Ms. Rita Wahab will be talking about the impact of the #coronavirus pandemic among women and girls living with HIV in MENA region.

Monday, September 28th from 2 pm – 3 pm Beirut Time (12pm - 1pm London time)

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84643348300

Meeting ID: 846 4334 8300

COVID19 and women living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa

In this panel discussion webinar, experts will provide federal, provincial and local perspectives on the response to substance use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will explore the implications of the pandemic response on substance use and mental health, as well as the response measures that were taken, lessons learned and recommendations as pandemic restrictions across Canada begin to lift.

Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada

Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia

Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health

Date: September 28, 2020, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST

The implications of COVID-19 on substance use and mental health – A public health perspective

The science of HIV has never been better. Yet while some countries and communities have seen rapid declines in deaths and new infections, others see growing epidemics. Now more than ever, laws and policies are determinants of HIV—helping communities access the benefits of science and realize their rights, or blocking progress. From the UN General Assembly, join us for a discussion about science, policy, and human rights at the launch of the HIV Policy Lab—a new effort to track policies around the world and learn from what works.

: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. in New York / 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in Geneva

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Edwin Gorataone Dikoloti, Minister of Health and Wellness, Botswana

Rico Gustav, Global Network of People Living With HIV

Angeli Achrekar, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, PEPFAR

Harley Feldbaum, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

Keletso Makofane, International AIDS Society Governing Council & Georgetown University

Harnessing data on laws & policies to fight HIV: Discussion & launch of the HIV Policy Lab

Online webinar hosted by the Global Commission on Drug Policy.

Emmanuel Luyirika, African Palliative Care Association

Edith Andrews Annan, World Health Organization AFRO

Adeolu Adebiyi, West Africa Commission on Drugs

Stephen Watiti, Palliative Care beneficiary

Katherine Pettus, International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care

Events

COVID19 and women living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa

The implications of COVID-19 on substance use and mental health – A public health perspective

Harnessing data on laws & policies to fight HIV: Discussion & launch of the HIV Policy Lab

Access to controlled medicines in Africa