The 37th UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting agreed that the theme for the Thematic Segment of the 39th meeting to be held in December 2016 would be HIV and Ageing
In September 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted, with a plan of action to leave no one behind. Following this, in May 2016, the World Health Assembly adopted the First Global strategy and plan of action on ageing and health 2016- 2020: towards a world in which everyone can live a long and healthy life, which spans the 15-year period of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and calls for a global campaign to combat ageism