Dialogmøde: Kan vi behandle os ud af hiv-epidemien?

TIME: Friday, 27 January, 9-14

VENUE: Helligåndshuset, Valkendorfsgade 23, 1151 København K

In the spring of 2011, research results were published showing that people living with HIV (PLHIV) on medical treatment are virtually not contagious (smitter ikke).

TIME: Friday, 27 January, 9-14

VENUE: Helligåndshuset, Valkendorfsgade 23, 1151 København K

In the spring of 2011, research results were published showing that people living with HIV (PLHIV) on medical treatment are virtually not contagious (smitter ikke).

“This breakthrough is a serious ‘game changer’ and will drive the prevention forward. It makes HIV treatment a new priority prevention option,” said Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, in a joint UNAIDS/WHO press release in May 2011.

Questions for debate:

– Should antiretroviral treatment (ART) now be offered to all PLHIV, regardless of CD4-count?
– Should money be moved from prevention to treatment?
– Can we now treat our way out of the epidemic?
– Is it possible to offer ART to all PLHIV – considering the weak health systems in many countries?
– Is it possible to offer ART to all PLHIV – considering the apparent decline in funding for HIV & AIDS?
– What will the ethical problems be if testing is promoted more aggressively?

Aidsnet debate these questions – and many more – at a Dialogue meeting with experts from different areas. There will be plenty of room for questions and discussion at the meeting.

The panelists will be:
– Martin Donoghoe Programme Manager, HIV/AIDS & STIs, WHO Regional Office Europe
– Dr Sarah Fidler Senior Lecturer at Imperial College, London
– Anna Zakowicz Co-chair, GNP+ (Global Network of People Living with HIV)
– Charlotte Kanstrup Senior advisor, Danida

A fact sheet on treatment as prevention will be available for download at www.aidsnet.dk from 20 January 2012.

Deadline of registration for the meeting: Tuesday 24 January

For full programme and registration information, please follow the link