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WHERE ARE WE GOING?

IAS Members Meeting Tuesday 24 July – Washington DC. WHERE ARE WE GOING?. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi Institut Pasteur - France. In 2 years of Elly’s Presidency , w e have already come a long way. Thank You so much for your commitment. As a scientist ….

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WHERE ARE WE GOING?

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  1. IAS Members Meeting Tuesday 24 July – Washington DC WHERE ARE WE GOING? Françoise Barré-Sinoussi Institut Pasteur - France

  2. In 2 years of Elly’sPresidency, we have already come a long way Thank You somuch for yourcommitment

  3. As a scientist… I believethatapplyingscientificevidence and best practice ateverylevel of the HIV responseis the onlyway to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Basic science and clinicalresearchhas generated & continue to generate important tools & knowledgeabout HIV to improvetreatment, care and prevention. It isunacceptablethat the results of science are not implemented & made available for the benefit of all people

  4. As a President of IAS and a Nobel laureate I have a voice & the responsability for continoulyadvocating for the right to an evidence-basedresponse to HIV (women & children, keyaffected populations…) We must advocate for a betterlinkbetweenresearch & public health intervention It isalsomy vision thatwe must reinforcedialog & cooperationwithhealthprofessionals & decisionmakersfightingotherdiseases (including in research) Rememberthatwe are alwaysstrongertogether!

  5. 6 priorities To connect, to promote, to mobilize, to advocate… Social & Political Sciences Effectiveness & Efficiency HumanRights TASP KAPs HIV Cure CONFERENCES A powerfulmean but not an end!

  6. As a Woman…. women represent 49% of all adults living with HIV. HIV remains the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age worldwide. Toolittleresearchthat has been pursued to addressspecific questions related to HIV infection in women or to systematicallyinvestigatesexdifferences. IAS has with 15 otherpartnerslaunch in 2010 a consensus statementaimingatadvancing an HIV research agenda for women and children. This document describes 20 priorityresearch questions to address the knowledge gap in this area.

  7. Wewill continue to Advocate for a genderbasedapproach in HIV research IAS has also introduced in 2011 a gender policy to abstract submission to conferences & the journal of IAS to encourage authors to provide research results disaggregated by sex and to provide gender analysis.

  8. Launch of the Global ScientificStrategy . signthe Rome Statement for HIV Cure research to beaccelerated: www.iasociety.org The International AIDS Society scientific working group on HIV Cure. Towards an HIV cure: a global scientific strategy. Nature Rev. Immunol. 18 Jul 2012 (doi: 10.1038/nri.3262)

  9. Media Launch, July 19th • 20 signatories: funders, activists, universities • 3 press conferences in 3 languages • Webcast and media kit • Impact so far => 2500 hits

  10. Pre-conference Symposium, 20 and 21 July A movementthat has justbegun!

  11. HIV Cure : NextSteps Information Exchange Database Industry Collaboration Group • Stakeholders • Advisory • Board • Funding Coordination Focus • Coordination of all components Ethics Working Group Cost-Effectiveness Working Group Social Sciences Research Team

  12. WHERE ARE WE GOING?... To Kuala Lumpur AdeebaKamarulzaman “Towards an HIV Cure” Pre-conference symposium 28 & 29 June 2013 Looking Forward to see you There

  13. Sharon Lewin “Towards an HIV Cure” Pre-conference symposium? www.aids2014.org

  14. Signatwww.dcdeclaration.org

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