This Institute of Medicine report looks at the future of HIV/AIDs in Africa, both in terms of the future spread and character of the disease and in terms of prevention and treatment.
Details from the release:
The report will be released at a public briefing beginning at 11 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 29, in Conference Room B of the 20 F Street Conference Center, 20 F St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Those who cannot attend may watch a live video webcast and submit questions via an e-mail form at www.iom.edu/longtermaids.
On hand to discuss the report will be committee co-chairs David Serwadda, professor and former dean of the School of Public Health at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; and Thomas C. Quinn, associate director for international research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
REPORTERS:
Advance copies of the report will be available to reporters only upon request. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 11 A.M. EST MONDAY, NOV. 29. To register for the briefing or obtain a copy of the report, contact the National Academies' Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.