AIDS 2010 Webcasts

No Resources, No Results!

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Collectively we have made remarkable progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS - 4 million people have access to treatment, millions of children orphaned by AIDS are receiving essential services and health systems are being strengthened.

Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among Drug Using Populations: A Global Perspective

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The International AIDS Society (IAS) in collaboration with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) convened a global consultation meeting on prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS among drug using populations from 11-12 January 2010 in Washington DC.

Friday Plenary

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Official Press Conference

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Closing Session

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Rapporteur Session

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

No More People Living with HIV Dying from TB

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Of the 33.2 million people living with HIV a third are estimated to also be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Putting HIV Testing to the Test: Progress, Gaps and Opportunities

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Three years after the adoption of the WHO/UNAIDS Guidance on Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling, universal access to HIV testing remains a distant goal.

Know Your Epidemic, Know Your Response: MSM and Their Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Around the world HIV continues to spread among men who have sex with men (MSM).

Thursday Plenary

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Regional Session on Europe and Central Asia

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Where Europe and Central Asia are in terms of HIV prevention, treatment and political commitment?

The Role of Families in HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

To date responses to the epidemic have been largely individualistic, bypassing families.

CLOSE THE GAPS: How to Counter the Retreat from HIV Treatment Scale Up; Current and Future Prospects for Scaling-Up Optimal AIDS Treatment

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The past decade has shown that providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) makes clinical, social and economic sense. ART is bending all epidemiological curves, resulting in reduced morbidity and mortality, and recent research now shows that treatment also reduces HIV incidence. Despite this evidence, donors are shifting their focus away from AIDS just as efforts should be ramped up.

Disability and AIDS, Two Years Later

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force in international law in 2008.

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission: Maternal Health and Elimination of Pediatric HIV/AIDS

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

According to the latest data, significant progress has been made in delivering prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in low- and middle-income countries.

Understanding HIV Transmission Mechanisms: Microbicides and PrEP

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Understanding factors and mechanisms, cellular pathways, viral features and immune interaction of mucosal HIV transmission should provide important insight to design prevention methods to interrupt transmission.

When Does HIV Funding Strengthen Health Systems?

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This session will highlight how funding for HIV/AIDS has (and has not) strengthened health systems overall. Each panelist will address the question: Based on evidence collected so far, what conditions need to be present for HIV funding to strengthen health systems?

Providing Leadership on Critical HIV/AIDS Issues: An Appeal by and to Members of Parliament

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The severe stigma attached to HIV makes it a sensitive and often politically unattractive issue to champion.

Wednesday Plenary

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

TB and HIV Management in High Prevalence Settings: From Coordination to Integration

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Integration of services is a key challenge in the global response to the HIV and TB epidemics.

Funding Global Health: Can Innovative Mechanisms Save the Day?

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In the current context of global economic recession and contracting resources for HIV/AIDS world-wide, this session will tackle the following questions: whether new funding mechanisms can raise and secure necessary funds for global development, including health; whether policies currently pursued by other global financial actors such as the World Bank and the IMF are supportive of global health; whether disease-specific programmes are viable in the current economic climate; and what arguments HIV/AIDS activists can make to ensure that resources continue to be available for health programmes, including HIV/AIDS programmes.

The Global Fund: Proving Impact, Promoting Rights

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria was created in 2002 when the world realized it was failing to respond adequately to the AIDS epidemic, TB and malaria.

Use of Antiretrovirals for Prevention: PrEP, PEP and ART

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Despite years of prevention efforts, HIV incidence has been inadequately controlled and the HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a global public health crisis.

Youth Speak Out on Sustainable Response to HIV/AIDS

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This special session will discuss challenges for youth organizations dealing with HIV/AIDS.

Men Who have Sex with Men: Homophobia and HIV in Africa

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

HIV epidemics among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) are unfolding across Africa.

The Future of Universal Access – Part 1

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

We must remain committed to the goal of reaching universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care, and recognize that, post-2010, the best path forward must be informed by lessons learned from the successes and the failures of the efforts undertaken to date.

Safety and Effectiveness of 1% Tenofovir Vaginal Microbicide Gel in South African Women: Results of the CAPRISA 004 Trial

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

An update of current state of microbicide development will be provided. Speakers will provide a state of microbicide development update, safety and efficacy data from CAPRISA 004 and implications of the CAPRISA 004 trial results for the microbicide and PrEP field.

The Future of Universal Access – Part 2

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Barriers to Migrants and Mobile Populations in Accessing Comprehensive HIV Services and Treatment

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Although conditions of mobility and migration are known to increase individuals' vulnerability to HIV, there is little attention paid to the barriers migrants face in accessing comprehensive services, especially treatment and care.

The Lancet Series: Global HIV Epidemic Among People Who Use Drugs

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Following on the heels of The Lancet themed issue on HIV prevention launched at AIDS 2008, The Lancet has commissioned a series on the global HIV epidemic among people who use drugs.

Starting HAART: When to Take the First Step?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Recent guidelines are all recommending that HIV treatment be started at a higher CD4 count because of issues such as the ongoing damage caused by HIV itself, and prevention of transmission. Issues in long-term treatment, such as potential side effects, the development of resistance, the cost and sustainability of programmes in resource-poor settings, are some of the potential problems for such a strategy.

Tuesday Plenary

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Official Press Conference: Newsmakers of the Day

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV: Lessons from the Field

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

At the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994, governments worldwide agreed that sexual and reproductive health and rights include HIV services.

Bridging the Divide: Inter-Disciplinary Partnerships for HIV and Health Systems

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

HIV programs represent the first successful large-scale chronic disease program in resource-limited settings in history.

What have you Done for HIV/AIDS Lately? The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in Advancing the AIDS Response

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights hold prominent and powerful human rights positions.

Human Resources: The Ultimate Bottleneck

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Human resources have challenged efforts to scale-up HIV prevention, care and treatment programs in low- and middle-income countries.

Is AIDS Activism Dead?

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This session will examine how leaders from key populations have made a difference by being involved. It will look at selected examples of how their meangful involvement in AIDS policy and programme design has improved the AIDS response, from advocating to change counter productive policies and laws such as criminalization of behavior, to ensuring that universal access targets, AIDS strategies, programmes and monitoring and evaluation systems take into consideration their realities and needs.

Building on Success: A Roadmap for HIV Prevention

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Concerted global action has transformed the HIV and AIDS response into a top health and humanitarian priority.

Integration of OST, TB, ARVs, Treatment and Scale-up for IDUs

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The quality of the available public services which provide medical and social support are far from meeting the needs of injecting drug users (IDUs) and people living with HIV (PLHIV).

Monday Plenary

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Official Press Conference: Newsmakers Press Conference of the Day

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Youth: Providing Leadership on AIDS and Demanding Accountability

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Too many young people are living with or otherwise affected by HIV.

Law Reform in the Context of HIV: Are Human Rights Protected or Compromised?

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

It is widely recognised that human rights protections are key to an effective response to HIV and AIDS, and that law reform processes are imperative to secure human rights in the context of HIV.

The Forgotten Epidemics: HIV and HCV in Prisons, Pre-Trial Detention, and other Closed Settings

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Rates of HIV and HCV in prisons, pre-trial detention centers and other closed settings are much higher than in the community, and risk behaviours - in particular consensual and non-consensual forms of sexual activity and injecting drug use - are prevalent behind bars.

Law Enforcement Leaders for Public Health and Rights

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Participants of this roundtable include a chief of criminal policy, a high ranking police colonel who worked in drug law enforcement and the head of the Argentinean Public Defender's Office. The moderator will lead the participants in a discussion of how law enforcement may contribute to a positive response to HIV, human rights, and public health and how the HIV community can engage the criminal justice system in a constructive dialogue.

The Double-Edged Sword: Long-Term Complications of ART and HIV

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The success of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART, has been evident for 15 years. Such long-term therapy can have complications though, especially when compounded by co-morbid conditions such as ageing and smoking.

The Search for an HIV Vaccine: Where Are We, Where Are We Going, and How Can We Get There Faster?

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This AIDS 2010 satellite features expert discussion on recent progress and future directions in HIV vaccine research and development.

Is This the End of AIDS Diplomacy?

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This session builds upon the AIDS Ambassadors session at AIDS 2008, and brings together the current AIDS Ambassadors to discuss their evolving role.

Towards a Paradigm Shift in HIV Treatment and Prevention

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

UNAIDS and IAS will host a discussion on a new vision to reinvigorate the global movement to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

Advancing Country Ownership: Achieving Program Sustainability and Long-Term Impact

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

A central focus of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is increasing country ownership in HIV strategy, program design and implementation.

Advancing Country Ownership: Achieving Program Sustainability and Long-Term Impact (Part 2)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

A central focus of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is increasing country ownership in HIV strategy, program design and implementation.

A Discussion on the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Press Conference: Opening Press Conference

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Press Conference: Opening Press Conference (Part 2)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Opening Session

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Gender Programming and Practices: Practical Approaches for Integration with HIV and AIDS

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This session will focus on the U.S. Government's current strategy to address gender issues within the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

HIV and Millennium Development Goals: Can We Do One Without the Other?

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

While other factors contribute to undermining the Millennium Development Goals progress, evidence shows that HIV is a significant factor across most MDGs, particularly the health-related MDGs 4, 5 and 6.

How to Guarantee Women's and Girls' Sexual and Reproductive Rights in the HIV/AIDS Response?

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Civil society experts will discuss the integration of women's and girls' sexual and reproductive rights into the HIV response, with a special focus on women and girls living with HIV and AIDS.

Vienna Notebook: July 17

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT