the Petition to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS by Year-End 2015

 

A Joint Declaration by Individuals, Governments, Multilaterals and Civil Society Advocates

The Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS (CEPA) is committed to the universal goal of ending pediatric HIV/AIDS by Dec. 31, 2015. But we cannot do it alone. Your help is vital to the efforts of CEPA and the Global AIDS Alliance to scale-up prevention and treatment services for an additional 300,000 children worldwide. Zero new pediatric HIV infections means ending parent-to-child transmission permanently.

To help us get there by year-end 2015, we ask all stakeholders -- individuals, governments, multilaterals and civil society advocates -- to take a leadership position by signing the petition below. You are acknowledging that every child is important, and that all children deserve to live free of HIV. You are acknowledging that the time to seize this opportunity is now, and that we will not let bottlenecks hinder progress to end pediatric HIV/AIDS. You are acknowledging the importance of these 7 core objectives:

  1. Expand access to comprehensive PPTCT and pediatric treatment, care and support, including nutrition services. This includes integration of child and family services with other health services to improve survival rates and health outcomes for children and their families, and to Prevent Parent-to-Child Transmission (PPTCT).
  2. Increase early infant diagnosis and treatment. This will bolster survival rates and health outcomes.
  3. Boost the availability of appropriate medicines and commodities. Global procurement, supply, distribution and utilization of high-quality, low-cost medicines is critical, particularly of antiretroviral drugs and family planning commodities. Drugs to treat infections and second- and third-line regimens to reduce the risk of HIV resistance must be accessible and easy to use.
  4. Increase financial resources. This will help facilitate country-level scale-up of comprehensive PPTCT, maternal health and pediatric treatment programs, and it will maximize on-the-ground results.
  5. Strengthen the collaboration between global programs and national-level strategies. The initiatives of key players -- such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; the U.S. Global Health Initiative; the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; the United Nations; UNITAID; and major donors -- are most effective in conjunction with national-level strategies to address pediatric HIV/AIDS.
  6. Develop and implement proven human resources capacity. Such policies and programs will help scale-up PPTCT and pediatric treatment services.
  7. Create policies and programs to reduce stigma and discrimination. These will ensure the success of PPTCT and pediatric HIV/AIDS services and maximize their impact on the lives of women, children and their families.


To join in the commitment to end pediatric HIV/AIDS by year-end 2015 please visit: http://www.globalaidsalliance.org/page/s/CEPAIAC     

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