insights from the african and black diaspora global network on hiv & aids
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Sustaining a global platform for action: Knowledge sharing and network
development across the Black diaspora
Insights from the African and Black Diaspora Global Network on HIV &
AIDS
Sem MabuwaAustralian Federation for AIDS Organization
Washington D.C., USA, 22-27 July 2012www.aids2012.org
Global adult HIV prevalence
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Proportion of African immigrants among HIV cases in OECD
EuroHIV 2009NCHECR 2010AIDS NZ 2007US Surveillance reports (Minnesota, N Dakota, S Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington State/Seattle-King County)
10%
22%
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The African/Black Diaspora Global Network
• WHIWH (Women’s Health in Women’s Hands-Canada)
• ACCHO (African Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario-Canada)
• ICAD (Interagency Coalition on AIDS & Development – Canada)
• BAI (The Black AIDS Institute – USA)• ASC (African Services Committee – USA)
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The African/Black Diaspora Global Network
• AIDES (France)• CVC (Caribbean Vulnerable Communities-
Jamaica)• AHPN (African Health Policy Network –
United Kingdom)• EATG (European AIDS Treatment Group –
Netherlands)• AFAO (Australian Federation of AIDS
Organisations- Australia)
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Benefits of being a member of ABDGN
• Attendance at Global meetings to share and learn
• Sharing of research and activities to inform HIV responses within African populations in Australia
• Questions and issues raised in other regions will inform research in Australia
• Best practices emerging from other regions maybe adaptable to the Australian context
• Our idea of a national network in Australia emerged from the work ABDGN is doing.
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What next for ABD population in Australia for 2014?
• Positioning of ABDGN at the International AIDS 2014 conference in Australia
• Locally, positioning and strengthening VAHAN to participate in the 2014 AIDS conference
• Greater involvement of African Australians in the local and global response to HIV
• Collaboration• And more …
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What next for ABD populations Globally?
• Global framework• Nothing about us without us!
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Acknowledgements
• Paul Adomako (Project Manager) ABDGN-Canada
• Dr Chris Lemoh (VAHAN) – Australia• Linda Forbes (AFAO) – Australia• Jill Sargent (AFAO)- Australia