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The '''XIX International AIDS Conference''' |
The '''XIX International AIDS Conference''' was a conference held in [[Washington, D.C.]] from 22 to 27 July 2012 at the [[Walter E. Washington Convention Center]], run by the [[International AIDS Society]]. |
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==Theme== |
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The theme of the conference is "Turning the Tide Together". The meaning of the theme is that because of recent advances in HIV treatment and prevention and increased evidence that it is possible to scale up interventions, communities have new opportunities to change the historical course of HIV infection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aids2012.org/WebContent/File/Turning_the_Tide_Together_XIX_International_AIDS_Conference_Theme_Selected_Public_Statement.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009195826/http://www.aids2012.org/WebContent/File/Turning_the_Tide_Together_XIX_International_AIDS_Conference_Theme_Selected_Public_Statement.pdf| archive-date=2015-10-09|title=Turning the Tide Together: XIX International AIDS Conference Theme Selected|access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref> |
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==Speakers== |
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The conference featured many leaders in fields relating to HIV. |
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! colspan="6" style="background-color: #CCEEEE;" | Plenary session speakers<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aids2012.org/plenary.aspx |title=AIDS 2012 Daily Plenary Session |work=aids2012.org |year=2012 |access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" | Speaker |
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! scope="col" | Country |
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! scope="col" | Role |
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! scope="col" | Talking points |
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| rowspan="3"|Monday |
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| [[Anthony S. Fauci]] |
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| {{flag|United States}} |
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| [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] |
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| Public health implementation |
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| [[Phill Wilson]] |
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| {{flag|United States}} |
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| [[Black AIDS Institute]] |
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| Ending AIDS in the United States |
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| [[Sheila Tlou]] |
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| {{flag|United Nations}} |
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| [[UNAIDS]] |
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| Accountability for achieving targets |
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| rowspan="3"| Tuesday |
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| [[Javier Martinez-Picado]] |
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| {{flag|Spain}} |
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| [[AIDS Research Institute IrsiCaixa]] |
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| Eradicating the virus and agenda for a cure |
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| [[Nelly Mugo]] |
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| {{flag|Kenya}} |
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| [[University of Nairobi]] and [[Kenyatta National Hospital]] |
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| Implementation science |
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| [[Bernhard Schwartländer]] |
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| {{flag|United Nations}} |
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| [[UNAIDS]] |
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| The costs of necessary policy and societal changes |
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| rowspan="4" | Wednesday |
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| [[Barton Haynes]] |
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| {{flag|United States}} |
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| [[Duke University Human Vaccine Institute]] |
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| Development of an HIV vaccine |
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| [[Chewe Luo]] |
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| {{flag|United Nations}} |
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| [[UNICEF]] |
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| AIDS and youth |
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| [[Linda H. Scruggs]] |
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| {{flag|United States}} |
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| Community representative |
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| An agenda for women |
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| [[Geeta Rao Gupta]] |
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| {{flag|United Nations}} |
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| [[UNICEF]] |
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| Changing the AIDS services for women |
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| rowspan="4" | Thursday |
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| [[Paul Semugoma]] |
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| {{flag|Uganda}} |
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| [[Global Forum on MSM and HIV]] |
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| [[Men who have sex with men]] and HIV |
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| [[Cheryl Overs]] |
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| {{flag|Australia}} |
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| [[Monash University]] |
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| Public health and [[harm reduction]] |
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| [[Debbie McMillan]] |
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| {{flag|United States}} |
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| [[Transgender Health Empowerment]] |
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| Drug-using populations |
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| [[Gottfried Hirnschall]] |
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| {{flag|United Nations}} |
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| [[World Health Organization]] |
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| Testing and treatment |
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| rowspan="3" | Friday |
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| [[Anthony Harries]] |
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| {{flag|France}} |
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| [[International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease]] |
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| [[Tuberculosis]] and HIV |
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| [[Judith Currier]] |
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| {{flag|United States}} |
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| [[University of California, Los Angeles]] |
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| Non-communicable diseases and HIV |
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| [[Yogan Pillay]] |
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| {{flag|South Africa}} |
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| [[Department of Health (South Africa)|South African Department of Health]] |
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| Integration of HIV services with general health services |
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==Response of host city== |
==Response of host city== |
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The [[International AIDS Society]] formally announced that Washington D.C. would host the conference on February 25, 2011. On February 23 Mayor [[Vincent C. Gray]] announced the creation of the Mayor's Commission on HIV/AIDS, which is a city board which has the mission to promote treatment and [[HIV prevention]]. Gray stated that the conference would bring $ |
The [[International AIDS Society]] formally announced that Washington D.C. would host the conference on February 25, 2011. On February 23 Mayor [[Vincent C. Gray]] announced the creation of the Mayor's Commission on HIV/AIDS, which is a city board which has the mission to promote treatment and [[HIV prevention]]. Gray stated that the conference would bring $22–25 million to the city as delegates stayed in hotels, ate in restaurants, and enjoyed city entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtoninformer.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5653 |title=Gray Takes the Initiative on HIV/AIDS |author=James Wright |date=17 March 2011 |work=[[The Washington Informer]] |access-date=30 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928041412/http://www.washingtoninformer.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5653 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 7 September 2023
The XIX International AIDS Conference was a conference held in Washington, D.C. from 22 to 27 July 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, run by the International AIDS Society.
Theme
[edit]The theme of the conference is "Turning the Tide Together". The meaning of the theme is that because of recent advances in HIV treatment and prevention and increased evidence that it is possible to scale up interventions, communities have new opportunities to change the historical course of HIV infection.[1]
Speakers
[edit]The conference featured many leaders in fields relating to HIV.
Response of host city
[edit]The International AIDS Society formally announced that Washington D.C. would host the conference on February 25, 2011. On February 23 Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced the creation of the Mayor's Commission on HIV/AIDS, which is a city board which has the mission to promote treatment and HIV prevention. Gray stated that the conference would bring $22–25 million to the city as delegates stayed in hotels, ate in restaurants, and enjoyed city entertainment.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Turning the Tide Together: XIX International AIDS Conference Theme Selected" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "AIDS 2012 Daily Plenary Session". aids2012.org. 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ James Wright (17 March 2011). "Gray Takes the Initiative on HIV/AIDS". The Washington Informer. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
