Science and Technology Working Group Launches Final Report
The Science and Technology Working Group of aids2031 launched its report titled “Advancing Science and Technology to Change the Future of the Epidemic” at the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna. The report highlights the key steps that are needed in order to move forward the most promising interventions and advance the search for new technologies, such that by the year 2031, the course of the HIV pandemic is changed positively. The report examines three key questions explored by the aids2031 Science and Technology Working Group over the course of two years:
- What critical trends in discovery science and new technology may contribute to ending the pandemic or mitigating its human consequences?
- What opportunities and challenges are associated with developing new science into products that prevent or treat HIV/AIDS?
- How can we ensure that the introduction of new innovation results in timely access and adoption by those most critically affected by the AIDS pandemic?
The report includes recommendations that were developed through three expert meetings held in November 2008 and April 2009, on discovery science, product development and platforms for product adoption, and by a meeting of the aids2031 Science and Technology Working Group in June 2009.
Social Drivers Group of aids2031 hosted a satellite session at the XVIII International AIDS Conference, Revolutionizing the AIDS Response by Addressing Social Drivers.
On Thursday, July 22, 2010 the Social Drivers Group of aids2031 presented a Satellite Session Revolutionizing the AIDS Response by Addressing Social Drivers at the XVIII International AIDS Society Conference in Vienna. The session entailed conversation among experts about how to address the social drivers and structural factors in the long-term response to the AIDS epidemic. Speakers for the session included Aziza Ahmed, Ricardo Baruch, William Fisher, Geeta Rao Gupta, Rob Hecht, Jessica Ogden, Jeff O’Malley, Rachel Ong, Purnima Mane, Justin Parkhurst, and Tisha Wheeler. The speakers underscored the interplay of a range of issues including gender inequality and causal pathways in HIV prevalence, programmatic issues in implementing structural approaches to HIV prevention, and creating an enabling environment in an effort to shape long-term response to HIV prevention.
Love in the Time of HIV
Love in a Time of HIV is a five-episode documentary series exploring young peoples' lives in five cities around the world. Each episode profiles several young people living with HIV in a different city: New York, Mumbai, London, St. Petersburg, and Cape Town. The programs aired on BBC World, and are now available on the aids2031 website.
aids2031 has partnered with the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS to host screenings of the series for policy-makers and communities around the world. For more information, please email media@aids2031.org.