About AIDS 2018 The International AIDS Conference is the largest conference on any global health or development issue in the world. First convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, it continues to provide a unique forum for the intersection of science, advocacy, and human rights. Each conference is an opportunity to strengthen Read More
Despite the identification of the key issues affecting key populations in the region, most interventions and activities proposed in the concept note lack strategic focus, are either poorly articulated or do not demonstrate potential for impact. Examples include: influence the political will for structural change and shift barriers that impede access to prevention, testing, treatment, Read More
The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) is seeking to strengthen its ability to improve access to Justice and to challenge discrimination and advance human rights of its constituent population groups through increased advocacy, improved policy monitoring and strategic litigation. The grant will be implemented in Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago primarily by Read More
The People living with HIV Networks Consortium represents people living with HIV globally. They aim to enhance access to services for PLHIV globally and regionally through interregional communication, skills-sharing, and advocacy coordination. The Caribbean Regional Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS (CRN+) is a partner organization on this Project. CRN+ seeks to achieve Read More
World AIDS Day 2017 The theme of the 2017 World AIDS Day is ‘The Right to Health’. The observance will be held on Friday, December 1, 2017. This event is organised globally by UNAIDS and supported nationally and regionally by various organisations such as CRN+. Why the right to health? The universal and inalienable right to health provides everyone Read More
About Candlelight Memorial The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, coordinated by the Global Network of People living with HIV is one of the world’s oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaigns for HIV awareness in the world. Started in 1983, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial takes place every third Sunday in May and is led by a Read More
1-2 February 2017 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Theme: ‘Religious Leaders’ Contribution to the End of AIDS by 2030’ Consultation Communiqué The Regional Consultation of Religious Leaders, convened at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 1 – 2 February 2017, brought together 55 Religious Leaders from 14 Caribbean Read More
The world is on track to reach global targets for reducing AIDS deaths and HIV treatment access by 2020, but some regions of the world risk falling further behind due to lack of political commitment, UNAIDS announced in the run-up to the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017), which opened today Read More
Ms Elizabeth Lloyd, Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and Ms Patricia Smith-Cummings, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist are conducting a mission with support from the PANCAP Global Fund Grant to review and adopt existing regional reporting forms to standardize regional reporting for the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework (CRSF) and Read More
UNAIDS has released its annual flagship report, showing that the Caribbean could reach the testing and treatment targets that will put it on course to end its AIDS epidemic if it accelerates its response. According to Ending AIDS: progress towards the 90-90-90 targets, in order to speed up progress the region must improve strategies to Read More
