Kampala Key, Vulnerable and Priority Populations (KVP) News

According to CDC, America has positioned herself to address HIV by: empowering the consumer with knowledge and skills; putting infrastructure in place for regions to have autonomy and provide rapid appropriate interventions; at population level, six aspects provide direction in how interventions are provided. These are: sexual Orientation; gender; race/ethnicity; age; and sexual-behavioral/ or proxemic aspects; 1,178,350 Americans are living with HIV; of those, approximately 240,000 are unaware of their HIV-positive status. Increasing the number of persons who are aware of their status is a critical strategy for preventing HIV infections so when it comes to testing, three core areas are emphasized and these are: expanded HIV Testing and African Americans; HIV Expanded Testing Program; and HIV Testing among Adolescents. In order to continue informing the impact of programming, America invested in the kind of surveillance whose outcomes are nationwide health improvement priorities in f...

                       What are the Sustainable Development Goals? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. These 17 Goals build on the successes of the Millennium Development Goals, while including new areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among other priorities. The goals are interconnected – often the key to success on one will involve tackling issues more commonly associated with another. The SDGs work in the spirit of partnership and pragmatism to make the right choices now to improve life, in a sustainable way, for future generations. They provide clear guidelines and targets for all countries to adopt in accordance with their own priorities and the environmental challenges of the world at...