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Putting Eastern Europe and Central Asia on the Fast-Track to ending AIDS

23 March 2016

This conference is coming at a transformative moment. It is the first AIDS conference in EECA since the international community adopted the Sustainable Development Goals. In line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its focus on leaving no one behind, we should have the courage to explore all progressive policy options. I urge you to consider the following ten action points for urgent progress in the EECA region:

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Universal Health Coverage—Leaving no one behind

28 January 2016

It is timely and topical that we are here in Bangkok, at the dawn of a new era in development, for these important discussions of priority setting. Thailand should be applauded for the transformations it has achieved for the health of its people. You have demonstrated that countries can reach universal access to HIV services, and that we can dream of the day when we will end AIDS as a public health threat. HIV treatment has been fully integrated into the country’s UHC system with spectacular results: In just seven years, the number of people accessing treatment has grown from 40,000 to more than a quarter of a million.

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