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Incoming statement from President Julio Montaner at AIDS 2008 		Sign Your Support for the Sydney Declaration 

Not less than 10% of all resources dedicated to HIV programming should be used for research towards optimizing interventions utilized and health outcomes achieved. Read and sign the Sydney Declaration.



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Share your stories of how HIV-related travel restrictions affected you, your colleagues or your relatives.

The IAS is collecting case studies and personal stories to document the impact of these discriminatory laws and policies. You may choose to offer your story anonymously.

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The Tibotec REACH Initiative: Resource and Education in HIV/AIDS for Resource-Poor Countries.

The REACH Initiative is a Tibotec programme dedicated to the funding of HIV/AIDS projects in resource-poor countries that actively, through a request-for-proposals mechanism, seeks to support collaborative projects between organizations in the developed and developing world.

For more information, please visit: www.tibotec.com.

HIV Research Trust Research Scholarship applications open 6 September.
 
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International AIDS Society (IAS) Statement Regarding Brigada Callejera's Claim of an IAS Sanction for Demonstrating at the AIDS 2008 Closing Session

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08 August 2008 - Julio Montaner (Canada) becomes IAS President, Elly Katabira (Uganda) elected IAS President-Elect

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06 August 2008 - Social exclusion and lack of HIV prevention programmes for men who have sex with men escalating new HIV infections in major cities of the global south.

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05 August 2008 - Treatment as a prevention tool: Expansion of highly active anti retroviral therapy programmes could substantially reduce new HIV infections

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04 August 2008 - The Global HIV Prevention Working Group has issued its new report "Behavior Change and HIV Prevention: (Re)Considerations for the 21st Century".

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04 August 2008 - Mexican Government Lauded for Allowing Life-Saving Medicines for Conference Delegates

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03 August 2008 - International AIDS Society and Partners Recognize Outstanding Young Researchers from Around the World at AIDS 2008

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AIDS 2008, IAS Executive Director, Craig McClure's Opening Remarks at MSM Summit in Mexico

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Faith in Action Now, AIDS 2008 Pre-conference

IAS Executive Director, Craig McClure's opening remarks

Consensus Statement Public Health Approach to ART

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29 July 2008 - IAS calls for immediate release of Iranian clinicians

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Open letter on PEPFAR conference arrests in Uganda

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IAS applauds U.S. Senate passage of PEPFAR and repeal of discriminatory and ineffective HIV entry and immigration ban

Read the press release in English and in German
(Translation kindly provided by Holger Pfister of www.hiv-facts.net)

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HIV Research Trust Research Scholarship applications open 6 September.

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We promote. By promoting dialogue, education and networking, IAS helps close gaps in knowledge and expertise at every level of the response.

We mobilize. By providing support services to our members, we help them do what they do best, advancing the state of the art and expanding access to HIV prevention, treatment and impact mitigation.

Malawi Estimates 75% Drop in AIDS Mortality Since 2003-2004
28/08/2008
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HIV Incidence Rising Sharply in Philippines, But Prevalence Low
28/08/2008
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Five-Point Strategy Advanced for Making Behavioral Prevention Work
27/08/2008
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Stigma, Culture, Rivalries Hamper HIV Efforts in Northern Kenya
27/08/2008
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ART Improves Days at Work, Pain, Fatigue, Nausea in South Africa
26/08/2008
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NNRTI Levels Sometimes Low With Rifampin, But No Viral Rebounds
26/08/2008
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Uganda Grapples With Shortage of Antiretrovirals as Demand Rises
25/08/2008
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HIV in Blood, Semen Is Risk Factor for Transmission in US Gay Men
25/08/2008
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Microfinance Plus Training Boosts HIV Goals in Rural South Africa
23/08/2008
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Some Coast Province Kenyans Abandon ARVs for Herbal Nostrums
23/08/2008
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