Welcome to NCDA's AIDS 2024 portal.
- *NEW* Read 10 powerful stories from all over the world providing examples of the need for NCD and HIV integration
- *NEW* Find out more and sign The Call to Lead on NCDs - our letter to governements to fulfil their commitments to tackle the NCD burden, and urge Member States at the UN Fourth High-Level Meeting on NCDs in September 2025 to mobilise investment, accelerate implementation and deliver accountability.
- *NEW* Read and sign the 'Call to lead: three actions all governments must take'
- Satellite Session: Reaching the 4th “90” target: Accelerating the integration of HIV and Noncommunicable Disease responses to improve quality of life
- Read NCDA's HIV and NCD Resources
This collection of stories by people living with HIV and one or more NCD highlights diverse, first-hand expertise of the barriers in managing conditions and accessing care, as well as resilience in the face of such challenges. Ten stories, which cover multiple countries and conditions, were selected through a submission and interview process. Download the publication to read more.
The call to lead: three actions all governments must take
We call on all governments to fulfil their commitments to tackle the NCD burden, and urge Member States at the UN Fourth High-level Meeting on NCDs in September 2025 to:
- MOBILISE INVESTMENT by increasing sustainable funding for health that includes specific and measurable financing targets for NCDs strategies and maximises the win-win from health taxes and other fiscal measures.
- ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION by delivering the proven, cost-effective policies to reduce NCD risk factor exposure, integrating quality NCD interventions into person-centred care and universal health coverage benefit packages, and expanding access to essential NCD medicines, technologies, and resources.
- DELIVER ACCOUNTABILITY by regularly monitoring and reporting to citizens and the global community on an updated set of NCD targets extended to 2030 and beyond; and by integrating NCD commitments into the post-SDG agenda.
Millions of people die from preventable NCDs every year, and millions more live with long-term disabilities. NCDs affect families and communities worldwide—we have all been affected. We know what needs to be done and how to do it. We stand ready to support and lead alongside governments.
Now is the time to take immediate, decisive action. Now is the time to lead.
Satellite Session at AIDS 2024
Reaching the 4th “90” target: Accelerating the integration of HIV and Noncommunicable Disease responses to improve quality of life
Monday 22nd July 2024, 15.00 – 16.30 Munich, Germany (hybrid - for conference delegates) Room 1
Objectives:
- Raise awareness of increased risks of comorbidities of NCDs and mental health conditions for people living with HIV: re-emphasize that NCD, mental health and HIV/AIDS are interlinked, e.g. through ageing, risk-association, comorbidities.
- Showcase the benefits and challenges, and best practice solutions at country level for integrated, people-centred health-services for improving treatment outcomes and quality of life, as well as driving cost savings for health systems.
- Reflect on the global policy landscape to date and opportunities ahead to further the NCD/mental health/HIV integration agenda, such as follow up from the UHC UN High-Level Meeting in 2023, the Lusaka Agenda, the review process of the SDGs, and the upcoming UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in 2025, and HIV in 2026; reflect on global health financing opportunities to accelerate country implementation of person-centered integrated health services.
The event is co-hosted by NCD Alliance, GNP+, STOPAIDS, Frontline AIDS, PATH, WHO and the International AIDS Society.
Key Resources
15 transformative solutions to realise better health in people living with and affected by HIV and NCDs
NCDA alongside UNAIDS, GNP, IAS, STOPAIDS and Frontline AIDS have published joint policy recommentations to support and encourage the realisation of the 90% integrated care target set at the UN High Level Meeting for HIV/AIDS in 2021. The document provides 15 recommendations, broken down by stakeholder and level of health care.
Spending Wisely: Exploring the economic and societal benefits of integrating HIV/AIDS and NCDs
Long, full, healthy lives: Delivering on the commitment to integrated NCD care for people living with HIV by 2025
Policy Brief - From Siloes to Synergies: Integrating noncommunicable disease prevention and care into global health initiatives and universal health
Video explainer: Integrating NCDs in the HIV response to protect decades of progress
Decades of hard-worn progress in HIV control are now at risk as a result of the increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases among people living with HIV, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Only the integration of HIV and NCD health services can reverse this trend.
NCD civil society spotlights NCD integration in Rwanda, Tanzania, and Malawi
In 2022, the NCD alliances of Rwanda, Malawi and Tanzania developed national reports on the integration of NCD and HIV services at the primary care level. This work was the first of its kind in all three countries.
Film: Combining care to save lives
After losing two children soon after birth, Sally was diagnosed with AIDS, then cervical cancer. At the Rangi Tatu clinic in Tanzania, vital connections are being made between HIV and NCDs – see why this matters to people like her.