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The Kaisernetwork provided Daily Updates from the conference. Below is
the 16 July 2004 Update. To read the Kaiser Updates from July 11 - 15,
please go to their website at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/aids2004
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16 JULY 2004: XV International AIDS Conference Daily Update

TODAY'S NEWS FROM THE XV INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE
Provided by kaisernetwork.org, a free health policy information service
of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/aids2004

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16 JULY 2004
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CONTENTS:

1. Daily Update
2. Newsmaker Interview
3. Sessions
4. Press Briefing
5. Bangkok Notebook
6. News Headlines

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1.  DAILY UPDATE, 16 July 2004
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16 July 2004, Bangkok
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&;
hc=1178

Thai children directly affected by AIDS performed at the closing
ceremonies of the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand,
emphasizing to delegates the importance of their work to stop HIV and
AIDS.  Everyone who spoke challenged conference participants to
appreciate the urgency of their task and to strive towards unity.

"We had spirited discussions and shared diverse views, but hopefully in
the end we recognize that there is more that unites us than divides us
and that unity, not confrontation, is key to our success," said Helene
Gayle, M.D., of the Gates Foundation and incoming International AIDS
Society president.  "I hope we leave here having put an end to divisive
debates about abstinence, monogamy or condoms when we need them all and
more-that we find a way to make generic drugs and branded drugs of the
highest quality and lowest cost available to all who need them-that we
no longer talk about clean needles or drug treatment when both are
necessary-that we recognize that pooled resources and bilateral funding
are complementary-that we can change men's behaviors and empower women
at the same time-that we can fight AIDS and fight poverty."

"In the next decade, we need to do more to rapidly move to focus on our
unfinished and neglected agenda," said Sudarat Keyuraphan, Thailand's
Minister of Public Health. "We need to focus on the vulnerable groups,
notably the kids, the women, the mobile population, the migrant workers
and the intravenous drug users.  In particular, we need to focus on our
future effort to protect and empower the children and the women, which
are the victims of this social problem.  In addition, we need to tackle
head on the issues of stigmatization and discrimination.  I am sure that
sincere and intensive implementation of all commitments that we have
made here will lead us to that direction."

"We recognize that we have not done enough to protect people from new
infections," said Graca Machel, patron of the Conference Leadership
Program and international human rights advocate. "We have not done
enough to provide access to affordable treatment and care to all those
who need it. We have not done enough to combat stigma, unnecessary
criminalization and discrimination, or to reduce the risk and
vulnerability of tens of millions of young people and adults. We are
also concerned that we have not succeeded in meaningfully involving
infected and affected people in our response."

"The day after tomorrow, the 18th of July, will be the day I turn 86,"
said former South African President Nelson Mandela. "There could be no
better birthday gift than knowing that there is renewed commitment from
leaders in every sector of society to take real and urgent action
against AIDS. We know what needs to be done-all that is missing is the
will to do it. Allow me to enjoy my retirement that you can rise to the
challenge."

"Given the scale of suffering wrought by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, it is to
be expected that Doomsday scenarios of its spread are commonplace," said
Indian Member of Parliament and President of the Indian National
Congress Party Sonia Gandhi.  "My country figures prominently in all
these projections. While there is no room for complacency, I would like
to take this opportunity to categorically assert the determination and
ability of the government and the people of India to meet this daunting
challenge just as effectively as they did in the campaign to eradicate
smallpox some decades ago.  We have risen to meet social, political and
technological challenges in the past, and I am confident we will do so
again in the present context."

"This week, you have heard many important commitments to increase access
to AIDS prevention, treatment and care," said Jong-wook Lee, M.D.,
director-general of the World Health Organization.  "I pledge to work
together with you in ensuring that these commitments are met. I will
continue to ensure that WHO is with you at the forefront of efforts to
prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. History will judge all of us by our response
to HIV/AIDS. That response must meet the high ambition and bold
commitments of this conference:  'Access for All.' Let us now go and put
it into practice."

"There is no time to be divided by institutional agendas," said Peter
Piot, M.D., executive director of UNAIDS.  "We all have the same goals,
and we must work together-each playing to our individual strengths.
Today I reiterate my own commitment-and that of the whole UNAIDS family
-to doing so. Friends, let us not forget that all the tools to change
the course of this epidemic are in our hands. But are we really willing
to change our institutional behaviors as much as our personal behaviors?
Are we ready to radically take on these challenges, to leave behind our
flags? Every person in this room will provide part of that answer. But
what I know is if we are not willing we will massively fail."

The gathering ended with delegates committing to work together towards
progress in both treatment and prevention. The hope is that there will
be successes to celebrate-in terms of lives saved and infections
thwarted-when the 2006 conference convenes in Toronto, Canada.

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2.  NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
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Purnima Mane, UNAIDS, director, Social Mobilization and Information
Department
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hc=1175#mane
Mane speaks with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about the successes and
disappointments coming out of the Bangkok Conference.

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3.  SESSIONS
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Prevention, Access, Choices: Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Developing
Country Context, 15 July 2004
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hc=1212

46664: The Message with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, 15 July 2004
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hc=1213

Plenary: Overcoming Challenges Through Empowerment and Action, 16 July
2004
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hc=1217

Summaries of Highlights by the Chief Rapporteurs, 16 July 2004
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&;
hc=1219

Closing Ceremony from the XV International AIDS Conference, 16 July 2004
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hc=1185

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4.  PRESS BRIEFING
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Official Conference Press Briefing, 16 July 2004
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hc=1218

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5.  BANGKOK NOTEBOOK
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Kaiser Family Foundation's Senior Visiting Fellow Jackie Judd reviews
the day's news with Science reporter Jon Cohen, 16 July 2004
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&;
hc=1181
Science magazine correspondent Jon Cohen concludes a week-long series of
interviews with Kaiser's Jackie Judd and shares his observations about
what was accomplished in Bangkok.

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6.  NEWS HEADLINES
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XV International AIDS Conference Ends With Calls for Increased Funding
>From Mandela, Piot Others AFP/Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040716/hl_afp/health_aids
_040716044505

Life Expectancies Continue To Fall in African Countries Hardest Hit by
HIV/AIDS, UNDP Report Says BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/3894733.stm

Researchers Consider 'Low-Tech' HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Methods,
Including Microbicide San Francisco Chronicle
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/16/MNGFA7MP281.DTL

'Sugar Daddies' Contribute to Spread of HIV in Africa, Experts Say
AP/Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040715/ap_on_re_af/aids_me
eting_sugar_daddies_1

House Approves $19.4B FY 2005 Foreign Operations Spending Bill,
Including $2.2B for AIDS, TB, Malaria Programs Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=56873
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UK Rejects U.S. Abstinence Policy for HIV/AIDS Prevention, Supports
Generic Antiretroviral Drug Use The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/aids/story/0,7369,1262718,00.html

HIV/AIDS Drugs to Be Covered Under Beijing's Insurance System
Xinhuanet/China Daily
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/15/content_1601777.htm

South Asian Religious Leaders Establish Multi-Faith Council To Combat
HIV/AIDS Outlook India
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=235333

NGOs Call for Action Against Rape in Africa's War Zones, Warn of
Increase in HIV Cases AFP/Independent Online
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1089872642866H4
33

Thai Prison Inmates Living With AIDS Should Be Granted Amnesty,
Officials Say The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/14/1089694421562.html?oneclick
=true

Additional news coverage will be available in the Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS
Report, including summaries of all the news coverage from across the
globe.
Available later today, online at
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Additional coverage of the Conference is available through the following
sources:

The official International AIDS Conference website
http://www.aids2004.org

Medscape HIV/AIDS, from WebMD, is the official provider of online
Conference coverage (HIV science and medicine) and continuing medical
education (CME) activities. Medscape HIV/AIDS will provide daily news
coverage; next-day expert critical reviews of key conference data,
discussion, and debate, authored by Medscape's faculty of leading
international HIV/AIDS clinicians and researchers; access to complete
Conference abstracts and slides from selected presentations; and more.
http://www.medscape.com/hiv-aidshome

Health & Development Networks (HDN) is providing independent on-site
commentary and analysis through a team of 55 developing country-based
Key Correspondents (KCs). KC coverage will be disseminated through the
daily Conference newspaper (The Correspondent), the Conference website
and HDN-managed eForums (e.g, Break-the-Silence, Intaids, AF-AIDS,
SEA-AIDS, etc). KC articles range from critical analysis of Conference
content to interviews with Conference delegates and speakers, as well as
focused local perspectives.  http://www.hdnet.org

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