[Commons-Law] CARE, UNAIDS and Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit at ICAAP 8

[chan park]

Media Advisory
   
  CARE, UNAIDS and Lawyers Collective, India organize ICAAP 8 panel to underscore need for Effective Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment for the Poor
   
  In Asia, the majority of people living with HIV do not access treatment. Often, they cannot afford to travel to a treatment centre or a laboratory that will determine their CD4 level. Even when they can receive free ARV from a government programme, they struggle to pay for treatment of opportunistic infections and biological tests -Lawyers Collective, CARE and UNAIDS call for action to ensure access to effective and affordable treatment for poor and marginalized communities in Asia. The three organizations are sponsoring a special panel at the 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia (ICAAP8) being held in Colombo Sri Lanka looking at this issue. 
   
  Panel Discussion: Access, Medicines, Treatment: The Impact of Price and Distance on treating HIV/AIDS in Asia 
  Date: August 22, 2007
  Time: 6:30-8:00 PM 
  Venue: Room C, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Center, Colombo, Sri Lanka.  
   
  Panelists include:
  Dr. Denis Broun, UNAIDS Country Coordinator, India (Chair); 
  Anand Grover, Head, Lawyers Collective (HIV Unit), India; 
  D. G. Shah, Secretary General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance; 
  Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Head, Malaysian AIDS Council; 
  Chan Park, Snr. Technical and Policy Advisor, Lawyers Collective, India; 
  Madhu Deshmukh, director HIV/AIDS Unit, CARE USA;
  Khun Jon Ungphakorn, Founder, AIDS Access Foundation of Thailand.
   
  For more information contact: 
  Amelia Andrews, CARE  +919313869174 amelia at careindia.org 
  Manisha Mishra, UNAIDS +91-9810882273, mishram at unaids.org 
  Chan Park, Lawyers Collective  +919899452377 chan.park at lawyerscollective.org
   
  UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations, bringing together the efforts and resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and ten UN system organizations in the AIDS response. Coherent action on AIDS by the UN system is coordinated in countries through UN theme groups, and the joint programmes on AIDS. UNAIDS’ Cosponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank.
  Lawyers Collective was established in 1981 and is one of the leading public interest service providers in India with a proven record of setting high standards in human rights advocacy, legal aid and litigation.  
  CARE fights root causes of poverty in the world’s poorest communities in 66 countries. It focuses on working with poor women through its community-based efforts to improve education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. 
   
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