News from AIDS 2012

The 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) took place in Washington, USA, 22nd-27th July 2012.

As the official online partner for scientific reporting, NAM published original news reporting and free email bulletins.

aidsmap news from AIDS 2012

Changing epidemiology of opportunistic infections in US: still common in inner cities

Large overall declines in opportunistic infections (OIs) among people with HIV in the US mask continued high rates in inner city populations, according to a presentation on

Published
24 July 2012
By
Liz Highleyman
Peripheral neuropathy in South African children highlights limited ARV choices

Peripheral neuropathy was identified in one-in-four children on HIV treatment in rural Mopani District, one of the poorest and least well-resourced areas in South Africa, Dr Remco

Published
23 July 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
The end of AIDS requires political will, international solidarity, conference told

The world now has the opportunity to end the AIDS epidemic as a result of recent scientific discoveries, according to speakers at the opening ceremony of the

Published
23 July 2012
By
Keith Alcorn
What do people living with HIV think about the prospect of a cure?

The views of people living with HIV and medical researchers about what makes an HIV cure desirable may be very different, and need to be taken into

Published
22 July 2012
By
Keith Alcorn
Researchers step up efforts to find an HIV cure

Scientists launched a road map for research into an HIV cure ahead of the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington DC, promising international collaboration and

Published
22 July 2012
By
Keith Alcorn
Taking steps to legal reform for men who have sex with men in Africa and the Caribbean

We are dealing with two epidemics, the Australian judge Michael Kirby said at a pre-conference meeting on issues for men who have sex with men (MSM) yesterday.

Published
22 July 2012
By
Roger Pebody
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More coverage of the conference

Two other official partners of the conference are providing coverage and analysis online.

Clinical Care Options (CCO) provide audio highlights, capsule summaries and downloadable slidesets, while the Kaiser Family Foundation provide webcasting from conference sessions.

NAM is partnering with UNICEF to deliver the AIDS 2012 bulletins, which have also been made possible thanks to support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Vestergaard Frandsen. NAM’s wider conference news reporting services have been supported by Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen, Roche and ViiV Healthcare.

Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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