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MINSK, 19 October (BelTA) – The non-governmental organization “Belarusian Fashion Chamber” and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in Belarus will sign a memorandum of cooperation, BelTA learned from UNAIDS.

The signing ceremony will take place in Minsk on 20 October. It will be attended by Belarusian models and designers, UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Svetlana Borovskaya. The main objective of the memorandum is to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the fashion community. Belarusian Fashion Chamber intends to contribute to the implementation of the new UNAIDS strategy 90-90-90.

90-90-90 is an ambitious treatment target to help end the AIDS epidemic. By 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status. By 2020, 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy. By 2020, 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression.

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has actively advocated more efforts at a global level to stop the HIV/AIDS epidemic.