Editorial / Éditorial

Powerful politics at the XI International Conference on AIDS

David J. Walters, MA, MD, CCFP

Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996; 155: 712-713

[résumé]

Dr. Walters is director of Health Care and Promotion, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ont.

Paper reprints may be obtained from: Dr. David J. Walters, Health Care and Promotion, Canadian Medical Association, PO Box 8650, Ottawa ON K1G 0G8; fax 613 731-1779; walted@cma.ca

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The views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily those of the CMA.

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  • Hope and caution: report from the XI International Conference on AIDS [abstract / résumé]

    Abstract

    The XI International Conference on AIDS, held in Vancouver from July 7 to 12, 1996, produced encouraging signs of significant progress in basic, clinical and preventive science in the field of HIV infection and AIDS. The largest conference ever held on the global AIDS epidemic, it featured political and media highlights that served to focus the attention of participants and the public on controversial issues. Such political activity has become an expected part of international AIDS conferences and serves to remind participants and observers of the urgent need to continue the fight against AIDS.

    Résumé

    La XIe Conférence internationale sur le SIDA, qui s'est tenue à Vancouver du 7 au 12 juill. 1996, a donné des signes encourageants de progrès importants des sciences fondamentales, cliniques et préventives dans les domaines de l'infection par le VIH et du SIDA. Cette conférence, la plus importante jamais tenue sur la pandémie du SIDA, a comporté des points saillants politiques et médiatiques qui ont servi à attirer l'attention des participants et de la population sur des questions controversées. Une telle activité politique est devenue un élément prévisible des conférences internationales sur le SIDA et sert à rappeler aux participants et aux observateurs qu'il est urgent de poursuivre la lutte contre le SIDA.

    | CMAJ September 15, 1996 (vol 155, no 6)  /  JAMC le 15 septembre 1996 (vol 155, no 6) |