July 2015

At this year’s International AIDS Society Conference from July 19 to 22, scientists, researchers and policymakers discussed how to end AIDS once and for all. The general consensus among the HIV research community is that to achieve this goal addictions must be addressed and treated, and harm reduction strategies implemented. The opening conference keynote by Dr. Nora Volkow focused on the importance of integrating HIV and addiction treatment

This July, a year after the MH17 disaster, the establishment of the Joep Lange Institute and the Joep Lange Chair and Fellows program was announced. These initiatives will carry forward Joep’s legacy. The Institute will continue in Joep’s lifelong mission to improve access to quality health care to those who need it most.

Vancouver, B.C (July 19, 2015) – Some of Vancouver’s most recognizable landmarks are lighting up red for IAS 2015. The special lighting of BC Place, Science World at Telus World of Science, Vancouver’s Olympic Cauldron, and City Hall will honour the HIV/AIDS victims who have succumbed to the disease. On July 19, the Sails of Light at Canada Place will also shine red to welcome all those working together in the fight to stop HIV/AIDS.

Fábio Mesquita, director of the STD, AIDS and HIV Department of Brazil’s Ministry of Health, talks about Treatment as Prevention¨ at the International TasP¨ Workshop in Vancouver, 2014.