ESA/RD agshongwe, RST delegation, UCD🇪🇹 Francoise, &UCO colleagues had a site visit at AHF Clinic& great interaction with Ados & young people living with HIV shared their great achievements& hapiness thanks to AHF support. Need to strengthen the #HealthAct was discussed.

UNAIDS RD agshongwe met Minister of Women&Social Affairs, HE Ergogie Tesfaye (PhD). Great opportunities to integrate HIV response in existing platforms targeting youth, women & vulnerable pop discussed. Joint efforts & cooperation on #HIVresponse & stronger partnerships agreed upon

Great meeting of agshongwe, ESA/RD with #PEPFAR , CCM Vice C& Ex Secretary, #USAID , #CDC chaired by Francoise, UCD 🇪🇹. Discussions include collaboration on supporting🇪🇹 on #sustainabilityroadmap , #CLM , CSO capacity building, key pop, Human rights & #LeavingNoOneBehind '

During agshongwe 🇪🇹 country visit, #UNAIDS & #UNFPA co-organized an empowering dialogue for ados girls &young women. We brought together young people, including HIV survivors & survivors of SGBV, Women & Male allies Ambassadors. #AGYW needs intergeneration talks and listening.

UNAIDS ESA RD agshongwe, RST delegation, 🇪🇹 CD Francoise & UCO team had a very fruitful meeting with MoH HE Dr Mekdes Daba, and HAPCO team. Discussion focus on enhancing existing collaboration & support MOH on Prevention, eMTCT, Data for impact, CLM & Sustainability RM.

UNAIDS ESA RD agshongwe, RST delegation, 🇪🇹 CD Francoise and UCO staff visited ISHDO drop-in center-DIC in 🇪🇹 supporting key pop access to services. Interaction with newly joining FSW was a great way to understand support they are receiving. Congrats to ISHDO team 👏👏.

ESA/RD agshongwe with RST delegation & 🇪🇹 Country Director Francoise had a very fruitful meeting with State Min of Finance HE Semereta Sewasew. Discussions focused on collaboration on Health Financing&HIV sustainability in Humanitarian situations; & on GF grants implementation

ESA/RD agshongwe, RST delegation, UCD🇪🇹 Francoise, &UCO colleagues had a fruitful meeting with 3 Networks of People with HIV in 🇪🇹: NEP+, NNPWE, ASKUS. UNAIDS agreed to continue strengthening CLR/CLM led by NEP+ & help ASKUS, NNPWE in regional learning&experience sharing

ESA/RD agshongwe, accompanied by 🇪🇹Country Director Francoise, & delegation from RST paid a courtesy to UNRC🇪🇹 Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, who highlighted & appreciated the work done by UCD & UCO team & partnerships built to keep HIV on the agenda including in humanitarian work

UCO #Ethiopia was honored to have a Country visit of UNAIDS Eastern & Southern Africa Director agshongwe & ESARST colleagues Koech, Gloria, & Sanele, chaired by UCD 🇪🇹 Francoise. Day 1: Liaison Off African Union, HIV UN Joint team & Health Cluster lead joined UCO for a fruitful discussion.

Excellent work ISHDO UNAIDS Ethiopia

Regional Director, agshongwe lead a UNAIDS delegation on a courtesy call of Hon. Mekdes Daba, the Minister of Health #Ethiopia at Ministry of Health ETHIOPIA UNAIDS delegation included Ctry Dir for Ethiopia & team, HIV Prevention Adviser,Equitable Financing Adviser & Prog Monitoring Officer

Mr Akilu the Executive Director of Integrated Service on Health and Development Organization (ISHDO) #Ethiopia & his team welcomed the UNAIDS delegation to their Bole district Drop-in Center with a tour of the facilities & extensive conversation about ISHDO's mission.

Such encouraging stores of young people supporting each other to access health and empowerment. Real leaders 👏🏾👏🏾 UNAIDS

The UNAIDS delegation in #Ethiopia with the network of of young #PLHIV at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Addis Ababa

State Minister of Finance, Ethiopia, HE Semereta Sewasew with agshongwe & UNAIDS Country Director Francoise Ndayishimiye on day two of the UNAIDS country visit to #Ethiopia

UNAIDS Regional Director, agshongwe leads a delegation from the UNAIDS Regional Office to #Ethiopia . Here with the #UN Resident Coordinator, Ethiopia Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, UNAIDS Country Director Francoise Ndayishimiye and the UN Ethiopia joint country team.

Good news! #Colombia 🇨🇴 has issued its first-ever compulsory license, to improve access to less-expensive generic versions of key HIV medicine dolutegravir. 👏🏾👏🏾
A landmark step for expanding access to affordable #HIV prevention & treatment.
MSF Access Campaign
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A productive meeting between Dr. Ndayishimiye, #UNAIDS Country Director in #Ethiopia , and Her Excellency Dr. Ergoge Tesfaye, Minister of Women & Social Affairs, suggested a joint technical team to accelerate collaboration & partnership. UNAIDS Eastern & Southern Africa Ministry of Health ETHIOPIA @UNAIDS UN Ethiopia

Learning lessons of how countries like Botswana 🇧🇼 have achieved the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets will be key to informing other national HIV responses moving forward globally.
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