Aidsfonds is back at ICASA, the largest AIDS conference in Africa where innovation, community and political leadership take charge to create an AIDS-free Africa. Besides organising events that bring people together on topics, such as digital health and paediatric treatment, we support and bring together our in-country and regional partners and cheer them on as they present project successes.
Power the Shift! The Road to Community Leadership
It’s everywhere: shift the power. But in reality, communities still have limited access to resources and are only being brought to the table when invited. Only 2% of funding for HIV programmes targets key populations.
How do we truly walk the talk? How can communities drive policies and programming? A true power shift to communities is crucial to end AIDS by 2030 and to protect everyone’s rights along the way.
At ICASA2023, we are showing what the road to community leadership looks like. Visit our booth!
Our activities
We invite you to join us:
in the Aidsfonds & Robert Carr Fund Community Village booth 10 to get to know more about the impact of our work with our valuable partners and to participate in vibrant interactive sessions
in defragmenting digital SRHR for young people at the Stepped Care satellite session (Tuesday 5th of December 13:05-13:50 PM, room Diamond 1 & 2)
in the Love Alliance Community Village booth 4 and satellite session (Tuesday the 5th of December, from 2:05 PM to 2:50 PM, room Jacaranda 1 2 3)
in the Breakthrough Partnership satellite session: Driving community Responses through Partnerships (Thursday 7th of December 8:45 – 9:30 PM, room Diamond 1 & 2)
About ICASA2023
The International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) is the largest conference on HIV/AIDS on the continent. This year’s theme is: AIDS IS NOT OVER: Address inequalities, accelerate inclusion and innovation, and takes place from 4th to 9th of December 2023. ICASA brings together experts, researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and community leaders to share knowledge, and experiences and come up with innovative solutions to address the challenges faced by the continent in the fight against HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
Launch of MultiParty Initiative Global Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
Launch of MultiParty Initiative Global Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
On Friday 4 October, Aidsfonds together with other civil society members of the Dutch Global Health Alliance and the SRHR platform are launching the MultiParty Initiative (MPI) on Global Health and Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR). This informal group of Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) works jointly to support the Dutch government’s efforts on global health and SRHR.
New UNAIDS report: Key populations continue to be neglected in most HIV programmes
New UNAIDS report: Key populations continue to be neglected in most HIV programmes
Figures from the new UNAIDS report ‘The Urgency of Now – AIDS at a Crossroads’, published prior to the 25th International AIDS Conference taking place in Germany this week, show that the AIDS response is making little progress globally. For the first time in the history of the HIV pandemic, more new infections are occurring outside sub-Saharan Africa than within. Three regions are experiencing rising numbers of new HIV infections: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa. People from key populations and their sex partners continue to be neglected in most HIV programmes.
Power the Shift! The Road to Community Leadership
