The conference is the largest regular conference on any health or development issue, sensible considering the impact the HIV virus has had across the world.
I looked around the web to find out more about the conference and where the fight against HIV/AIDS is at the moment:
You can check out the conference website here.
Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, blogs about A Roadmap of HIV Prevention here.
AIDS activists exhort world leaders to fix the broken promises made in prior years on providing AIDS care and drugs to those who need it most.
Video of activists upstaging the opening ceremony of the conference, again highlighting "broken promises" by world leaders:
The Youth version of the 2010 conference will be based in Vienna too, here is their wensite.
Reuters video highlighting the important work Voluntary Testing and Counseling centers (VCTs) do for the deaf in Kenya:
Press release from the GRS website:
"A new study, released by Coxswain Social Investment, finds football programs are uniquely successful in preventing the spread of HIV. As World Cup mania winds down and preparations for the International AIDS Conference accelerate, this is a significant finding for the African continent.
The study, “Using Football for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa”, was conducted in the months leading up to the World Cup. The question for the researchers was, “Football has tremendous convening power, but do football‐based programs really make a difference in preventing HIV?” According to the study, the answer is unequivocally ‐ yes.
Most importantly, the study found football programs can lead to profound behavior change, which is the key to prevention. All successful cases of reversing national HIV epidemics involved widespread changes in behavior.
The study also highlighted that football programs are successful with hard‐to‐reach audiences and at tackling sensitive issues within the safety of the team. Because of its appeal to young audiences, football can reach those most at risk. Half of all new infections in sub‐Saharan Africa occur between the ages of 15 and 24.
Coxswain Social Investment (CSI+) conducted the study using interviews, research, and survey questionnaires. While it is not a UNAIDS study, experts from UNAIDS contributed their time, experience, and resources to the evaluation. It is a legacy product of the Football for an HIV‐Free Generation Initiative. Charlotte Obidairo will represent CSI+ at the 2010 International AIDS Conference in Vienna.
Download the study here: http://www.coxsi.com/News.html
The United States HIV/AIDS Strategy (domestic focus):
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