The next and last pandemics - The consequences of COVID-19 and its impact on the HIV/AIDS response.

Abstract

A webinar that examined HIV in the COVID-19 pandemic — The next and last pandemics — was hosted by the International AIDS Economics Network (IAEN), the Health Economics Unit, Centre for Health Economics at the University of the West Indies (UWI-HEU), and Pan Caribbean Partnership on HIV (PANCAP) on 21 July 2021. The meeting aimed to create a forum for: (a) A discussion on the economic impact of COVID-19 on health in general and the HIV response specifically; and (b) The identification of work that has been done addressing the financing and overall sustainability of the HIV response considering the negative impact of COVID-19 on global and local funding sources. The event featured a group of highly respected speakers with a wealth of experience from their respective agencies.