World Health Organization Global Programme on AIDS
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HIV/AIDS programme
World Health Organization programme
global health programme
international health initiative
public health initiative
The World Health Organization Global Programme on AIDS was the WHO’s pioneering international initiative launched in the 1980s to coordinate and lead the global response to the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization Global Programme on AIDS canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HIV/AIDS programme
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World Health Organization programme ⓘ global health programme ⓘ international health initiative ⓘ public health initiative ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | worldwide ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1996 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
HIV/AIDS prevention
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HIV/AIDS treatment ⓘ epidemiological surveillance ⓘ global health ⓘ health policy ⓘ infectious disease control ⓘ public health education ⓘ |
| foundedBy | World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
catalyzed international political attention to HIV/AIDS
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contributed to creation of UNAIDS ⓘ established early global norms for AIDS control ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
to coordinate the global response to HIV/AIDS
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to develop global guidelines for HIV/AIDS prevention and care ⓘ to mobilize international funding for AIDS control ⓘ to promote HIV prevention strategies worldwide ⓘ to raise global awareness of the AIDS epidemic ⓘ to strengthen surveillance of HIV infection and AIDS cases ⓘ to support national AIDS control programmes ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfActivity |
capacity building
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policy development ⓘ technical assistance ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Canton of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
AIDS
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HIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of global AIDS control strategies
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support for national AIDS programme planning ⓘ technical guidelines for HIV prevention ⓘ |
| operatedBy | World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations response to HIV/AIDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName | GPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
coordination of early international AIDS surveillance
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launch of first global AIDS strategy ⓘ transition of responsibilities to UNAIDS ⓘ |
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