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Tremendous gains have been made in reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission globally, and many children are now starting life free of HIV. However, much remains to be done to achieve the ambitious goal of ending new HIV infections among children. The Start Free Stay Free AIDS Free, launched by PEPFAR and UNAIDS in 2016 adopted a superfast track agenda to meeting the remaining gaps, to change the trajectory of the epidemic in children once and for all. The session will build consensus on the key strategies that need to be adopted to get us to the ‘last mile’ by addressing the following key issues: 1) Where are we now and what still needs to be done? 2) What are the game changers, innovations and keys to success we can learn from? 3) How can data drive quality and better outcomes for mothers and children?

08:00
Video
08:05
Welcome and opening remarks
Nono Simelela, WHO, Switzerland
08:15
Current data on the global status of PMTCT and progress towards EMTCT
Mary Mahy, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Switzerland
Deborah Von Zinkernagel, UNAIDS, Switzerland
Slides
08:25
New strategies to improve the impact of EMTCT programmes
Heather Watts, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, US Department of State, United States
Slides
08:37
Overview of data for targeting interventions and improving programme quality and outcomes
Fatima Tsiouris, ICAP, United States
Slides
08:40
Commentary and Q&A
Elaine J. Abrams, ICAP at Columbia University, United States
09:00
Panel discussion
Sani Aliyu, NACA, Nigeria
Priscilla Lumano-Mulenga, Vanderbilt-Zambia Network for Innovation in Global Health Technologies, Zambia
Simangele Mthethwa-Hleza, Ministry of Health, Swaziland
Wiendra Waworuntu, Ministry of Health, Indonesia
Lillian Mworeko, International Community of women living with HIV Eastern Africa (ICWEA), Uganda
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Slides
09:45
Closing remarks
Chewe Luo, UNICEF, United States
Meg Doherty, World Health Organization, Switzerland