'This Is a Winnable Fight': Leaders Across Africa Pledge to End AIDS in Children by 2030 | "We have the tools, the guidance, the policies, and the knowledge we need. Now we must make good on this commitment and move to action," reads the Dar es Salaam Declaration. "Together we will not fail."

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winnable," public health officials from across Africa on Wednesday convened in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania to discuss the steps needed from policymakers and the healthcare sector to eradicate pediatric cases by 2030. The declaration's commitments include:Providing access to universal testing and treatment for all children and adolescents living with HIV and support them to remain virally suppressed;Ensuring access to treatment and care for all pregnant and breastfeeding women and support them to stay in care;Harnessing digital technologies to reach adolescents and young people;Implementing comprehensive, integrated HIV services;Working with and for men, women, and adolescent girls to ensure that mothers are protected from acquiring HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding;Ending the stigma, discrimination, and gender inequities experienced by women, children, and adolescents affected by HIV; andWorking with communities including men to prevent gender-based violence and counter harmful gender norms. "In partnership with the global alliance, PEPFAR commits to elevate the HIV/AIDS children's agenda to the highest political level within and across countries to mobilize the necessary support needed to address rights, gender equality, and the social and structural barriers that hinder access to prevention and treatment services for children and their families

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