A/RES/58/236
5.
Urges Member States to intensify national efforts and international
cooperation in the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment in order to
meet the goals and targets contained therein based on national plans, where they
exist, and, in particular, where gaps have been identified in the report of the
Secretary-General by, inter alia:
(a) Providing stronger and more visible leadership in response to the
epidemic;
(b) Creating an environment that encourages the engagement of and
partnerships with all stakeholders, including civil society, people living with
HIV/AIDS, marginalized and vulnerable groups, cultural and faith-based
organizations, non-governmental organizations, traditional health practitioners, the
private sector, international institutions and the media;
(c) Strengthening policies and programmes for combating HIV/AIDS,
including those relating to the protection and promotion of all human rights and
fundamental freedoms for all, including eliminating stigmas and discrimination
against people living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS, ensuring gender equality,
assisting orphans and children and expanding access to treatment, care and support;
(d) Building and scaling up a comprehensive response to achieve broad
multisectoral coverage for prevention, care, treatment and support and recognizing
the need to seriously address impact mitigation issues, in particular in the worst
affected countries, and specifically within this context:
(i) Intensifying prevention measures, especially those directed at vulnerable
groups, in particular women and young persons, bearing in mind that
prevention is the mainstay of the national, regional and international response;
(ii) Expanding access to treatment, in a progressive and sustainable manner,
including the prevention and treatment of opportunistic diseases and the
effective use of antiretroviral medication;
(iii) Improving the provision of care and support to those infected and
affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans;
(iv) Mitigating the social and economic impact of the epidemic;
(v) Promoting access to low-cost
pharmaceutical products;
and
(vi) Strengthening health-care systems
programmes into current health services;
effective
and
drugs and
integrating
related
HIV/AIDS
(vii) Strengthening HIV/AIDS surveillance and systems for evaluating
programme effectiveness;
(e) Strengthening pharmaceutical policies and practices, including those
applicable to generic drugs and intellectual property regimes, in order to further
promote innovation and the development of domestic industries consistent with
international law;
(f) Intensifying training and research initiatives or programmes to strengthen
the capacities of Governments to manage the epidemic;
(g) Sharing experiences and exchanging information on key areas of
intervention, such as prevention, the provision of care and support for HIV/AIDSinfected persons and the treatment of HIV/AIDS-related conditions;
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