But first a little history ….
This will be the 22nd International AIDS Conference – and the second one to be held in Amsterdam.
The first, in 1992, had the theme A World United Against AIDS. It was organized at very short notice, in less than a year, following protests at the previous 1991 conference in Florence.… Read more
On 20 November 2017, UNAIDS announced that 21 million people living with HIV are now accessing life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART). For many, this is a landmark achievement and a promising sign that the Fast-Track targets can be met, and the world can end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.… Read more
The partnerships forged between people living with HIV and researchers have been an essential foundation upon which the response to the HIV epidemic has grown and the time has come to reaffirm and recommit to principles of inclusion and respect in the conduct of presenting research findings that impacts on our lives.… Read more
ICASO es un miembro permanente del Comité Coordinador de las Conferencias Internacionales sobre SIDA. Este Comité es el encargado de desarrollar el tema y el programa de las Conferencias Internacional, incluyendo AIDS2018, que se llevará a cabo en Amsterdam, Holanda entre el 23 y 27 de julio 2018. El tema de AIDS2018 es “Rompiendo las Barreras, Construyendo Puentes” para llamar la atención a la necesidad de enfoques basados en derechos a los asuntos relacionados con el tratamiento y prevención del VIH para así llegar más efectivamente a las poblaciones claves y vulnerables.… Read more
For nearly 30 years, ICASO has played a vital role as the community voice in the global fight against HIV and AIDS. At a time when governments, researchers, donors and the United Nations system were only beginning to understand the magnitude of the challenges posed by this global epidemic, our founders fought for a place at the table.… Read more
