The organisers of AIDS 2008 (the 17th International AIDS Conference) – to be held in Mexico City in August 2008 – have announced their line-up of plenary speakers, which includes key names and leading scientific, community and policy experts from around the world. Among the 17 announced speakers is Professor Adeeba bte Kamarulzaman from the IHRA Executive Committee, who will be presenting on the issue of ‘Substance Use and Harm Reduction’.
In addition, Dr Marcus Day – also from the IHRA Executive Committee – has organised a ‘non-abstract driven session’ at the event entitled ‘The New Frontiers for Harm Reduction’. This session will be chaired by Professor Gerry Stimson and will also include a presentation by Rick Lines on ‘HR2 – Harm Reduction and Human Rights’. Dr Marcus Day is also the co-chair of the AIDS 2008 Global village organising committee.
IHRA welcomes the continued focus on harm reduction at this key international meeting. At the previous International AIDS Conference (in Toronto in 2006), Dr Alex Wodak from the IHRA Executive Committee delivered a well received plenary presentation, and IHRA was also engaged with the launch of a declaration in the Global Village.