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The International AIDS Conference (abbreviated AIDS 2012, AIDS 2014 and so on) is the world's most attended conference on HIV and AIDS, and the largest conference on any global health or development issue in the world. [7] First convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, they were held annually until 1994 when they became biennial.
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is an annual scientific meeting devoted to the understanding, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and the opportunistic infections associated with AIDS. Thousands of leading researchers and clinicians from around the world convene in a different location in North America each ...
X International AIDS Conference, 1994; XI International AIDS Conference, 1996; XII International AIDS Conference, 1998; XIII International AIDS Conference, 2000; XIV International AIDS Conference, 2002; XV International AIDS Conference, 2004; XVI International AIDS Conference, 2006; XVII International AIDS Conference, 2008; XVIII International ...
Pages in category "2024 conferences" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The global response to the HIV/AIDS crisis was initially led by the US based Center for Disease Control which discovered the first HIV/AIDS case. A 2011 report "AIDS: the Early Years and the CDC's Response", [12] makes the case that it is due to the CDC's rapid and effective approach, and staff, that the virus was even discovered in the first ...
The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) is a not-for-profit organisation. Founded in 1991, the EACS has the stated mission to promote quality care, research and education of HIV and related infections with a view to reducing its burden on Europe. [1] The current President of the EACS is Esteban Martinez (Spain). Elected in 2022. [2] [3]
HIV prevention refers to practices that aim to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV prevention practices may be undertaken by individuals to protect their own health and the health of those in their community, or may be instituted by governments and community-based organizations as public health policies.
In 2012, the FDA approved the drug for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), based on growing evidence that the drug was safe and effective at preventing HIV in populations at increased risk of infection. [41] The FDA has approved two additional medications for PrEP since then, approving Descovy in 2019 and Cabotegravir (Apretude) in 2021. [4 ...