Looking to AIDS 2012: Turning the Tide Together

About the Author: Ambassador Eric Goosby serves as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator.

For the first time in over 20 years, the biannual International AIDS Conference will take place on American soil. From July 22-27, AIDS 2012 will convene scientists, health professionals, policy makers and those affected by AIDS in Washington, D.C. to assess progress to date and identify next steps in the global response.

The conference theme, Turning the Tide Together, underscores the pivotal moment in which AIDS 2012 is taking place. Recent scientific advances in HIV treatment and biomedical prevention, coupled with continued progress in scaling up key interventions in developing countries, have led to renewed hope and optimism across the globe. In November 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton… more »

(Source: blogs.state.gov)