Special Coverage: XIV International AIDS Conference
Barcelona, Spain, July 9, 2002
amfAR Satellite Session: "Stemming the Tide of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific"
The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) announces a new initiative to help stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia. The initiative, known as Therapeutics Research, Education, and AIDS Training in Asia, or TREAT Asia, seeks to strengthen HIV/AIDS care, treatment, and management skills among health care professionals through educational programs developed by experts in the region.
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Speakers include:
- David Bloom, Ph.D., professor of economics and demography, Harvard University School of Public Health, and amfAR Board member
- David Cooper, M.D., D.Sc., professor of medicine, University of New South Wales, and director, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
- Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and director, Thai Red Cross Program on AIDS, Thailand
- Anindya Chatterjee, on behalf of Peter Piot, UNAIDS
- Suniti Solomon, M.D., founder and director, Center for AIDS Research and Education, Y.R. Gaitonde Medical Educational and Research Foundation, India
- Daniel J.M. Tarantola, M.D., senior policy advisor to the Director-General, World Health Organization, and amfAR Board member
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