The International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) is the largest forum on HIV/AIDS held in the region. For over 20 years, ICAAP has played a key role in raising public awareness, building political commitment, strengthening advocacy networks and disseminating knowledge on HIV/AIDS issues among key affected populations and other stakeholders in the region. Each ICAAP is organized by a Local Organizing Committee (LOC) to enhance...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
The 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and PacificMonday, 25 March 2013 |
International News
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Call for Participants: The 4th University Scholars Leadership SymposiumFriday, 15 March 2013 |
International News
The Manila Symposium 2013 will
bring 1,000 of the world’s dynamic student activists in the field of
sustainable development together in August 2013. It offers a unique
opportunity to network with young leaders from all over the world—those
who share the same passion for alleviating the plight of the poor.
Humanitarian Affairs United Kingdom recognises the importance to enhance delegates’... |
HIV high on the agenda at the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Narcotic DrugsWednesday, 13 March 2013 |
International News
In wide-ranging opening remarks to the current session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov placed HIV and drug use at the heart of the global agenda. “HIV transmission through injecting drug use continues to be one of the main unresolved challenges of the international community. Widespread stigma, discrimination and lack of access... |
Case report of a 'functional' HIV cure in a childWednesday, 06 March 2013 |
International News
Researchers in the United States say that they have identified a case of a 'functional' HIV cure in a child infected with HIV who began antiretroviral treatment within days of birth. The child has now been off treatment for a year, and although HIV DNA has been detected at very low levels in the child’s cells, the virus is not reproducing. Further follow-up will be required to determine whether this state persists,... |
Synthesis Report: e-discussion on HIV, Health and Development in the Post-2015 Development AgendaTuesday, 26 February 2013 |
International News
Introduction In 2000, when global leaders gathered to discuss the agenda for the Millennium Development Goals, 18.8 million people had died of AIDS, a further 34.3 million were living with HIV and few had access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). The subsequent prominence of AIDS in the MDG framework (MDG 6) in combination with other global commitments has generated unprecedented resources,... |
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