WUNRN
KEEPING THE PROMISE: AN AGENDA FOR
ACTION ON WOMEN & AIDS
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INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE 2008
3-8 August 2008 - Mexico City
AIDS 2008 Vision and Objectives
Vision
for AIDS 2008
A conference that promotes scientific excellence and inquiry, encourages
individual and collective action and dialogue, and fosters accountability.
Conference Objectives
AIDS 2008 will
- Provide a forum in which key scientific and
practice-based research, best practice, lessons learned and gaps in
knowledge are addressed
- Present strong evidence to influence leaders, including
key policy makers and donors, to increase their commitment to HIV and AIDS
prevention, care and treatment, undertake responsible action and be more
accountable.
- Increase understanding of the contribution made by the
HIV global response to broader social, economic and health issues.
- Maximize opportunities for the participation in
conference and programme planning of those engaged in evidence-based
responses – scientists, PLWHA, members of marginalized communities
especially those most vulnerable to HIV, including women, girls, and young
people.
- Promote strategies that will reduce stigmatization and
discrimination of PLWHAs and those working professionally across the
response to HIV and AIDS.
- Reach a wider audience through the webcasting of conference
proceedings to regional sub-conferences/meetings and through the
availability of conference sessions online.
- Improve public awareness of the continued impact of and
global response to HIV and AIDS through enhanced media coverage.
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