AIDS Society of India (ASI), CNS, People's Health Organization and partners are co-hosting this press conference at 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019), on "Achieving 100:100:100 + Zero HIV transmission is warranted to #endAIDS". This session will be held on Monday, 22 July, 11:00 – 11:45 am, in Press Conference Room (PCR), Casa Montejo 3, Centro Citibanamex, Mexico.
While different countries are at different levels of achieving AIDS targets of 90-90-90 by 2020 (90% people living with HIV know their status, 90% of these are on ART and 90% of these who receive ART are virally suppressed), it is HIGH TIME to set our eyes on targets to end AIDS by 2030, which are 100% of people living with HIV must know their status, 100% of people living with HIV must get ART, and 100% of HIV positive people must be virally suppressed and the new HIV transmission rate must be ZERO.
For further information, be welcome to contact:
While different countries are at different levels of achieving AIDS targets of 90-90-90 by 2020 (90% people living with HIV know their status, 90% of these are on ART and 90% of these who receive ART are virally suppressed), it is HIGH TIME to set our eyes on targets to end AIDS by 2030, which are 100% of people living with HIV must know their status, 100% of people living with HIV must get ART, and 100% of HIV positive people must be virally suppressed and the new HIV transmission rate must be ZERO.
Panel of experts
- Dr Sharon Lewin, Director, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Australia and Governing Council member of IAS
- Dr Juergen Rockstroh, Professor of Medicine and Head of the HIV Outpatient Clinic, University of Bonn, Germany and Governing Council member of IAS
- Dr Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Associate Scientific Director, CAPRISA, South Africa) and UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV
- Dr N Kumarasamy, Secretary General, AIDS Society of India (ASI), and Chief and Director of Infectious Diseases Medical Centre at Voluntary Health Services (VHS)
- Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (Chair), Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and President-Elect, IAS
- Dr Ishwar Gilada (Co-Chair), President, AIDS Society of India (ASI) and Governing Council member of IAS
You are welcome to attend.
For further information, be welcome to contact:
- Dr Ishwar Gilada, gilada@usa.net
- Bobby Ramakant, bobby@citizen-news.org | +1-646-217-2760