HIV-AIDS experts call for governments worldwide to commit to immediate treatment

published on July 19, 2015 by Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press, in The Huffington Post

VANCOUVER - Experts on HIV-AIDS gathered in Vancouver are calling on political leaders worldwide to take action to help end the global epidemic.

International AIDS Society president Chris Beyrer said community organizers have reached a consensus on asking world leaders to commit to giving all people diagnosed with HIV immediate treatment.

Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS, said science has clearly proven that giving people with HIV early access to treatment saves lives.

"It is now irrefutable. There is no discussion anymore. The science is all in."

New data will be unveiled in Vancouver at the 8th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, over the next four days.

More than 6,000 international experts are attending the Vancouver conference, and Montaner said they all need to have the same message when it comes to pressuring governments to support HIV treatment.

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