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Friday, July 29, 11:00 a.m. EDT showIsin, Quebec, Canada, live and via Zoom
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MONTRÉAL — AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will host a live and virtual press conference in the AHF booth #1024 in the International AIDS Conference 2022 (AIDS 2022) activated Friday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. EDT in Montreal, Canada in the Convention Center of MontrIsat the convention center and virtually via Zoom. Preparation for AIDS 2022 has been shrouded in controversy as many prominent public health experts and advocates have been denied Canadian visas or their application process took too long to arrive in Canada in time for the conference
During the press conference, public health experts will discuss how global health equity is being undermined through visa restrictions that prevent free and valuable exchange of ideas and, more broadly, through the stockpiling of vaccines by rich countries and their unwillingness to share vital biomedical knowledge with developing countries. In the world of new epidemics and emerging pandemics, an effective response is not possible without fairness, accountability and transparency.
WHAT:
AHF to host LIVE and VIRTUAL PRESS RELEASE during the International AIDS Society AIDS 2022 conference.
WHEN:
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 11:00 AM EDT Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WHERE:
STAND AHF SIDA 2022 #1024 at the Palais des Congres de Montreal convention center and VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM.
WHO:
Experts in public health and lawyers:
- Terry FordHead of Defense and Global Policy, AHF
- Dr. Adele Schwartz BenzakenSenior Global Medical Director, AHF
- Ray Mwareyaa member of the World Ethical Data Foundation and a journalist for Al Jazeera and Reuters
- Oluwakemi GbadmosiDirector of Advocacy, Policy & 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 DESK NOTES AND B-ROLL VISUALS
The press conference will be streamed live on Facebook from the AHF AIDS 2022 Conference Booth #1024. Visit the AHF FACEBOOK page or ZOOM LINK watch.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Denys Nazarov, Director of Policy and Global Communications, AHF, +1.323.308.1829, denys.nazarov@ahf.org
“After COVID-19 stole the spotlight from many other pressing global public health issues, it is vital that we maintain focus on HIV/AIDS and other aspects of health equity that affect millions of people around the world. world,” said the head of AHF Global Advocacy. and Policy Terri Ford. “For example, this conference, which was supposed to bring together the most experienced and passionate HIV/AIDS activists representing the countries with the worst burden of the disease, could not even enter the country. [Canada]. These advocates fight for our most vulnerable populations and the voiceless. The stark contrast in how people in the Global North are treated compared to those in the Global South is unacceptable and a major detriment 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 global outbreak of monkeypox, which has recently, although woefully delayed, been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization health. Advocates will also highlight the fact that HIV/AIDS remains a major global public health crisis, responsible for 650,000 deaths each year worldwide, and requires a serious commitment from rich countries to ensure a successful seventh global replenishment and fast arrival. Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
According to UNAIDS, in 2021 there were more than 38 million people living with HIV, including 1.5 million people who acquired the virus recently. Since the AIDS epidemic/pandemic began, more than 40 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a global not-for-profit organization that provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 1.5 million people in 45 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia region /Pacific and Europe. We are currently the largest non-profit provider of HIV/AIDS health care in the world. To learn more about AHF, 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 of Policy and Global Communications, AHF, +1.323.308.1829, denys.nazarov@ahf.org
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