HIV/AIDS

The XIX International AIDS Conference: Turning the tide together

XIX International AIDS Conference, July 2012, USA

IAS/Steve Shapiro

22 July 2012 -- The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) opened on 22 July in Washington, DC. The conference will be one of the central events of the year in global health and HIV. The conference theme is "Turning the tide together", which emphasizes the decisive actions needed in today's defining phase in the epidemic. WHO HIV programme’s participation is focusing around the themes of "Treatment for prevention", "Treatment 2.0", and more broadly the "Strategic use of ARVs".

Speeches

22 July 2012
- Changing the global health architecture
  Statement by Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, at the WHO satellite symposium on strategic use of antiretrovirals: bringing HIV prevention and treatment together
- Towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children
  Opening remarks by Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, at the UNICEF high-level meeting on innovations for elimination of new HIV infections among children