International AIDS Conference draws 26,000 in Mexico City
The AIDS conference, held August 3-8, 2008 brought together health workers, government representatives, journalists, activists, corporate leaders, people living with HIV and AIDS, and religious leaders.
Human rights, gender, stigma and discrimination and the strengthening of health systems were among the top issues discussed in plenary sessions, workshops and skills building workshops.
Read the news coverage featuring global religious leaders from the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, including reports from the faith-based pre-conference. The ecumenical community focused advocacy on lifting travel restrictions as well as took symbolic steps – including washing the feet of two HIV+ women, to draw attention to the importance of combating stigma.
- Check out the EAA reporting: http://iac.e-alliance.ch/
- Missed the conference but need to brush up on the issue? Watch the free webcasts on a breadth of components of the AIDS response: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/aids2008/
Source: Lutheran Office for World Community LOWC Update #12 - September 2008.