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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

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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