Conference Archives:
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Fast-Track Cities 2022 conference was the third in-person gathering of more than 450 cities and municipalities that comprise the Fast-Track Cities network.
The conference took place October 11-13, 2022, in Sevilla, sponsored by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) in partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Fast-Track Cities Institute, Stop TB Partnership, and World Hepatitis Alliance. A post-conference summary report can be found here.
Following are the conference program book and oral abstracts book (the poster book will be available shortly):
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This archive page houses the conference presentations, including oral abstracts. The conference organizers request that any use of a presentation should include citation to both the presenting author and relevant conference information (e.g., Fast-Track Cities 2022, October 11-13, 2022, Sevilla).
DISCLOSURE
The Fast-Track Cities 2022 conference was made possible through grants and sponsorships from AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and ViiV Healthcare.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022
CONFERENCE WELCOME
Secretary of State for Health Silvia Calzón, Spain
José M. Zuniga, IAPAC and Fast-Track Cities Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
Mayor Antonio Muñoz Martínez, Sevilla, Spain
Official Welcome from Fast-Track Sevilla
PANEL SESSION 1
Towards 2030: Defining the Calculus of Success for Ending Urban HIV Epidemics
Moderator: Charles King, Housing Works, New York, NY, USA
Panelists:
Solange Baptiste, ITPC, Johannesburg, South Africa
Tom van Benthem, GGD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nombulelo Magula, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL
Health for All: Realizing the Human Right to Health for Migrant Populations
Part 1
Moderator: Antía André Hernández, Spanish National Radio
Deputy Mayor María Encarnación Aguilar Silva, Sevilla, Spain
Deputy Governor Tavida Kamolvej, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand
Mayor Delroy Williams, Kingston, Jamaica
Mayor Austin Abraham, Gaborone, Botswana
Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland
Andriy Klepikov, Alliance for Public Health, Kyiv, Ukraine
Meg Doherty, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Part 2
Moderator: Antía André Hernández, Spanish National Radio
Mayor Wild Ndipo, Blantyre, Malawi
Deputy Mayor Issa Malam Salatou, Libreville, Gabon
Mayor Maria Josefina Belmonte, Quezon City, Philippines
Judge Andy Brown, Travis County, TX, USA
Lucica Ditiu, Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, Switzerland
Cary James, World Hepatitis Alliance, London, UK
SPONSORED LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Long-Term Success: Aging Positively with HIV
Hosted by Gilead Sciences
e-Posters Session
PLENARY SESSION 1
Promoting a Continuum of Care and Social Services for LGBTQ+ People
Moderator: Jorge Saavedra, AHF, Miami, FL, USA
Presenters:
Erika Castellanos, GATE, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Simon Cazal, SOMOSGAY, Asunción, Uruguay
PLENARY SESSION 2
Improving Health Service Provision for Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons
Moderator: Gary Jones, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland
Naing Myint, International Organization for Migration, Geneva, Switzerland
PLENARY SESSION 3
Prioritizing Food and Housing Security in the Context of Holistic Urban Health
Moderator: Helen Corkin, UK Health Security Agency, London, UK
Nikos Dedes, Positive Voice, Athens, Greece
WELCOME PANEL
Leading United: Re-Embracing the Fast-Track Cities Commitment to Solidarity
Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland
Raf Tuts, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya
Jorge Garrido, ApoyoPositivo, Madrid, Spain
Deputy Mayor María Encarnación Aguilar Silva, Sevilla, Spain
Minister of Health Carolina Darias, Ministry of Health, Spain
José M. Zuniga, IAPAC and Fast-Track Cities Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022
PANEL SESSION 2
Momentum Lost: Re-Energizing Urban and Peri-Urban Tuberculosis Responses
Moderator: Suvanand Sahu, Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, Switzerland
Panelists:
Ramya Ananthakrishnan, REACH, Chennai, India
Austin Obiefuna, Afro Global Alliance, Accra, Ghana
Michael Wilson, Advance Access & Delivery, Durban, South Africa
PANEL SESSION 3
Course Correction: Mapping a Path Towards Achieving Urban HCV Elimination
Moderator: Jessica Hicks, World Hepatitis Alliance, London, UK
Panelists:
Rachel Halford, Hepatitis C Trust, London, UK
Olufunmilayo Lesi, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Caroline Thomas, Peduli Hati Bangsa, Jakarta, Indonesia
PLENARY SESSION 4
Democratizing HIV Testing and Linkage to Care through Community Checkpoint
Moderator: Christoph Weber, Checkpoint BLN, Berlin, Germany
Miguel Rocha, GAT, Lisbon, Portugal
PLENARY SESSION 5
Leveraging a Cohort of Champions to Tackle Urban HIV Response Challenges
Moderator: Gonçalo Lobo, Fast-Track Cities Institute, Lisbon, Portugal
Jane Anderson, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
PLENARY SESSION 6
Utilizing an Implementation Science Lens to Optimize Urban HIV Responses
Moderator: Sindhu Ravishankar, Fast-Track Cities Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Frederick Altice, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
SPONSORED LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Refocusing on HIV in Europe: Addressing Challenges to Equitable HIV Outcomes for Communities in Greatest Need
Hosted by Merck Sharp & Dohme
CITY CASE STUDIES SESSION 1 (Africa 1)
Blantyre, Malawi
Madalitso Juwayeyi, FACT Malawi
eThekwini, South Africa
Nthabiseng Malakoane, eThekwini Department of Health
Kinshasa, DRC
Lembe Baza Virginie
Maputo, Mozambique
Belia Nyambir, Maputo City Council
Nairobi, Kenya
Anthony Kiplagat, Nairobi Metropolitan Services
Windhoek, Namibia
Louw Jane Melissa, City of Windhoek
CITY CASE STUDIES SESSION 2 (Asia-Pacific)
Adelaide, Australia
Colin Batrouney, Thorne Harbour Health
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Anna Deryabina, ICAP at Columbia University
Bangkok, Thailand
Nittaya Phanuphak, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation
Jakarta, Indonesia
Dwi Oktavia Tatri Lestari, Jakarta Provincial Health Office
Melbourne, Australia
Edwina Wright, Monash University
Mumbai, India
Vijaykumar Karanjkar, Mumbai District AIDS Control Society
Tokyo, Japan
Junko Tanuma, National Center for Global Health and Medicine
CITY CASE STUDIES SESSION 3 (Europe)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Elske Hoornenborg, Center for Sexual Health
Cardiff, UK
Darren Cousins, Fast-Track Cardiff and Vale
Kyiv, Ukraine
Hanna Starostenko, Deputy-Mayor of Kyiv
Nantes, France
Christophe Jouin, Nantes’ City Councillor
Jérôme Gournay, Nantes Objectif Zéro
Prague, Czech Republic
Jakub Tomšej, Czech Society of AIDS Help
Sevilla, Spain
Fernando Martínez-Cañavate García-Mina, Municipality of Sevilla
ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 1: HIV 1
Moderator: Robert Ndugwa, UN-Habitat, Nairobi, Kenya
The HEAT Syndemic: A New Status Neutral Framework of the HIV Epidemic among Transgender Women to Guide Eradication Efforts
Tiffany Glynn
Despite the Obtainment of the 90-90-90 Cascade of HIV Care (CoC)Goal, Still vulnerable population needs focused interventions in Milan Metropolitan Area
Alessandro Tavelli
Understanding Disengagement and Re-engagement in Johannesburg’s HIV Programme: An Analysis of Clients Re-initiating ART
Melanie Bisnauth
Scaling Viral Load Testing in Jakarta, Indonesia through Customization of the National HIV Cohort Platform
Dwi Oktavia
Towards Zero New HIV Infections in Amsterdam in 2026: Reaching Undocumented Migrants for HIV and STI Testing and Linkage to Care
Martha T. Teijema
HIV Treatment Burden among Key Populations in Five Fast-Track Cities 1
Sindhu Ravishankar
Quality of Care for PLHIV across 7 Fast-Track Cities (FTCs): Assessing Interpersonal Communication in Health Facilities
Karen Chale
HIV Provider Perceptions of COVID-19 Disruptions in HIV Service Access in Lagos State
Helen Olowofeso
ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 2: HIV 2
Moderator: Chalone Savant, Fast-Track Cities Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
Programmatic Mapping and Population Size Estimation (p-MPSE) of High-Risk Groups (HRGs) Operating through Networks in Delhi, India
Jitendra Misra
Intention to the Use Long-Acting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Men who have Sex with Men Participating in the Amsterdam Cohort Studies
Elske Hoornenborg
Achieving Virological Control and Engagement through Tailored Peer Mentoring: A Collaborative Project Supported by the Fast-Track Cities (FTC) Initiative
Harry Coleman
Experience of the Implementation of the “One Stop Shop” Strategy in Programs to Fight against HIV/AIDS among Young LGBTIQ People in the City of Yaoundé: Case of CAMFAIDS in Yaoundé 5th, Cameroon
Kamen Liwandi Mathias Nickel
Does Collaborative Workplace HIV Self-testing Kit Distribution Improve Case Identification among Men Aged 18-34 years? A Case Study for Kisumu County, Kenya
Dorothy Oketch
Outcomes of a Nerve Centre Approach to Achieving the 90-9-090 HIV Targets in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mpefe Ketlhapile
Mobile App-Based Ordering of HIV Self-Test Kits and Associated Factors among Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who Have Sex with Men
Noah Mancuso
Mental Health Morbidities Among PLHIV in Mumbai, India: The Need for an Integrated Response
Vijaykumar Karanjkar
ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 3: Syndemic Diseases
Moderator: Helen Olowofeso, Fast-Track Cities Institute, Lagos, Nigeria
Combined Needle and Syringe Program and Opioid Agonist Therapy Reduce HIV and HCV Acquisition among people who inject drugs: A meta-analysis of emulated trials
Maria Prins
Enabling Local Response to Build Bridges for Research with Communities Affected by Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pakistan
Mehek Ali
More Hepatitis C Late Diagnosis Cases: An Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Barcelona, Spain
Juan Carlos Ruiz
LinkB: A New Approach for Identification and Linkage to Care for People Living with Chronic Hepatitis B
Anna Feliu-Prius
Use of Cohort Tracing in eThekwini to Ensure HIV and TB Patients’ Continued Treatment and Care Following a Social Crisis and Health Emergency
Cedrick Phelalani Sosibo
An Update on HCV Elimination Efforts through Screening and Linkage to Care in Madeira, Portugal
Elisa Xavier
What Happened to Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Seville Experience
Valme del Río García
Poor HCV Literacy among Men who have Sex with Men as a Barrier to HCV Elimination
Sindhu Ravishankar
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022
COMMUNITY PANEL
Al Centro: Defining the Centrality of Affected Communities in Urban HIV Responses
Moderator: Sbongile Nkosi, GNP+, Johannesburg, South Africa
Panelists:
Dázon Dixon Diallo, SisterLove, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Diego García, Sevilla Checkpoint, Sevilla, Spain
Jumoke Patrick, Network of Seropositives, Kingston, Jamaica
Midnight Poonkasetwattana, APCOM, Bangkok, Thailand
Sibongile Tshabalala, TAC, Johannesburg, South Africa
PANEL SESSION 4
IAPAC-Lancet HIV Commission on the Future of Urban HIV Responses
Moderator:
José M. Zuniga, IAPAC and Fast-Track Cities Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
Panelists:
Dázon Dixon Diallo, SisterLove, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA
Cary James, World Hepatitis Alliance, London, England, UK
Nombulelo Magula, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Midnight Poonkasetwattana, APCOM, Bangkok, Thailand
Corey Prachniak-Rincón, Fast-Track Cities Institute, Boston, MA, USA
CITY CASE STUDIES SESSION 4 (Africa 2)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Mphephu Charles, Sakha Isizwe Drop-in Center
Kampala, Uganda
Christopher Oundo, Kampala Capital City Authority
Kigali, Rwanda
Mukangarambe Patricie, City of Kigali
Lagos, Nigeria
Monsurat Adeleke, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency
Lusaka, Zambia
Mayor Chilando Chitangala, Greater City of Lusaka
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Landom Shey, ReCAP+
CITY CASE STUDIES SESSION 5 (Latin America/Caribbean)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fabian Portnoy, City of Buenos Aires
São Paulo, Brazil
Claudia Velasquez, UNAIDS
Callao, Peru
Takaaki Robles, Amigas por Siempre
Kingston, Jamaica
Alisha Robb-Allen, Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department
CITY CASE STUDIES SESSION 6 (North America)
Charleston, SC, USA
Shanna Hastie, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
Denver, CO, USA
Carleigh Sailon, Department of Safety City and County of Denver
México City, México
Andrea González-Rodríguez, Clinica Especializada Condesa
Montréal, QC, Canada
Alexandra de Pokomandy, McGill University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Kelly Prokop, Prevention Point Pittsburgh
SPONSORED LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
Working Together to Address Stigma: Experiences, Actions, Impact
Hosted by ViiV Healthcare
ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 4: Social Determinants of Health
Moderator: Pascal Muriset, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland
High Burden of Blood-Borne Viral Infections (HCV,HIV,HBV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections among People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH): First results from a pilot study in Berlin, Germany
Christoph Weber
Peer Mentoring Support for People Living with HIV: Addressing the Fourth 90
Joshua Warton
Legal Drivers to Eradicate HIV-Related Discrimination in Spain
Miguel Ramiro
Innovative Holistic approaches to Improve Health Outcomes amongst Socially Vulnerable MSM Communities
David Nel
Low-Threshold Housing as a Powerful Strategy for Ending HIV Epidemics
Charles King
Assessing Health Facility HIV-Related Stigma in the City of Lagos
Helen Olowofeso
Stigma Indicators in 25 European Fast-Track Cities – What are We (Not) Measuring?
Tanja Dittfeld
ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 5: Urban/Community Leadership
Moderator: Jumoke Patrick, JNPlus, Kingston, Jamaica
Learning from London’s HIV Elimination Efforts to Improve Community Leadership and Partnership across Health Systems
Ian Jackson
Evaluation of a Peer Intervention Program in the Hospital Setting to Improve People Newly Diagnosed with HIV’s Health-Related Quality of Life
Diego Garcia Morcillo
Building Bridges: Use of HIV/STI Services and Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Communities in Amsterdam at an NGO-Public Health Co-Led Clinic
Camiel Welling
Implementation of a Municipal Strategy on HIV and Vulnerable Populations in a Municipality of Madrid Region 2021: Alcorcón Fast-Track
Julian Alexander Portocarrero Nuñez
Harnessing the Critical Role of Community Structures towards Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV: Lesson Learnt from USAID funded ICHSSA 2 Project in Lagos State
Olufemi Oke
Ward AIDS Committees: Building Community Ownership through Local Leadership, Coordination, and Capacitation
Siyabonga Nzimande
Community Influence on End the Epidemic Plans in US Fast-Track Cities
Kalvin Pugh
Assessing the CLHIV 95-95-95 targets in Five Fast-Track Cities
Sindhu Ravishankar
ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 6: Public Policy/Health Financing
Moderator: Eleanor Gouws, UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland
Access Program to Health Care and Antiretrovital Treatment for PLHIV without Sufficient Health Insurance during the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic at Checkpoint BLN in Berlin, Germany
Jacques Kohl
Improving Quality and Equitable Access to Care through the Rollout of a User Fee Community Led Monitoring Program Authors
Landom Shey
Ukraine’s Model of Transition Plan as an Experience that can be Piloted in the EECA Region
Oleksandra Denysenko
Impact of the War in Ukraine on Sustainability of HIV Prevention Services for Key Groups in Fast-Track Cities
Liudmyla Legkostup
Monkeypox Outbreak in Andalusia: A Socioeconomical Approach
Valme del Río García
HIV Stigma and Punitive Laws and Policies as Barriers to HIV Care in Five African Fast-Track Cities
Corey Prachniak-Rincón
Impact on Municipal HIV Funding Due to COVID-19-Related and National Funding Constraints
Dash Sears
Association between Discrimination and Quality of Care in 50 Fast-Track Cities
Corey Prachniak-Rincón
CLOSING PANEL
Urban Health: Recommitting to a More Equitable, Healthy, and Socially Inclusive Future
Moderators:
Julia del Amo, Ministry of Health, Madrid, Spain, and José M. Zuniga, IAPAC and Fast-Track Cities Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
Panelists:
Mayor Femke Halsema, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Elske Hoorenborg, GGD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
