Health Policy Plus at the 22nd International AIDS Conference

From July 23–27, 2018, thousands of advocates, researchers, policymakers, journalists, people living with HIV, and others will gather in Amsterdam to share knowledge, discuss critical issues, and reveal new scientific findings at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (known as AIDS 2018). HP+ will be on the ground, participating in these exchanges, and contributing to the 10th International AIDS Economic Network (IAEN) Pre-Conference on Sustainable AIDS Response Results in the Age of Shrinking Donor Funding. See the roadmap below to locate us at the AIDS 2018 Conference and IAEN Pre-Conference. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook.

Publications

Roadmap

Featured Community Workshop

Taking Down Stigma and Discrimination Towards Youth: Building Quality of Care in Health Facilities

Self-reflection and small group work to identify ways that youth seeking HIV and sexual and reproductive health services are being stigmatized and how stigma and discrimination can be addressed in health facilities. Recognizing that youth account for a disproportionate number of new HIV infections and face stigma and discrimination when trying to access HIV and sexual and reproductive health services, the USAID- and PEPFAR-funded HP+ project included a focus on stigma and discrimination towards youth in health facilities in an evaluation study of health facility-based stigma and discrimination-reduction interventions in Tanzania. Based on findings and lessons learned in Tanzania, this workshop will include a presentation on the baseline data and how it shaped intervention design and share participatory stigma and discrimination-reduction activities focused on reducing stigma and discrimination towards youth in health facilities.

Presenters: Pfiriael Kiwia, Kimara Peer Educators and Health Promoters Trust Fund; Josephine Nabukenya, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; Laura Nyblade, Health Policy Plus; and Sara Bowsky, Health Policy Plus

24 July, 11:00-12:30
Room G104-105

Pre-Conference Events

10th International AIDS Economic Network (IAEN) Pre-Conference: Sustainable AIDS Response Results in the Age of Shrinking Donor Funding

Academic Medical Centre
Meibergdreef 9
1105 Amsterdam

HP+ has five sessions at this pre-conference event.

Oral PrEP Modeling for Strategic Planning: Results from 13 Countries

Poster Presenter: Katharine Kripke
20–21 July, 08:00–18:00

Mobilizing Domestic Financing for HIV through Health Insurance in Tanzania

Poster Presenter: Lyubov Teplitskaya
20–21 July, 08:00–18:00

Advocating for Government Financing of Transitioning HIV Services in Indonesia through Improved Subnational Resource Needs Estimates

Presenter: Lyubov Teplitskaya
20 July, 10:30–12:00

Innovative Approaches for Case-finding in the Central Asia Region: A Cost-efficiency Analysis of the Peer-driven Outreach (PDO), Active Case-finding (ACF), and Prevention Outreach Model

Presenter: Lyubov Teplitskaya
20 July, 15:00–16:30

What Will It Take for Ghana to Achieve 90-90-90: Costing an Enhanced HIV Treatment Cascade

Presenter: Lyubov Teplitskaya
21 July, 12:00–13:30

AIDS 2018

Tuesday, July 24

Taking Down Stigma and Discrimination Towards Youth: Building Quality of Care in Health Facilities

Community Workshop
11:00–12:30
Room G104-105

All oral poster presentations will take place in the poster exhibition area, Hall 1, on the ground floor between 12:30 and 14:30.

Oral PrEP Modeling for Strategic Planning: Results from 13 Countries

Presenter: Katharine Kripke
Oral Poster Presentation

Fear of Workplace HIV Transmission: An Unrecognized and Actionable Driver of Stigma and Discrimination in Health Facilities in Jamaica

Presenter: Laura Nyblade
Oral Poster Presentation

Mobilizing Domestic Financing for HIV through Health Insurance in Tanzania

Presenter: Sara Bowsky
Oral Poster Presentation

Measuring Stigma and Discrimination in Ghana's Health Facilities for Intervention Design: Fear of HIV Status Disclosure and Lack of Confidentiality Are Key Actionable Factors

Presenter: Laura Nyblade
Oral Poster Presentation

Modeling the Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Mozambique

Presenter: Katherine Kripke
Oral Poster Presentation

Decentralized Approach to Achieving Sustainable HIV Financing: Experience from Kenya's Transition into Devolved Government

Presenter: Steven Forsythe
Oral Poster Presentation

Thursday, July 26

Mathematical Modeling for Advocacy

Presenter: Katharine Kripke
Research Literacy Networking Zone
12:15–13:45
Global Village (Booth 523)

Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in Tanzania: The Missing Piece to Make a Health System Work for Youth

Presenter: Amon Nkwabi Sabasaba
Oral Poster Presentation
12:30–14:30
Poster Exhibition Area, Hall 1 (Ground Floor)

Reducing Health Worker Stigma and Discrimination Is Critical to Reaching 90-90-90 Targets and Is Possible: Evaluation Results of a Whole-Facility Approach in Ghana

Presenter: Laura Nyblade
Oral Poster Discussion: Knowing and Resolving Stigma
13:00–14:00
First Level Lounge (opposite room E102)