Following three previous collaboration meetings of Lusophone countries held in Cabo Verde (2014), Mozambique (2016) and Brazil (2024), WHO invites all country focal points and civil society representatives to participate in the next meeting on 6 November 2024. This virtual meeting offers an opportunity to all Lusophone countries to advance on the collaboration activities to eliminate HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis (TB) as public health problems by 2030.
Objectives
Part 1
- sharing the Brasília meeting report;
- present collaboration plans between the Portuguese-speaking countries; and
- advance on the collaboration activities: information repository and webinar series.
Part 2
- advance in the implementation of processes to validate the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
Agenda
Introduction to the meeting | Marco Vitória (WHO HHS) |
Presentation of the main results of the Brasília meeting (March 2024) | Clarice Pinto and Carlota Batista (WHO HHS) |
Collaboration activities (2025) | Clarice Pinto and Carlota Batista (WHO HHS) |
Advances in the implementation of processes for validating the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B | Leandro Sereno (PAHO) and representatives from ministries of health from Lusophone countries |
Next steps and closure | Marco Vitória, Clarice Pinto e Carlota Batista (WHO HHS) |