{"id":61037,"date":"2026-05-23T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=61037"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:00:15","slug":"algeria-holds-key-meeting-with-unaids-official-in-geneva-eyes-regional-office-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=61037","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Holds Key Meeting with UNAIDS Official in Geneva, Eyes Regional Office Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria&#8217;s delegation attending the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva held a working meeting with Christine Steggling, Director of Management and Partnerships at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <strong>dzwatch<\/strong>, officials confirmed the talks centered on priority areas in the fight against HIV\/AIDS, particularly the triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission through early detection, improved healthcare coverage, and enhanced medical follow-up for mothers and newborns.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions also addressed strengthening prevention among vulnerable groups through a comprehensive approach encompassing awareness, access to health services, early diagnosis, and psychosocial support.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, both sides explored the possibility of Algeria hosting a regional UNAIDS office, citing the country&#8217;s strategic positioning, public health expertise, and sustained commitment to epidemic prevention programs.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties reaffirmed their shared determination to advance partnership with UNAIDS, contributing to public health and sustainable development goals at regional and international levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria&#8217;s delegation attending the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva held a working meeting with Christine Steggling, Director of Management and Partnerships at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS). Speaking exclusively to dzwatch, officials confirmed the talks centered on priority areas in the fight against HIV\/AIDS, particularly the triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}