WAD 2024 | 5-5-5 – We Won’t Be Left Behind –A national and regional roundtable

5-5-5 – We Won’t Be Left Behind –A national and regional roundtable

On this year’s World AIDS Day, the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG), Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN) and Fundacja Edukacji Spolecznej (FES) are organising a face-to-face roundtable in Warsaw (Poland). The roundtable takes place in the frame of CORE – COmmunity REsponse to End Inequalities. We aim to bring together policymakers, healthcare professionals, community leaders, civil society organisations, and international partners to discuss gaps, barriers, and potential solutions to achieving the 95-95-95 targets set by the UNAIDS by 2025 in Poland and in the region.

A roundtable by 

CORE – COmmunity REsponse to End Inequalities

Organised by 

European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)

Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN)

Fundacja Edukacji Spolecznej (FES)

Supported by 

City of Warsaw

AIDS Action Europe (AAE)

Registration recommended

Live interpretation will be available for participants in Polish and English throughout the event.

Objective and expected outcome

The roundtable will bring together policymakers, healthcare professionals, community leaders, civil society organisations, and international partners to discuss gaps, barriers, and potential solutions to achieving the 95% and 5% targets. The objective of the meeting is to foster consensus across sectors on short and medium-term actions to be taken in Poland and at the EU level to achieve the targets set in the Global AIDS Strategy and WHO Europe action plans. CORE – COmmunity REsponse to End Inequalities project’s partners will then follow up on the action points agreed at the meeting with national and EU institutions in the coming year.

Why 5-5-5?

“5-5-5” represents people left behind in the 2025 Global AIDS Strategy’s 95% -95% -95% targets. “5-5-5” represents all the efforts needed to reach and go beyond the targets to leave no one behind. “5-5-5” represents what communities want and what is needed to bridge the gap in HIV prevention, treatment and care.

We won’t give up on the 5% living with HIV and accept that they will never know their status.

We won’t give up on the 5% who know they are living with HIV but cannot receive sustained and reliable treatment.

We won’t give up on the 5% who receive treatment but their viral load is detectable.

We take the rights path, and we won’t let anyone be left behind!

About CORE and the 5-5-5 roundtable

CORE – COmmunity REsponse to End Inequalities seeks to reduce inequalities in the HIV, TB and viral hepatitis responses by promoting, strengthening and integrating community responses that have proven key in reaching communities that have been traditionally underserved by mainstream prevention and healthcare services. CORE does so by applying a strong focus on intersectional vulnerabilities. This approach is particularly vital in the context of countries where these responses are still inadequate compared to the EU average.

CORE is using the occasion of the 6th European Harm Reduction Conference in Warsaw (2-6 December 2024), and the opportunities provided by the political transition in Poland and the upcoming Polish Presidency of the European Union to review policies and discuss the changes needed to better address HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, and TB locally, within the EU and neighbouring countries. In the frame of this roundtable, we will examine the accessibility and quality of health services for the prevention and care for populations living with or affected by HIV and other blood-bourne viruses, and STIs. This includes gay and other men having sex with men, trans and gender-diverse people, people who use drugs, migrants, and displaced and mobile populations.

Learn more about the project:

https://core-action.eu/core-home

5-5-5 thematic areas

Mobility and HIV | Sex positive approaches | Well-being and quality of life | Drugs and harm reduction | Blind spots

Registration

Please register here to attend the face-to-face roundtable. Registration is for free.

Agenda

Participants are invited to a reception that will take place onsite after the roundtable (17.30 – 18.30)

Questions about the event? Email: chiara.longhi@eatg.org

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Download the poster of the roundtable

Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

The event has been developed by the organisers and CORE partners, and was supported through grants from Gilead Sciences. The organisers acknowledge that the sponsors had no control or input into the structure or the content of the event