Media Advisory: Agency Heads to Issue Call to Action to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS
2010 Status Report on Ending Pediatric HIV/AIDS to be Released
The heads of UNICEF, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNAIDS will issue a call to action to end pediatric HIV/AIDS and agree to take every necessary action— individually and collectively—over the next five years to overcome critical bottlenecks blocking progress. A new status report on ending pediatric HIV/AIDS will be released.
Pediatric HIV/AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the global North. There is no reason this cannot be true globally. Effective treatments and technologies exist, and there are commitments in place at the country, regional, and global levels to prevent pediatric HIV/AIDS, nonetheless, key policy, implementation and funding bottlenecks are threatening progress.
WHEN: Monday, July 19th at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Press Conference Room 2, International AIDS Conference Media Center
WHO: Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF
Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, UNAIDS
Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Elly Katabira, President-Elect, International AIDS Society
Rolake Odetoyinbo, Civil Society Leadership Representative, CEPA Action Team
Dr. Paul Zeitz, Global Campaign Strategy Officer, Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS (Moderator)
WHAT: Unprecedented call to action to end pediatric HIV/AIDS and the release of a new status report on the issue.
WHY: Despite international efforts over the past decade to ramp up programs to combat HIV/AIDS in resource poor settings, more than 400,000 children are born with HIV each year and worldwide there are over 2 million children less than 15 years of age currently living with HIV/AIDS.