[ad_1]
British Prince Harry, singer Elton John and former US President Bill Clinton attend the conference
The theme of this four-day event Days (24-27.7) is to educate and treat the most endangered populations. and strengthen prevention, especially among young people. A series of accompanying events, however, also highlights the social and human rights aspects of society's attitude towards infected patients. The first of these events – " How to deal with stigma and discrimination" – opens Monday night a controversial Austrian singer Conchita Wurst
The DPA recalled that British princes attended the Harry lecture , singer Elton John, former US President Bill Clinton or South African actress Charlize Theron with his aid project in Africa
The United Nations – as co-organizer of this conference for the International AIDS Society (IAS) 2030 to stop the spread of the HIV / AIDS epidemic. According to UN data, however, the number of new infections is increasing in many countries, especially in Eastern Europe and Asia
In 2017, an additional 1.8 million people are infected by HIV. Currently, about 37 million people in the world are living with this infection, causing the immunodeficiency syndrome, most of them in Africa. Every year, nearly 100 million people die from AIDS-related illnesses. AIDS 2018 will also focus on the findings of experts pointing to the link between AIDS and tuberculosis
At the Amsterdam conference, the latest research findings will be presented to support and strengthen global scientific and social cooperation – in synergy with other sectors of health.
TASR Rapporteur Jaromír Novak
As part of a joint effort to end the AIDS epidemic
[ad_2]
Source link
