With more than 10,000 participants the AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, is opened today in Munich, Germany. “We’ve seen incredible breakthroughs at AIDS 2024, including a new case of long-term HIV remission and a promising twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV,” Sharon Lewin, IAS President and AIDS 2024 International Co-Chair, said. All around the world, regressive policies, attacks on human rights, the spread of misinformation, cuts to global health funding, and waning trust in international institutions are roadblocks to progress. “For over 20 years, American leaders across political parties have come together, recognizing the critical need to end the AIDS epidemic. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for the State Department Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, cautioned against complacency at this critical juncture.

Source: News Business Ethiopia July 22, 2024 13:57 UTC