International AIDS specialists gather in Washington, DC to develop a road map for continued research and to find a cure for HIV. Over 25,000 scientists, activists, people living with HIV and other important policy makers refocus on a strategic plan of action to end the un-needed suffering. “Scientific breakthroughs have opened exciting opportunities for prevention as well as treatment. But these opportunities are tempered by the demands of sustainability” said Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO. The International AIDS Conference will help assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learnt, and collectively chart a course forward according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials. Antiretrovirals reduce HIV transmission In 2011, a study by the HIV Prevention Trials Networks showed antiretrovirals (ARV’s) cut the transmission of HIV by 96 percent within couples where one partner is HIV-positive...
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