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AIDS 2018: we must continue working in the fight against HIV / AIDS
06-08-2018
The 22nd International AIDS Conference, recently organized in Amsterdam by the International AIDS Society, has revealed itself as a wonderful setting to celebrate the results that are being obtained in the fight against HIV / AIDS. However, the shared message in a generalized way is that there is still a lot of work to be done and that efforts must be redoubled.
Ib Hansen, Humana People to People Chairman, was in charge of leading the team of the organization present at the conference. The balance of the participation of the Federation in the conference, the most important world meeting dedicated to the fight against HIV / AIDS, is positive. Having its own stand has given Humana great visibility and a space in which the team has been able to interact with representatives of other organizations whose work has different points in common. It has also been a great learning and networking experience.
AIDS 2018 has stood out for the intense activism and commitment in favor of the fulfillment of the human rights of the people present at the Conference and who, like Humana, are working in the fight against HIV / AIDS. It has been exciting to check again the enormous sensitivity that exists before this problem that concerns us all. The event is made by and for people affected by HIV and associated diseases.
Namibia and the 90/90/90 strategy
The conference allowed sharing the good results that have been achieved in countries like Namibia: it is the first in the world in which the 90/90/90 strategy has been fulfilled, at least in the field of women. This strategy seeks to increase to 90% the proportion of people with HIV who know their diagnosis, increase to 90% those under antiretroviral treatment, and that 90% under treatment have suppressed viral load. Ib Hansen himself had the opportunity during the Conference to hold a meeting with Bernard Haufiku, Minister of Health and Social Services of Namibia, in which they had the opportunity to share these results.
However, much remains to be done: the population group in which the number of infections is growing the most is that of young people, due to the fact that they face greater barriers to accessing information and prevention mechanisms. For example, many of them may be afraid to undergo diagnostic tests because they fear that their family members will notice.
TCE, the fight continues
Total Control of the Epidemic (TCE) is the name of Humana People to People's main anti-HIV / AIDS program. It is based on the development of prevention campaigns, which affect training and communication, promoting person-to-person dialogue. They encourage a healthier lifestyle among the population to help curb the spread of the disease. TCE promotes diagnostic tests for HIV and tuberculosis and the pertinent recommendations to initiate retroviral treatment and adherence to them. Since 2000, 20 million people in 12 countries in Africa and Asia, including Namibia, have been involved in the TCE Program.
