The IAPAC–Lancet HIV Commission on the future of urban HIV responses Published: July 20, 2024

With urbanisation trends projecting more than twice as many people in the world will be living in urban versus rural settings by 2050, cities have an increasingly important role to play in achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 (SDG 3.3). The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC)–Lancet HIV Commission on the Future of Urban HIV Responses report centres health equity in urban HIV responses, with cross-cutting recommendations made across intersectional domains. Among these domains are the right to health, health system resilience, syndemic conditions and comorbidities, social determinants of health, and data-driven accountability. The report also proposes opportunities to accelerate progress towards SDG 3.3, and more broadly SDG 10 (making cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable), with the aim of guiding local, national, and international stakeholders in their efforts to optimise urban HIV responses. https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/urban-hiv-responses?dgcid=hubspot_email_conferencealerts_lanhivftc24&utm_campaign=conferencealerts&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-83ILwGKcuP14L-PTkoz0ojfFgNC6b3JOlRCn6YLAZdQSJrNEjcMnluuAoVVAywDj8ej6USKfaPGhjWV4Lo6ZSKRwqtrg&_hsmi=316285152&utm_content=316285152&utm_source=hs_email