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Friday, July 29, 11:00 a.m. EDT Montréal, Quebec, Canada, live and via Zoom
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MONTRÉAL — The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will host a live and virtual press conference at AHF cabin #1024 at International AIDS Conference 2022 (AIDS 2022) On Friday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. EDT in Montreal, Canada on Palais des congrès de Montréal convention center and virtually through scaling. The build-up to AIDS 2022 was mired in controversy as many prominent experts and public health advocates were denied Canadian visas or the application process took too long to get to Canada in time for the conference.
During the press conference, public health experts will discuss how global health is being undermined by visa restrictions that prevent the free and valuable exchange of ideas, and more broadly by rich countries’ hoarding of vaccines and their reluctance to share vital biomedical know-how. how with developing countries. In the world of emerging epidemics and pandemics, an effective response is not possible without fairness, accountability and transparency.
WHAT:
AHF to the host LIVE and VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE during the International AIDS Society AIDS 2022 conference.
WHEN:
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 11:00 AM EDT Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WHERE:
AHF AIDS 2022 STAND #1024 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal convention center and VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM.
WHO:
Public health experts and advocates:
- Terry FordHead of Global Advocacy and Policy, AHF
- Dr. Adele Schwartz BenzakenSenior Global Medical Director, AHF
- Ray Mwariaa fellow at the World Foundation for Ethical Data and a journalist for Al Jazeera and Reuters
- Oluwakemi GbadmosiDirector of Advocacy, Policy and Marketing, AHF Africa Bureau
- Dr. V. Sam PrasadCountry Program Director, AHF India Cares
- Dr. Jorge Saavedraexecutive director, AHF Global Public Health Institute at the University of Miami
NEWS NOTE AND B-ROLL VISUAL MATERIALS
The press conference will be streamed live on Facebook from AHF AIDS 2022 Conference Booth #1024. Visit AHF FACEBOOK page or LINK TO ENLARGE to watch.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Denys Nazarov, Director Global Policy and Communications, AHF, +1.323.308.1829, denys.nazarov@ahf.org
“With COVID-19 stealing the spotlight from many other pressing global public health issues, it is vital that we keep the focus on HIV/AIDS and other aspects of health equity that affect millions of people around the world,” said the Global Advocacy chief of AHF and Politics Terry Ford. “For example, this conference, which was supposed to bring together the most experienced and passionate HIV/AIDS activists representing countries with the highest burden of the disease, did not even make it into the country [Canada]. These advocates fight for our most vulnerable populations and the voiceless. The stark contrast of how people are treated in the Global North compared to the Global South is unacceptable and represents significant harm to the world’s ability to end the ‘other pandemic’ of HIV/AIDS.”
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Other topics of discussion will include the inadequate global response to the worldwide outbreak of monkeypox, which was recently, albeit very belatedly, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization. Advocates will also highlight the fact that HIV/AIDS is still a significant global public health crisis – responsible for 650,000 deaths each year worldwide – and requires a serious commitment from rich countries to successfully provide fast approaching Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
According to UNAIDS, there were more than 38 million people living with HIV in 2021, including 1.5 million people who became infected with the virus recently. Since the start of the AIDS epidemic/pandemic, more than 40 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a global not-for-profit organization providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 1.5 million people in 45 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, Asia/Pacific and Europe. We are currently the largest non-profit provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the world. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter: @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare
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Contacts
Denys Nazarov, Director Global Policy and Communications, AHF, +1.323.308.1829, denys.nazarov@ahf.org
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