Bangkok--Nov 16--UNISBKK
Press conference: Tuesday, 23 November 2004
UNAIDS to release new Global AIDS Epidemic Update report forWorld AIDS Day Global Number of People Living with HIV Reaches Highest Level Ever
UNAIDS will present data from the new UNAIDS report, AIDS epidemic Update 2004, highlighting the global and regional estimates on AIDS and new trends in the epidemic’s evolution. There will be a special focus on women, girls, HIV and AIDS — the theme of the World AIDS Campaign 2004 (including World AIDS Day — 1 December).
Participants will discuss key findings of the new report including:
-Prevention programmes urgently needed for women and girls to slow spread of AIDS
-The number of women living with HIV has risen in every region over past two years
-Diverse epidemics are underway in various regions, some still in early stages
-Epidemics growing rapidly in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia—mainly driven by injection drug use and unsafe sex
Location: Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT),
Penthouse,Maneeya Center Building, Ploenchit Road
Time: 4.00 p.m.
Speakers: Dr Swarup Sarkar, UNAIDS Dr Jai.P. Narain, WHODr Sombat
Tanprasertsuk, Ministry of Public Health of Thailand
Mr James Tulloch, WHO
Embargo: Information from the AIDS Epidemic Update 2004 is
embargoed until 23 November at 12.00 GMT (Print journalists:
This report may be used in newspapers on Wednesday,
24 November)
Contact: Pensri Tasnavites, UNAIDS SEAPICT Media consultant at
01 810-3151 or e-mail at [email protected];
[email protected]
PS: Key representatives from countries of the region will be
available for one-on-one interview after the conference. UNAIDS is the leading advocate for worldwide action against AIDS, bringing together ten United Nations organizations. It leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response to the epidemic that will prevent the spread of HIV, provide care and support for those infected and affected by the disease, reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to AIDS, and alleviate the impact of the epidemic. www.unaids.org. End.