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World Leaders at UN Meeting on AIDS Must Research Cure
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 1:02 pm | International Aids Society
As world leaders meet this week to review progress and chart the future course of the global AIDS response at the 2011 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS (UNGASS 2011) in New York, the International AIDS Society (IAS) calls on leaders ... More >>
Why We Need a Cure for HIV Now More Than Ever Before
Saturday, 4 June 2011, 12:04 pm | International Aids Society
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Opinion Piece by Dr Elly Katabira, International AIDS Society (IAS) President Thirty Years On: Why We Need a Cure for HIV Now More Than Ever Before More >>
Top Scientists Unite To Develop An HIV Cure
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 9:25 am | International Aids Society
28 February, 2011 (Boston, United States) – More than 30 scientists gathered for a one-day meeting prior to the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) to launch an international working group on HIV reservoirs and ... More >>
IAS Urges Donors and Governments to Continue Their Funding
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 10:51 am | International Aids Society
Alarmist media reports ignore that Global Fund resources are delivering tremendous results in the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria More >>
Malaysia first Asian host of HIV/AIDS scientific conference
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 10:12 am | International Aids Society
The International AIDS Society (IAS) today announced the selection of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as host of the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013), the world’s largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS. IAS 2013 ... More >>
IAS Calls for Universal Condom Acceptance
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 11:31 am | International Aids Society
The International AIDS Society (IAS) cautiously notes the comments from Pope Benedict that condom use could, in specific circumstances, be acceptable, but calls on the Pope and the Catholic Church to come out clearly and strongly in support of all evidence-based ... More >>
AIDS Society Recognizes Outstanding Researchers
Saturday, 17 July 2010, 11:34 am | International Aids Society
The International AIDS Society (IAS) announced today the ten winners of four prestigious scientific awards, to be presented at plenary sessions during the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010). More >>
Online Coverage Of nternational Aids Conference
Sunday, 11 July 2010, 10:08 am | International Aids Society
The International AIDS Society (IAS) and the Kaiser Family Foundation will provide worldwide online access to the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) taking place in Vienna, Austria, July 18-23, 2010. More >>
IAS Calls For Better Support For HIV Professionals
Saturday, 8 May 2010, 11:04 am | International Aids Society
The International AIDS Society, the world's leading association of professionals working in the global response to AIDS, notes with alarm the imprisonment of Maxim Popov, sentenced to 7 years jail, primarily for the promotion of HIV prevention efforts. More >>
New Evidence on Maternal Health
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 1:16 pm | International Aids Society
The International AIDS Society (IAS) today welcomed the new study, "Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5," published in the 12 April online edition of The Lancet. The ... More >>
New Thematic Series: HIV and Disability
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 11:44 am | International Aids Society
Global Fund Extension of HIV Prevention Programmes
Monday, 16 November 2009, 2:29 pm | International Aids Society
HIV Prevention Programmes for People Who Inject Drugs 13 November 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) - The International AIDS Society (IAS) and the International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) today welcomed the announcement by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis ... More >>
IAS Urges New Focus on ART as Prevention
Friday, 6 November 2009, 10:10 am | International Aids Society
4 November 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) - The International AIDS Society (IAS) today saluted the World Health Organization (WHO) for its focus on scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) as prevention as well as for treatment. The WHO consultation that concluded ... More >>
Scientists Warn Against Retrenchment On Aids
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:01 pm | International Aids Society
( 19 July 2009 - Cape Town, South Africa ) Amidst a lingering global recession and indications that world leaders are retreating on previous commitments to universal access to HIV prevention and treatment, the more than 5,000 AIDS researchers, implementers ... More >>
Delhi High Court Ruling Decriminalizing Sodomy
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 11:07 am | International Aids Society
7 July 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) - The International AIDS Society (IAS) today welcomed Thursday's decision by Delhi's High Court to decriminalize homosexuality as a victory for human rights and HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. The IAS urged India's ... More >>
2012 International AIDS Conference
Friday, 12 June 2009, 1:00 pm | International Aids Society
Washington D.C. could be the host city of the world's largest conference in the field of health and development if the United States drops its ban on the entry of HIV-positive people. More >>
Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV
Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 1:46 pm | International Aids Society
26 May 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) - The International AIDS Society (IAS) today joined the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in its call for the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV. More >>
IAS Calls For WHO States To Live Up To Commitments
Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 12:02 pm | International Aids Society
18 May 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) – As officials from around the world gather for the 2009 World Health Assembly (WHA), the International AIDS Society (IAS) called upon political leaders to take decisive action to meet the health needs of the world’s ... More >>
Aids Society Welcomes Release Of Senegalese Men
Friday, 24 April 2009, 5:40 pm | International Aids Society
Public Health Leaders Praise the Release of Nine Men Imprisoned for Their Sexual Orientation, Call for Laws Against Homosexuality to be Repealed More >>
Pope’s Remarks Dangerous And Irresponsible:IAS
Saturday, 21 March 2009, 4:02 pm | International Aids Society
IAS: Pope’s Remarks On Condoms Dangerous And Irresponsible 20 March 2009 (Geneva, Switzerland) - Pope Benedict XVI ‘s comments on the role that condoms play in preventing the further spread of HIV are irresponsible and dangerous, says Julio Montaner, President ... More >>
