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Global Fund Extension of HIV Prevention Programs for People at High Risk for HIV in Russia Will Save Thousands of Young Lives (November 13, 2009)
International AIDS Society and International Harm Reduction Association call on Russian government to simultaneously expand access to HIV prevention programs for people who inject drugs.
IAS Urges New Focus on ART as Prevention, Calls for Immediate Global Action and Funding for Universal Access to HIV Therapy (November 4, 2009)
Researchers, Public Health Experts Urge Russia to Expand HIV Prevention Programmes for People Who Inject Drugs as Regional AIDS Conference Opens in Moscow (October 28, 2009)
Evidence-based programmes in Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan and Russian scale-up of HIV treatment highlight potential for action.
The International AIDS Society Urges Strong and Swift Opposition to Proposed Anti-Homosexuality Legislation in Uganda (October 22, 2009)
Measure would authorize execution of people living with HIV who engage in same-sex sexual behaviour and have a chilling effect on HIV prevention and care.
Recent UN Progress Report on Universal Access Illustrates Need for Greater Financial and Political Commitment to AIDS on the Part of the G8 and Other Donors (October 7, 2009)
A New Executive Director for the IAS (September 1, 2009)
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IAS Applauds South African Government for Commitment to Dramatically Scale Up HIV Treatment and Urges All Countries to Meet Their HIV/AIDS Commitments (July 31, 2009)
New evidence presented in Cape Town shows dramatic reductions in AIDS and non-AIDS mortality and morbidity with earlier treatment.
At Conclusion of Major International Scientific Meeting on AIDS, Researchers Highlight Evidence of Important Benefits From HIV Investments for Other Health Conditions, Including Those Affecting Women and Children (July 22, 2009)
Scientists urge support for additional investments to strengthen health systems, using recent AIDS investments as a model.
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New Research From IAS 2009 (July 22, 2009)
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Africa Stands at a Threshold in HIV Response (July 21, 2009)
Focus on the epicenter of the HIV epidemic in South Africa highlights both significant increases in access to treatment and the millions still in need.
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First Drug Use and HIV Research Fellowships awarded at 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment & Prevention (July 15, 2009)
IAS Welcomes Delhi High Court Ruling Decriminalizing Sodomy (July 7, 2009)
IAS Welcomes Trial Findings Showing Benefits of Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment (June 19, 2009)
IAS Investigates Washington D.C. as Host of 2012 International AIDS Conference (June 11, 2009)
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.
IAS Joins Calls to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (May 26, 2009)
IAS Calls for WHO Member States to Live Up to Commitments, Including Funding for Evidence- and Rights-Based Response to AIDS (May 18, 2009)
International AIDS Society Welcomes Release of Senegalese Men Imprisoned for Sexual Orientation (April 23, 2009)
Public health leaders praise the release of nine men imprisoned for their sexual orientation, call for laws against homosexuality to be repealed.
Pope's Remarks on Condoms Dangerous and Irresponsible (March 20, 2009)
Public Health Leaders Call on Government of Senegal to Release Nine Men Imprisoned for Eight Years Based on Their Sexual Orientation (January 12, 2009)
From Society for AIDS in Africa and International AIDS Society
Denying Entry, Stay and Residence Due to HIV Status (PDF) (2009)
Ten things you need to know.
Improving Global Health Outcomes Demands a Unified Effort, Rejection of Short-Sighted Strategies (December 3, 2008)
Media Statement from Julio Montaner, President, International AIDS Society; Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
Time Running Out for G8 to Live Up to Universal Access by 2010 Commitment (November 28, 2008)
Additional evidence of the exciting potential of HIV treatment as prevention increases need to frontload funding.
IAS Applauds U.S. Senate Passage of PEPFAR and Repeal of Discriminatory and Ineffective HIV Entry and Immigration Ban (July 18, 2008)
IAS Calls for Action Instead of Rhetoric at UN Meeting on AIDS (June 6, 2008)
IAS Statement on United States Department of Homeland Security Proposed Ruling to "Streamline" Temporary Visa Provision for People Living With HIV/AIDS (December 4, 2007)
New HIV Estimates Confirm That HIV/AIDS Is Still a Leading Cause of Death Worldwide (November 21, 2007)
Statement on the Gambian Government's Unproven Claim of a Cure for AIDS (April 24, 2007)
International AIDS Society Statement on Announcement That Two Phase III Trials of HIV Microbicide Candidate Ushercell Have Been Halted (February 1, 2007)

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