Global Policy Trend of HIV and Non-Communicable Diseases: Leveraging the HIV Experience
- Author:
Satoshi Ezoe
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
global policy;
HIV;
non-communicable diseases;
experience
- From:Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine
2012;12(Supplement 1):20-20
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
There has never been a more appropriate moment than this point in time to discuss HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as we saw two important meetings in the UN history this year. One is UNGA High Level Meeting on HIV in June and the other is UNGA High Level Meeting on NCDs in September 2011. At the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York this June Heads of State and Government adopted a new Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. As well as setting bold targets to scale-up the response to HIV by 2015, the declaration also included a commitment to work with partners to strengthen advocacy, policy and programmatic links between HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). On 19-20 September 2011, Heads of State and Government came together at the United Nations in New York again to address the prevention and control of NCDs worldwide. The High Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of NCDs provided unique opportunity for both NCDs and HIV communities to work together for a common agenda. In fact, UNAIDS and WHO together with the US Government and the Government of South Africa co-hosted an official event during the HLM on NCDs to unite participants around a common agenda to address NCDs and HIV. The panel included the Director-General of WHO, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, the South African Minister of Health, the US Global AIDS Coordinator, WHO‟s Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control and a representative from civil society. Experience in addressing HIV and NCDs shows that many of the challenges are common; organizing and delivering adequate prevention services; chronic treatment and care; addressing the social and environmental determinants of these health issues; and reaching people without access to services In this presentation, the author wishes to elaborate on the discussion made in the above event as well as on recent relevant findings and policy trend in the area on HIV and NCDs with the attention to implication to mental health.
