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Looking ahead
The XIII International AIDS Conference will
be held in Durban, South Africa from 9 to 14 July, 2000. The official web site is already up and running. |
HIV/AIDS In South Africa, Then
And Now MORE
Transmission of multi-drug resistant virus confirmed
Protease inhibitor cross-resistance confirmed through laboratory
testing. MORE
Hit hard, hit
early, stop? Controlled trials needed
American researcher Bruce Walker: "Complete HIV eradication is
not required. The immune system can control HIV." MORE
Feature Story
Migration and HIV: War, oppression, refugee camps fuel spread of
HIV
Migrating South to North: ‘the belly of the
beast’
From the war zones of Rwanda, Bosnia and Sierra Leone, to the
stigmatised migrant communities of the industrialised North, there is a growing body of
evidence linking war and forced migration to the spread of HIV. MORE |
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VOX POPULI
What will
you do when you get home to bridge the gap?
LATE BREAKERS
Late breakers offer latest news
The late breaker sessions this morning will provide a rapid-fire
review of the latest research on HIV/AIDS. MORE
SCHOLARSHIP
Interest in scholarship programme skyrockets MORE
FOCUS ON COMMUNITY
NGOs
strengthen North-South networks
Community
Symposia: Linking human rights and AIDS groups vital
Traditional healers and doctors
co-exist: Senegal
New treatments mean revisiting old
debates MORE
EYES ON TECHNOLOGY
Information overload: Unexpected
demand for Conference Internet
Emergency upgrades needed to keep up with demands.
Behind the web. MORE |
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CONFERENCE
FAST FACTS |
| Number of registrants and media, as of July 2 |
13,404 |
| Countries represented |
136 |
| Number of volunteers supporting the conference |
800 |
| Total presentations |
5,000 |
| Proportion presented by Southern authors |
41% |
| Proportion of non-abstract sessions related to
North-South issues |
62% |
| Number of scholarships awarded |
981 |
| Number of applications received |
4,000 |
| Proportion awarded to Southern participants |
70% |
| Square metres of space at Palexpo |
100,000 |
| Kilometres of cable required for Conference
Internet connection |
17 |
| Bottles of water consumed by Conference
participants |
130,000 |
| Average water bottle consumption per delegate |
9.7 |
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