AIDS 2010
AIDS 2010 Opens with Focus on Human Rights of People with HIV
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:54
- Written by Liz Highleyman
In keeping with the theme of "Rights Here, Rights Now," the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) opened in Vienna with calls to end discrimination and human rights abuses against people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS, especially vulnerable groups including men who have sex with men, sex workers, drug users, and women and girls. Activists and health experts agreed that it is essential for world leaders to keep their promises to increase funding for universal access to HIV prevention and antiretroviral treatment.
AIDS 2010 -- International AIDS Conference Begins Sunday in Vienna
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 16 July 2010 13:56
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
The XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) will take place next week, July 18-23, in Vienna, Austria. This year's theme -- "Rights Here, Rights Now" -- reflects the emphasis on human rights and legal protections for people living with HIV/AIDS. HIVandHepatitis.com will provide coverage of the conference starting with the July 20 edition.
Global Experts Call for Better Match between HIV Prevention Efforts and Groups at Greatest Risk
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Wednesday, 07 July 2010 13:56
- Written by Global HIV Prevention Working Group
Worldwide HIV/AIDS prevention efforts could be more successful if they did a better job of targeting resources toward groups at highest risk of infection, including men who have sex with men and injection drug users, according to a new report from the Global HIV Prevention Working Group released at the XVIII International AIDS Conference last week in Vienna.