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The conference theme, Turning the Tide Together, reflects a unique moment in
time,emphasizingthattheHIVepidemichasreachedadefiningmoment.Byacting
decisivelyonrecentscientificadvancesinHIVtreatmentandbiomedicalprevention,
themomentumforacure,andthecontinuingevidenceoftheabilitytoscaleupkey
interventionsinthemostneededsettings,wenowhavethepotentialtoendtheHIV
epidemic.
Capturing the current sense of hope and the renewed optimism that a change of
course in the epidemic is possible, Turning the Tide Together also serves as an
urgentcalltoaction.Itacknowledgesthatseizingthispotentialandactuallyturning
thetideonHIVandAIDSwillrequirecommitmentandactiononmanylevels:that
eachandeverystakeholderintheHIVandAIDSresponsemustplaytheirrole.
TurningtheTideTogetherevokesboththescaleofthetaskinhandandthepower
ofAIDS2012tomobilizegovernments,NGOs,policymakers,scientists,civilsociety
organizations, journalists and people living with HIV to join forces and build the
necessarymomentumtoturnthetideonHIVandAIDS.
ConferenceGoalandObjectives
AIDS 2012 will bring together leading scientists, public health experts, policy
makers and the HIVaffected community to translate recent momentous scientific
advancesintoactionthatwilladdressmeanstoendtheepidemic,withinthecurrent
contextofsignificantglobaleconomicchallenges.
TheConferencewillhaveapositiveimpactontheHIVandAIDSresponseglobally,
and in the United States and Washington, DC, in particular, with the following
objectives;
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ToincreaseglobalawarenessofthecontinuingimpactofHIVandAIDSand
toreenergizeglobal,national,andlocalresponsestothepandemicthrough
publichealthpractice,science,policy,education,themediaandothermeans.
Topromoteeffectiveactionthroughleadershipandsharedresponsibilityat
all levels of government and society, and foster leadership in the scientific
and programmatic response to the global HIV and AIDS epidemic among
policymakers,scientistsandmembersofcivilsociety.
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adherence and other issues related to the use of these interventions; and
researchthatcanultimatelyleadtoacure.
Topromoteaccountabilityamongallstakeholdersengagedatvariouslevels
oftheresponsetoHIVandAIDS.
Toincreaseunderstandingoftheconnectionbetweenasoundandeffective
public health response to HIV and AIDS and, human rights, sexual and
reproductive health and rights, and development priorities among key
stakeholdersinvolvedinthesedistinctfields.
Toincreaseunderstandingofthesynergisticrelationshipbetweenthescale
up of the HIV and AIDS response and other global health goals, as strong
systems of care and respect for human rights provide the foundation for
advancingthesegoals.
Toprovideopportunitiesformultistakeholderdialoguetodevelopcreative
solutions to unresolved challenges in research, implementation of HIV
policies and programmes, and optimizing the benefits of ensuring more
integratedhealthcaresystems.
TobringrenewedawarenessofandcommitmenttoaddressingtheHIVand
AIDS epidemic in the United States and the broad disparities in access to
treatment, care and effective prevention interventions which exist both in
thecountryandaroundtheworld.
ConferencePrinciples
Be inclusive of people living with HIV and key affected populations, and
optimizemechanismsformeaningfulparticipation.
Betransparentinthewaythattheconferenceisplannedandimplemented.
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Ensuregenderequalityinrepresentationatalllevelsoftheplanningandin
theimplementationoftheconference.
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