AIDS 2014 in the News

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21 July 2014
A proof of concept for an HIV cure exists. Now even our setbacks are useful
The Guardian

17 July 2014
Setback for cure overshadows AIDS council of war
By Richard Ingham, AFP

16 July 2014
Kick and kill: is this the best new hope for an Aids cure?
The Guardian

11 July 2014
HIV specialists take stock after virus reappears in 'cured' girl
The Guardian

11 July 2014
Virus detected in baby 'cured' of HIV
CNN

30 June 2014
Melbourne is hosting the 20th International AIDS Conference and local co-chair Sharon Lewin is here to walk us through it
By Tim Hunter, Time Out Melbourne

27 June 2014
Bill Clinton and Bob Geldorf to headline Melbourne AIDS conference
ABC Australia

26 June 2014
'Super-duper' antibody may pave way to HIV vaccine
Radio interview with Sharon Lewin, AIDS 2014 Local Co-Chair, on ABC Radio Australia

12 June 2014
Melbourne will be daubed in red in a huge show of support to end HIV for AIDS 2014 conference
Herald Sun

4 June 2014
Oil Search HIV/AIDS program in PNG applauded by expert
Radio interview with Sharon Lewin, AIDS 2014 Local Co-Chair, on ABC Radio Australia

30 April 2014
HIV research pioneer still hopeful of a cure
Video interview with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, AIDS 2014 International Chair, on ABC News for Australia Network

25 April 2014
Criminalisation of gays barrier to HIV response: Lewin
Nature India

24 April 2014
Yarra Social Hub to provide warm welcome for Aids 2014 medical conference attendees
Herald Sun

21 April 2014
My role is to advocate for the voices of women living with HIV to be heard
Mamamia

14 April 2014
Born this way: HIV-positive L'Orangelis Negron speaks at the International AIDS conference
Gay News Network

10 April 2014
HIV pioneer says collaboration paramount to eventual cure
Interview with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, AIDS 2014 International Chair, on ABC Radio Australiao

9 April 2014
Melbourne hosts world conference on AIDS
Herald Sun

24 March 2014
Unpacking the scientific community’s recent HIV announcements
Star Observer

21 March 2014
Gender Violence Increases HIV Vulnerability
Scoop

20 March 2014
AIDS 2014 on the Road - New Delhi

20 March 2014
HIV has been transformed from a death sentence, to a manageable disease. But there is no cure... Yet.
By Sharon Lewin, AIDS 2014 Local Co-Chair, for Mamamia.com

20 March 2014
Gender Violence Increases HIV Vulnerability
Asian Tribune

20 March 2014
Efforts to find cure for HIV requires substantial investment, collaborations
Pharmabiz.com

7 March 2014
HIV study lifts prevention hopes
The Sydney Morning Herald

6 March 2014
Monkeys expose narrow window for baby HIV 'cure'
NewScientist

6 March 2014
HIV gene therapy breakthrough
onmedica

6 March 2014
T-Cell Upgrade Could Protect Against HIV, Study Finds
The Almagest

6 March 2014
Immune upgrade gives 'HIV shielding'
BBC Health

6 March 2014
Editing Genes May Make Cells Resist HIV
MedPage Today

5 March 2014
'Gene-Editing' in HIV Safe in Early Trial
MedPage Today

5 March 2014
Long-Acting HIV Drug Eyed as Prevention
MedPage Today

5 March 2014
HIV Tx Tied to Low Infection From Sex
MedPage Today

27 February 2014
Sharon Lewin reviews Cured: 'a book about the story of the Berlin Patients'
Nature

20 January 2014
AIDS 2014 Logo Design Competition
Powerhouse Museum online magazine

15 January 2014
Sharon Ruth Lewin: New hope for AIDS cure
The Jakarta Post

30 November 2013
Be warned: the fight against AIDS is still far from won
Opinion piece by Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, AIDS 2014 International Chair, and Sharon Lewin, AIDS 2014 Local Co-Chair, first published in The Age

22 November 2013
Sharon Lewin's closing ceremony speech at ICAAP11

22 November 2013
Asia-Pacific reenergized to scale up AIDS response
Xinhuanet

14 November 2013
Myanmar political leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Melbourne for World AIDS Day event
Official media release from the Australian government

31 October 2013
Lewin a champion for HIV research in face of spike
Star Observer

29 October 2013
Lessons From Australia
Blog post by Bertrand Audoin, IAS Executive Director, first published in the Huffington Post

21 October 2013
Nobel winner calls to “accelerate the pace” of HIV response
Star Observer

18 October 2013
Interview with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, AIDS 2014 International Chair, on ABC Radio Australia

20 September 2013
Sida : pour faire reculer l'épidémie, cessons les discriminations envers les homosexuels
Opinion piece by Bertrand Audoin, IAS Executive Director, published in the Nouvel Observateur

19 September 2013
Nobody Left Behind
Blog post by Michel D. Kazatchkine, UN Secretary General‘s Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, published in the Huffington Post

20 August 2013
The AIDS Epidemic Can Be Ended
Opinion piece by Bertrand Audoin, IAS Executive Director, published in the New York Times

7 July 2013
Chink in the armour - Recent US cases have shown that HIV can go into remission, but how far are we from finding a cure?
Opinion piece by Sharon Lewin, AIDS 2014 Local Co-Chair, published in The Age

23 April 2013
Tanzanian youth working with international NGO wins global design competition
Press release issued by Africa's Children-Africa's Future, the organisation working with Yohana Haule, winner of the AIDS 2014 logo competition

 

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