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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