AEGiS-15IAC: News bulletin on HIV and AIDS "Latin America Knows How To speak".

15th International AIDS Conference


Bangkok, Thailand - July 11-16, 2004

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News bulletin on HIV and AIDS "Latin America Knows How To speak".

Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. E10329)

Asencios JA
Agrupacion Animo y Aliento, Barcelona, Spain

ISSUES: News bulletin on VIH and AIDS "Latin America Knows How To speak".

DESCRIPTION: Information, creation of a communication, education and training network based on the experience of developing countries to other countries in the South that may need this information. The psychological and emotional strenghtening, through action, of the HIV/AIDS activists of Latin America. Disseminate in developing countries the knowledge arising from this struggle. Support of the actions taken by the activists of Latin America.

LESSONS LEARNED: By means of a quarterly bulletin mainly published in Europe, information on treatment access activism in Latin America has been disseminated to all the developing world. The strategical use of two languages (Spanish and English) has ensured support and endorse regional actions.

RECOMMENDATIONS: NGOs should take into account the GIPA initative (Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS) in order to ensure broader participation of people living with HIV/AIDS in information projects.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Seropositivity, Latin America, HIV Infections, Developing Countries, HIV Seroprevalence, Research, Communication, Europe, therapy, education

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