AEGiS-ATDN: XIII Conference on AIDS, Durban, South Africa

Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

XIII Conference on AIDS, Durban, South Africa

Information Bulletin #11 June/July 2000

From July 9 - 14, 2000, the 13th International Conference on AIDS is taking place in Durban, South Africa. Over 10,000 people are expected to attend. Information from the conference is being relayed and reported by many Internet sites, and the Network will also cover important treatment information reported at the meeting.

The following websites are offering coverage of conference events and news:

* http://webcast.aids2000.com/

This is the official conference site for watching selected conference presentations and accessing brief daily summaries.

* http://HIV.medscape.com/medscape/cno/2000/AIDS/public/Conference. cfm?conference_id=59

The Medscape HIV/AIDS homepage offers technical summaries by leading doctors and links to general news reports. Free registration is required to access the site.

* http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/conferences/13thaids.html

HIVandHepatitis.com carries selected conference reports by Harvey S. Bartnof, MD.

* http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/medical/conference_updates/2098.478a.ht ml

Selected reports and excellent selection of news links from HIVInsite, a website maintained by the University of California at San Francisco.

*http://www.aegis.org/

The mother of all HIV/AIDS websites, AEGIS carries stories from just about every major news outlet in the world.

Network members that don't have access to the internet can call and request printed copies of conference reports.

The Durban meeting is the first International AIDS Conference to take place in what is considered the developing world. There is virtually no access to effective HIV/AIDS treatments in Africa, where the vast majority of HIV-infected people live. The Durban Conference has helped focus world attention on this humanitarian disaster. The Nobel Prize winning group Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has begun a campaign to ensure access to essential medicinesùincluding anti-HIV drugsùto all those that need them. For more information see the MSF website at: http://www.accessmed-msf.org/msf/accessmed/accessmed.nsf/html/4DT SR2?OpenDocument
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