Cook Islands Global AIDS Response Progress Report 2016

The Ministry of Health continue to support the global ‘getting to zero targets’ with zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS related deaths, and the global obligation of attaining universal access to HIV prevention, treatment care and support. Hence, the Cook Islands main emphasis is on prevention, ensuring that all pregnant women are tested for HIV, and making sure full access to ART. This also aligns perfectly with the Ministry of Health’s mission statement that is “to provide accessible, affordable and equitable health services of the highest quality, by and for all in order to improve the health status of people in the Cook Islands” The reporting process also provided an opportunity to evaluate the data tools and storage processes in place.