aidsfocus.ch Conference 2015

07/05/2015 | Bern, Hotel Kreuz

HIV/AIDS and vulnerable groups – No one left behind

This year’s annual aidsfocus conference will focus on vulnerable groups such as Sex workers, injecting drug users; migrants or prisoners.

In most countries, these groups tend to have a higher prevalence of HIV infection than that of the general population because (i) they engage in behaviours that put them at higher risk of becoming infected and (ii) they are among the most marginalized and discriminated against populations in society. At the same time, the resources devoted to HIV prevention, treatment and care for these populations are not proportional to the HIV prevalence - a serious mismanagement of resources and a failure to respect fundamental human rights.

If we want to achieve the ambitious goal to end the Aids epidemic by 2030 we cannot leave anyone behind...

Target audience: national and international Public Health professionals, project leaders, researchers and all those who are interested.

The Agenda will follow soon!

Venue: Hotel Kreuz, Zeughausgasse 41, Bern, www.hotelkreuz.ch

Conference fee: Partners of aidsfocus.ch: CHF 70.-. Others: CHF 150.-

Moderation: Kate Molesworth, Steering Committee aidsfocus.ch/ Swiss TPH

Advisory Group: Irene Bush (terre des hommes schweiz), Vreni Wenger (Steering Committee Member), Jochen Ehmer (SolidarMed),

Organisation and coordination: Carine Weiss, aidsfocus.ch/ Medicus Mundi Switzerland

The conference is financially supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)