Tag: International AIDS Conference

Protests at the International AIDS Conference

by ihsection, posted in HIV/AIDS, Information and Social Media

Though this is a little late, it made headlines, so I thought it would be worthwhile to post it.


AIDS activists, such as HealthGAP, Global Fund Advocates Network, and Stop AIDS Campaign UK, and treatment providers, including MSF, took over a panel discussion on the future of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria at the International AIDS Conference. The groups protested against efforts to cap funding for countries rather than continue to accept ambitious grant proposals from countries hit hardest by the AIDS epidemic.


MSF joined thousands of protesters at the International AIDS Conference in Washington DC, calling for governments and pharmaceutical companies to halt policies and practices that hamper access to medicines.

XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna this Week

by ihsection, posted in HIV/AIDS, Information and Social Media, Research

The XVIII International AIDS Conference, put on by the International AIDS Society, is being hosted in Vienna from July 18-23.  It is a place where HIV/AIDS scientists, policy makers, public health professionals, and other interest groups can gather to discuss the most current and relevant topics in HIV prevention and treatment.

The official conference webpage: http://www.aids2010.org/Default.aspx?pageId=160
Follow the conference on Twitter: http://twitter.com/aids2010
The Global Health Council’s blog series dedicated to the conference: http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/aids_conference_blog/
Kaiser Family Foundation is the official webcaster for the event.  Visit their page dedicated to the conference here: http://globalhealth.kff.org/AIDS2010