Health
International AIDS Conference
This year, the International AIDS Society (IAS) hosted the 19th International AIDS Conference, which took place in Washington, DC, from July 22–27. USAID supported the publication of hundreds of abstracts and participated in posters, oral presentations, workshops, and more.
USAID Health: HIV/AIDS, News/Info, International AIDS Conference 2012Social Media for AIDS 2012 @USAIDGH Live Tweeting If you can't make it to every session, please join us on Twitter as we live tweet from ...- On Sunday, July 22, we participated in the event, Journey of Life for Children with HIV - From Diagnosis to Adulthood, where Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, gave opening remarks.
The Journey of Life for Children Living with HIV - From Diagnosis to Adulthood | USAID ImpactNot long ago, it was expected that children living with HIV would not survive to adulthood. Today, children living with HIV are thriving ...- On Monday, July 23, we participated in the World Bank/USAID Debate which engaged opposing panelists to argue their opinions on the motion: “Continued AIDS investments by donors and governments is a sound investment, even in a resource-constrained environment.”
- Arguments against the motion:
- Arguments in favor of the motion:
- At the same time, some us were at the conference attending the Call to Action for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention.
African Leaders Call for Scale up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in East and Southern Africa | USAID ImpactScientific advances in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection over the past years have created unprecedented optimism that the fig...- On Tuesday, July 24, Administrator Shah participated in a Press Conference on A Common Sense Approach to HIV with Debra Messing and PSI.
- In addition to other events, on Wednesday we participated in the Summit on the Role of the Christian Faith Community in Global Health and HIV/AIDS.
3 things faith community brings: comfort, care, and catalyzes change - Evans @food4thehungry #AIDS2012- Thank you to all who joined us in person or over social media at the International AIDS Conference!
