Newsmaker Interviews from the XV International AIDS Conference 7/15/2004
XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
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Suniti Solomon | Joep Lange | Richard Gere | Randall Tobias | Jack Chow | Anthony Fauci | Yoweri Museveni | Zackie Achmat | Hank McKinnell | Allan Rosenfield | Mechai Viravaidya | Sombat Thanprasertsuk | Purnima Mane | Helene Rossert-Blavier
Suniti Solomon, M.D., director, YRG CARE (Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education)
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Dr. Suniti Solomon of India was the first doctor to detect HIV in the Indian population. She continues to be a leading expert on the disease and talked with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about the epidemic in her country.
Joep Lange, President, International AIDS Society
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IAS President and Conference Co-Chair Joep Lange talks with kaisernetwork.org Editor-in-Chief Larry Levitt about his hopes for the conference, the state of the epidemic in Asia and the scientific and political challenges ahead in fighting HIV/AIDS.
Richard Gere, AIDS Activist, Actor
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Actor and activist Richard Gere is spending the week in Bangkok and spoke with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about his work in India.
Randall Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
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Jackie Judd talks with U.S. Ambassador Randall Tobias about President Bush's global AIDS initiative, his impressions of the Conference, and reaction to protests that interrupted his Conference speech.
Jack Chow, M.D., assistant director-general, HIV/AIDS, TB & Malaria, World Health Organization
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Jackie Judd talks with WHO's Jack Chow about progress so far in The 3 by 5 Initiative and the challenges in getting treatment to the millions who lack it in resource-poor settings.
Anthony Fauci, M.D., director, NIAID
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci talks with Kaiser Family Foundation Senior Visiting Fellow Jackie Judd about issues he expects to emerge at this year's conference including AIDS in Asia and HIV vaccine research.
Zackie Achmat, AIDS Activist, Founder, Treatment Action Campaign
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South Africa's leading AIDS activist, Zackie Achmat, talks with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about his expectations of the AIDS Conference and access to treatment in South Africa and the developing world.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks with Kaiser Family Foundation Senior Visiting Fellow Jackie Judd about his country's efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell
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Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell talks with kaisernetwork.org Editor-in-Chief Larry Levitt about why McKinnell is in Bangkok and the role of drug companies in fighting the epidemic.
Allan Rosenfield, M.D., Dean, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
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Allan Rosenfield, M.D., dean, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and a member of the Kaiser Family Foundation Board, talks with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about the latest efforts to treat pregnant women in the developing world who are HIV positive.
Senator Mechai Viravaidya
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Senator Mechai, who heads Thailand's Population and Community Development Association and who co-chairs the Community Program Committee for the XV International AIDS Conference, discusses with kaisernetwork.org the themes and messages he expects to emerge, Thailand's role in providing ARVs and more.
Sombat Thanprasertsuk, M.D., Thai AIDS Director
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Sombat Thanprasertsuk, M.D., the head of Thailand's AIDS program in the Ministry of Health, talks with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about new promises made by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to treat a high-risk population
Purnima Mane, Ph.D, director, Department of Social Mobilization and Information, UNAIDS
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Purnima Mane, Ph.D., director, Department of Social Mobilization and Information, UNAIDS, speaks with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about the successes and disappointments coming out of the Bangkok Conference.
Helene Rossert-Blavier, M.D., general director, AIDES; board member, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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Helene Rossert-Blavier, M.D., vice chair of the Global Fund, talks with Kaiser's Jackie Judd about her unique role with the funding organization.
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