HIV Outcomes organised a working group session to explore funding opportunities for HIV projects beyond viral suppression in the EU4Health Programme (2021-2026)—the largest funding programme for health projects in the history of the European Union—with the purpose of identifying four to six concrete and scalable initiatives that may be considered for funding. Participants identified the priority areas below.
Integrate e-health in HIV care and facilitate care provision through virtual platforms.
Combat stigma and discrimination for people living with HIV.
Address the impact of physical frailty on the HRQoL of people living with HIV.
Provide better management for social frailty and mental health issues, and research the underlying causes (e.g. stigma, discrimination, physical decay) for a better response.
Address the connections between Covid-19 and HIV.
Address the impact of HIV on the HRQoL of vulnerable populations (including migrants and sex workers), and expand qualitative and quantitative research on such topic.
Address the impact of HIV on the HRQoL of women, and expand qualitative and quantitative research on topics, such as frailty and menopause.
Participants also identified relevant HIV initiatives that could potentially be scaled with EU4Health funding, including:
ISGlobal & SEISIDA’s Clinic Screening Tool
EATG’s EmERGE
U = U (Undetectable = Untransmitable)