“Universal access” is a phrase that dominates the current global HIV and AIDS policy environment. It means access for all people all over the world to education and counseling, multi-sectoral care and support services, and health services, including medicines, that will:
- prevent the transmission of HIV;
- support persons living with HIV, their families and those who care for them, in living longer with HIV and slowing the onset of AIDS related-illness;
- help AIDS-affected families in mitigating the effects of the illness and death on their own households and communities.
This website is a place for AIDS campaigners to gather and share information on advocacy to achieve universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support. It is organised into three paths of action to reach universal access by 2010: universal access campaigning, G8 AIDS campaigning, and UNGASS.
G8: AIDS has been on the G8 agenda for 20 years, but nearly every year AIDS campaigners have had to fight to keep it there. The 2009 G8 looks to be no different, yet again AIDS campaigners will renew their drive to mainstream AIDS on the G8 agenda. Here you will learn about the G8’s AIDS commitments, what is being done, what is needed and how you can help.
UNGASS: The 2008 UNGASS Review Meeting took place in New York City on 10 - 11 June 2008. Please visit this section to find out what happened...
Universal Access Campaigning: Universal access is commonly referred to as access to antiretroviral treatment. Treatment, however, is only one part of the equation. Learn what universal access, why it is important, and what is being done to achieve it. Here you will find official documents, civil society analysis, and new developments.
This website is a neutral, non branded space dedicated to sharing ideas and lessons learned. Its content should be shaped by the contributions of all campaigners for universal access, so we encourage your organisation to contact us if you would like to contribute on a regular basis or help maintain the site.
One Life Evolution is a life-sized experiential exhibit. Through a captivating audio tour and
powerful imagery, you will walk into an unforgettable journey of the life of children and adults
who endure extra-ordinary hardships because of HIV & AIDS. You' will see, hear, and experience
stories of tragedy and triumph lived out by them.
AS leaders of the world’s largest economies gather today in Pittsburgh for the Group of 20 meeting, people in the world’s poorest countries will likely look on with a mix of hope and trepidation, wondering whether their needs will figure in the deliberations at all. The G-20 nations could help both the poor and the global economy by fully financing lagging efforts to fight poverty and disease worldwide, and the best way to do this would be to impose a very small tax on the prosperous foreign exchange industry.
This note urges your organisation to sign-on to a list of demands that will be presented to the leaders of the world’s 20 leading economies as they gather at the second G20 summit of 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA from 24-25 September. If you are able to sign on, we need to hear from you by September 15th.