DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA)
The Assembly,
TAKES NOTE of the 2018 AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) Report and ENDORSES the recommendations contained therein;
NOTES the continued efforts of AU Member States and partners in the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria and URGES them to redouble efforts to end these three diseases as public health threats by 2030 in line with the Catalytic Framework to end AIDS, TB and eliminate Malaria targets;
COMMENDS:
the African Union for the significant milestones towards the establishment of the Africa Medicines Agency that will support regulatory harmonization, facilitate medical product registration and URGES Member States and partners to accelerate efforts to implement the PMPA business plan;
the Commission and partners for producing the 2018 Africa Scorecard on Domestic Financing for Health and URGES Member States to further increase domestic resources allocated to health in the context of Africa’s increasing Gross Domestic Product and plateauing international support.
REQUESTS AU Member States and the international community to support the next Global Fund replenishment for its role in life-saving interventions in AIDS, TB and Malaria, the three biggest diseases in Africa;
COMMENDS the Commission for undertaking wide consultations on the Common African Position to the High Level Meeting on TB and ENDORSES the Common African Position on TB and REQUESTS Member States to attend the UN HLM on TB;
ENDORSES:
the African Continental End TB Accountability Framework for Action and the End TB Scorecard initiative and REQUESTS the Commission working with WHO to produce the scorecard annually;
the “Zero Malaria Starts With Me” campaign and REQUESTS the Commission and the Partnership “Roll Back Malaria” (RBM) to coordinate with Member States and facilitate the launch and roll out of the “Zero Malaria Starts with Me” campaign.