WHO at ICASA - International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa

4-8 December 2011 -- One of the largest conferences on HIV/AIDS, ICASA is being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this year. WHO shares new normative guidance and presentations at the conference in the areas of HIV male circumcision, HIV testing and counselling, paediatric HIV treatment, and treatment and prevention of opportunistic infections.

• New release: Rapid advice: Diagnosis, prevention and management of cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected adults, adolescents and children
• More about the event

30 November 2011 -- On the eve of the World AIDS Day, a new comprehensive report on HIV is released. The report shows that despite unparalleled progress in HIV response over the past decade, access to life-saving HIV services remains uneven in many regions and countries. Infections remain high among adolescent girls, injecting drug users, men who have sex with men, and other marginalized population groups in all regions while they continue to be underserved by HIV programmes.

• News release: Unparalleled global progress in HIV response but sustained investment vital
• Full report and key facts on HIV epidemic and progress