Between July 18th and 23rd the biennial International AIDS Conference will bring together approximately 25,000 researchers, experts, governments representatives, health care professionals, activists, business leaders and HIV/AIDS patients, with the theme Rights here, right now. The thrust of the message being that promiting and protecting human rights is needed for a successful response to HIV.The enormous costs of treating millions of HIV/AIDS patients is forcing health authorities, donors and decision-makers into a new phase of prevention - expected to be a contentious issue. The Vienna summit will impact significantly on AIDS planning policy over the next few years.
The US government alone has spent a sizeable part of $32.3 billion aimed at having a record number of AIDS patients on medications to extend life expectancy. However, due to budget constraints, the present Obama administration is being forced to tame down increases in AIDS spending and have another look at President George W. Bush's President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
According to UNAIDS, 2.7 million people are known to have become HIV positive in 2008, over 5 million patients are receiving medications, while another 10 million need therapies but are not getting it.
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