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Africa carries the largest share of the global HIV burden; yet financing for the response has long depended on external sources that are now shifting. PEPFAR transitions, bilateral aid changes, and global funding uncertainty are creating real pressure on national health systems. The question is no longer if African governments must step up; it’s how. […]
Press Release: Africa Reframes HIV Response as Economic Investment Amid Shrinking Donor Funding
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HCWG BUILDS MOMENTUM FOR COUNTRY-LED HIV RESPONSE AHEAD OF ICASA 2025 IN ACCRA
Over the past year, the African-led HIV Control Working Group (HCWG) has partnered with the Georgetown University’s Center for Innovation and Global Health, the Sustainable Prevention Initiative and the Government of Malawi to bring together leaders from across the continent to strengthen dialogue on integrating and sustaining HIV prevention efforts. Key outcomes from these efforts […]
HCWG Participates in PLHIV Leadership Summit 2025 to Support a Sustainable HIV Response Across Africa
The HCWG recently participated in the PLHIV Leadership Summit 2025, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 9th to 11th April 2025 under the theme “PLHIV Leaders Now.” The summit aimed to take stock of the PLHIV community structure, build a collective understanding of the REALITY NOW, and develop the PLHIV Advocacy and Narrative message […]
Beyond Aid: Building Sustainable, African-Led Health Systems
The HCWG is committed to actualising the vision of giving African communities the space to build and lead health programmes, innovations, and policies that truly reflect the community’s needs and priorities on the continent. We are working to drive domestic resource mobilisation to ensure sustainable HIV financing whilst ensuring African voices are at the forefront […]
HCWG and CQUIN Join Forces for African-Led HIV Solutions
The African-led HIV Control Working Group and the HIV Coverage, Quality and Impact Network (CQUIN), held a joint meeting on 8th December 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The objective of this meeting was to introduce the HCWG to CQUIN and provide an understanding of the role the HCWG plays in contextualizing what a truly African-led […]
The HCWG Leads a High-level Meeting at the 2024 UN General Assembly: African Leadership Shapes the Future of HIV Control
On 22 September 2024, the African-led HIV Control Working Group (HCWG) convened a high-level advocacy side event at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. This pivotal gathering brought together African and global health leaders with the objective of advocating for Africa to take greater control of the HIV response and agenda, […]