International AIDS conference
The International AIDS Conference is a key event for HIV sector workers, researchers, policymakers, people living with HIV and others committed to ending the epidemic.
AIDS 2012
The conference takes place every two years and the next conference will be held in Washington DC from 22 to 27 July 2012.
Find out more at the AIDS2012 website ... or read on for AFAO's selected highlights from the 18th International conference in Vienna.
AIDS 2014 will take place in Melbourne.
Highlights from the XVIII International AIDS Conference
Vienna: 18 - 23 July 2010
On this page
- our selection of conference sessions that may be of interest to AFAO members and affiliates.
- conference news and media releases
- actions at the conference
This information is drawn from a variety of sources. Updated daily for the duration of the conference.
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Actions
Sign the Vienna Declaration on Illicit Drugs Our Executive Director Don Baxter has signed on behalf of AFAO - we urge you to do the same.
Sex Workers at the 18th International AIDS Conference (IAC) in Vienna say Rights Here, Right Now In this video of their protest, the largest ever contingent of sex workers at an international AIDS conference oppose PEPFAR's sex worker rehabilitation policy and call for the decriminalisation of sex work.
Treatments Access About 2000 AIDS activists from all over the world held a demonstration at the opening of the IAC demanding that world leaders honour their commitments to meeting Universal Access targets.
Advocates March In Vienna For Human Rights Of HIV/AIDS Patients Thousands of HIV/AIDS advocates demanded more respect for human rights in the fight against HIV. View photos here.
More Of the Same Old Talk, Opinions, and Speeches (MOSTOS) The Advocacy to Control Tuberculosis Internationally (ACTION) project organised several actions and published a satirical newsletter that highlighted the fatal connection between HIV and TB.
Friday July 23
News
AIDS 2010: Obama, Clinton Vow U.S. Support To Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Second-ever pre-exposure prophylaxis study reports no safety concerns and promising result
Webcasts
Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among Drug Using Populations: A Global Perspective
Thursday 22 July
News
Halving HIV/TB Co-infection Deaths; Financial Transaction Tax Discussed, And More
Lack of Access to Evidence-based HIV Prevention and Care Is a Fundamental Violation of Human Rights
People with HIV/hepatitis C co-infection more likely to develop osteoporosis
Immigrants are more risk of HIV in their host country than back at home
Webcasts
Regional Session on Europe and Central Asia
Know Your Epidemic, Know Your Response: MSM and Their Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Putting HIV Testing to the Test: Progress, Gaps and Opportunities
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission: Maternal Health and Elimination of Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Wednesday 21 July
News
Fight against HIV AIDS continues, with results Comment by Don Baxter, Executive director of AFAO, on ABC radio
Does nevirapine improve hepatitis C treatment outcomes in HIV/HCV co-infected individuals?
Bill Gates maps the way to more effective HIV prevention
Webcasts
Use of Antiretrovirals for Prevention: PrEP, PEP and ART
Men Who have Sex with Men: Homophobia and HIV in Africa
When Does HIV Funding Strengthen Health Systems?
Tuesday 20 July
News
Study Finds Microbicide Containing HIV Drug Lowers Infection Risk In Women By 39%
See also:Family Health International video on the trial
5.2 million now on ART — and more to come; WHO officially releases 2010 HIV treatment guidelines
Webcasts
Promising results from the CAPRISA 004 Trial of a vaginal microbicide gel in South African Women
Starting HAART: When to Take the First Step?
Barriers to Migrants and Mobile Populations in Accessing Comprehensive HIV Services and Treatment
The Lancet Series: Global HIV Epidemic Among People Who Use Drugs
Monday 19 July
News
Leaders Weigh In On Global HIV/AIDS Funding; Clinton, Gates On Efficiency
Treating HIV-Positive Patients With ARVs Drove Down Number Of New HIV Infections
North America and Western Europe lead the world in criminalising HIV transmission and exposure
Webcasts
Law Enforcement Leaders for Public Health and Rights
Building on Success: A Roadmap for HIV Prevention
Integration of OST, TB, ARVs, Treatment and Scale-up for IDUs
The Forgotten Epidemics: HIV and HCV in Prisons, Pre-Trial Detention, and other Closed Settings
Law Reform in the Context of HIV: Are Human Rights Protected or Compromised?
The Double-Edged Sword: Long-Term Complications of ART and HIV
Sunday 18 July
Webcasts
Towards a Paradigm Shift in HIV Treatment and Prevention
Pre-conference sessions
Science and the law in HIV criminalisation NAPWA report.
Global Forum on MSM and HIV:
Video comments from Executive Officer George Ayala.
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Full coverage at: http://globalhealth.kff.org/AIDS2010 and AIDSmap
Photos at: http://aids2010.smugmug.com/ and Flickr
Conference Blog at: http://blog.aids2010.org/
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