| 22-25
July, 2007
Networking
and Advocacy towards addressing HIV/AIDS
Pandemic through South-South Cooperation
during 4th IAS Conference
Sydney, Australia —
PPD
Executive Director Mr. Harry Jooseery
conducted extensive networking and
advocacy campaign during the 4th IAS
Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment
and Prevention on addressing the HIV/AIDS
pandemic in developing countries through
South-South Cooperation. He met and
exchanged views with prominent leaders
and experts on pragmatic strategies
in preventing and scaling down the
prevalence of the scourge of the disease.
As
the name suggests, this international
HIV/AIDS conference was mainly scientific
in nature and dealt with clinical,
biological, scientific and research
and strategic issues related HIV pathology,
treatment and preventions. The conference
brought together over six thousand
participants and resource persons
consisting of the world’s most
distinguished researchers, scientific
leaders and clinical specialists to
deliberate on multi-disciplinary and
multi-perspective topics of HIV/AIDS.
The main presentations and discussions
of the conference were held in three
main sessions, namely, Basic Science,
Clinical Research Treatment and Care
and Biomedical Prevention.
Mr.
Jooseery represented PPD in the 4th
IAS Conference
Besides
thought provoking presentations and
discussions on the above-mentioned
topics in the three main sessions,
poster viewing and discussion sessions
and a number of satellite sessions
on major scientific breakthroughs,
drug development, prevention strategies
and programme management issues more
organized on the sideline of the main
conference by multinational pharmaceutical
companies in collaboration with NGOs
and non-profit charitable entities
were important attractions.
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