
The delegation of Ukraine headed by Pavlo Rozenko, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, takes part in the 39th Meeting of the UNAIDS Coordinating Board
On December
6 – 8, 2016 the 39th meeting of the Coordinating Board of the Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS PCB) takes
place in Geneva. The issues of leadership in the AIDS
response, updated gap analysis on pediatric HIV prevention (including
prevention, treatment, care and support), as well as implementation of the
Unified Budget, Results and Accountability Framework of UNAIDS for 2016 – 2021
are in the focus of attention of the event. The last day of the meeting
will be dedicated to the thematic segment: “HIV and ageing”.
The
delegation of Ukraine headed by Pavlo Rozenko, Vice Prime Minister, takes part in the work of the
UNAIDS PCB.
In his
speech during the event Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine stressed upon the
negative impact of the Russian aggression against our country on the
possibilities of access of persons living with HIV, having tuberculoses or
other related diseases, to the vitally important substitution maintenance
therapy and other medical services, that has already caused dozens of
fatalities, in particular, in occupied territories of Crimea.
Pavlo Rozenko also noted Ukraine’s accelerating efforts, as a
UNAIDS PCB member, to counter the spread of the diseases and their prevention,
including the establishment of the Public Health Centre under the auspices of
the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the increase in government funding for HIV
and tuberculosis treatment programs by 140%, etc., as well as underlined the
willingness to continue taking measures to increase access to antiretroviral
therapy for HIV patients and ensure the stability of national response to these
diseases.
On December
6 Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine had a meeting with Michel Sidibé,
Executive Director of UNAIDS, during which relevant issues of further
cooperation in the context of the «fast-track» strategy implementation in our
country, as well as realization of the 2016 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.
There are
also foreseen meetings of Pavlo Rozenko
with the leadership of a number of international organizations located in
Geneva, in particular, with Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World
Health Organization, Mark Dybul, Executive Director
of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as well as Heinz Koller, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of
the International Labour Organization.