Commonwealth People’s Forum Trinidad 2009: Keeping HIV on the Agenda 
In 2005, Commonwealth Heads of Government declared HIV a global and Commonwealth emergency. This is largely based on the fact that Commonwealth nations account for 30% of the world’s population, and yet account for 60% of global HIV cases. More recently the Commonwealth Foundation has asserted that HIV will be removed from it’s agenda. Although the HIV and Health assembly had an ambitious program it was lacking focus and was often disorganized. Overall the HIV and Health assembly did not reflect the importance of HIV as a pressing issue among Commonwealth nations.
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