AIDS 2010: Official Press Conference: Newsmakers Press Conference of the Day July 19, 2010 Event Speaker: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
AIDS 2010: Integration of OST, TB, ARVs, Treatment and Scale-up for IDUs July 19, 2010 Event The quality of the available public services which provide medical and social support are far from meeting the needs of injecting drug users (IDUs) and people living with HIV (PLHIV).
AIDS 2010: Building on Success: A Roadmap for HIV Prevention July 19, 2010 Event Concerted global action has transformed the HIV and AIDS response into a top health and humanitarian priority.
AIDS 2010: The Double-Edged Sword: Long-Term Complications of ART and HIV July 19, 2010 Event The success of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART, has been evident for 15 years. Such long-term therapy can have complications though, especially when compounded by co-morbid conditions such as ageing and smoking.
AIDS 2010: Monday Plenary July 19, 2010 Event For more information on this session, including access to speaker presentations, please see the conference Programme-at-a-Glance. Chairs: Debrework Zewdie (Ethiopia)Director, Global HIV/AIDS Program for the World BankHelene Gayle (United States)President and CEO of CARE USANora Volkow (United States)Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH
AIDS 2010: The Forgotten Epidemics: HIV and HCV in Prisons, Pre-Trial Detention, and other Closed Settings July 19, 2010 Event Rates of HIV and HCV in prisons, pre-trial detention centers and other closed settings are much higher than in the community, and risk behaviours – in particular consensual and non-consensual forms of sexual activity and injecting drug use – are prevalent behind bars.
KFF/UNAIDS Report Finds Donor Nation Support for AIDS Relief Was Flat in 2009 During World Economic Crisis, With US$7.6 Billion Provided During the Year July 18, 2010 News Release VIENNA, Austria – Overall support for global AIDS efforts from donor nations flattened in the midst of last year’s global economic crisis, according to a new analysis of 2009 funding levels from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). In 2009, the Group…
Opening Session from the XVIII International AIDS Conference July 18, 2010 Event The Opening Session from the XVIII International AIDS Conference held in Vienna, Austria, July 18-23, 2010.
AIDS 2010: Towards a Paradigm Shift in HIV Treatment and Prevention July 18, 2010 Event UNAIDS and IAS will host a discussion on a new vision to reinvigorate the global movement to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.
AIDS 2010: Advancing Country Ownership: Achieving Program Sustainability and Long-Term Impact July 18, 2010 Event A central focus of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is increasing country ownership in HIV strategy, program design and implementation.
