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Insights from the African and Black Diaspora Global Network on HIV & AIDS

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 Mabuwa Australian Federation for AIDS Organization. Global adult HIV prevalence.

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Insights from the African and Black Diaspora Global Network on HIV & AIDS

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  1. 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 SemMabuwa Australian Federation for AIDS Organization

  2. Global adult HIV prevalence

  3. Proportion of African immigrants among HIV cases in OECD 10% 22% EuroHIV 2009 NCHECR 2010 AIDS NZ 2007 US Surveillance reports (Minnesota, N Dakota, S Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington State/Seattle-King County)

  4. 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)

  5. 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)

  6. 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.

  7. 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 …

  8. What next for ABD populations Globally? • Global framework • Nothing about us without us!

  9. Acknowledgements • Paul Adomako (Project Manager) ABDGN-Canada • Dr Chris Lemoh (VAHAN) – Australia • Linda Forbes (AFAO) – Australia • Jill Sargent (AFAO)- Australia

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