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The '''XVII International AIDS Conference''' was held in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] from August 3–8, 2008.  The theme of the conference was "Universal Action Now."
==Topics covered==
Some of the topics covered at the conference include the following:
*Evidence of [[abacavir]]'s diminished efficacy in [[HIV]] patients with high viral load<ref name="medscape">{{cite web |url= http://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/15789 |title=AIDS 2008: XVII International AIDS Conference |work=[[Medscape]] |publisher=[[WebMD]] |year=2011 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref>
*Evidence of abacavir's association with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in certain patients<ref name="medscape"/>
*Progress on three second generation [[NNRTI]] drugs<ref name="medscape"/>
*A set of three new HIV drugs which have produced undetectable viral load in 90% of treated patients<ref name="medscape"/>
*TRIO of New HIV Drugs Leads to Undetectable Viral Load in 90% of Treatment-Experienced Patients<ref name="medscape"/>
*[[Tenofovir]] causing [[nephrotoxicity]] in persons with HIV<ref name="medscape"/>
*[[Raltegravir]] producing virus suppression in Treatment-Naive Patients with HIV at 96 Weeks<ref name="medscape"/>
*US HIV Infections increasing at a higher than expected rate<ref name="medscape"/>
==Attendees==
25,000 people attended the conference.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/meetings/intl_aids_conference/en/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724031852/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/meetings/intl_aids_conference/en/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2008 |title=WHO &#124; XVII International AIDS Conference |work=who.int |publisher=[[World Health Organization]]|year=2011 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref>
[[The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria|The Global Fund]] hosted a photography exhibition by [[Magnum Photos]] showing persons with HIV before beginning [[antiretroviral drug]] therapy and then again four months later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/events/other/mexico2008/ |title=XVII International AIDS Conference 2008 - Special Events - Events - Media Center - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |work=theglobalfund.org |year=2011 |access-date=12 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514171051/http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/events/other/mexico2008/ |archive-date=May 14, 2011 }}</ref>
The [[International Planned Parenthood Federation]] was promoting the use of evidence-based social services to cross promote HIV education with sexual and reproductive health.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ippf.org/en/What-we-do/AIDS+and+HIV/MexicoAIDSconference2008.htm |title=XVII International AIDS Conference - Mexico 2008 |work=ippf.org |year=2011 |quote=we use evidence-informed advocacy and services to link HIV with sexual and reproductive health. |access-date=12 April 2011 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928045550/http://www.ippf.org/en/What-we-do/AIDS+and+HIV/MexicoAIDSconference2008.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[UNIFEM]] organized many events relating to women's rights and gender inequality.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.unifem.org/campaigns/aids2008/unifem_at_aids2008.php |title=UNIFEM-Sponsored Events - UNIFEM at the XVII International AIDS Conference, 3–8 August 2008, Mexico City |work=unifem.org |year=2011 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref>
[[Doctors without Borders]] hosted an event about the difficulties people under age 15 have in accessing HIV education and treatment.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/events/symposiums/2008-aids-iac/news/?id=2885 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220634/http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/events/symposiums/2008-aids-iac/news/?id=2885 |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 27, 2011 |title=Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) IAC Satellite |date=5 August 2008 |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref>
==Conference responses==
The media coverage of the event led to an unprecedented level of publication on HIV topics in Latin America.  Many political leaders from all parts of the world made major announcements relating to HIV either immediately before or during the conference.<ref name="review">{{cite journal |last1=Kort |first1=Rodney |year=2009 |title=XVII International AIDS Conference: From Evidence to Action - AIDS 2008 and the global response to AIDS |journal=[[Journal of the International AIDS Society]] |volume=12 |issue=Suppl 1 |pages=S7 |doi=10.1186/1758-2652-12-S1-S7 |pmc=2759036 |pmid=19811673 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*Mexican President [[Felipe Calderón]] announced his intent to make low drug pricing a priority in his government and removed the regulatory barriers which required pharmaceuticals sold in Mexico to be manufactured in country.<ref name="review"/>
*[[Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare|Indian Health Minister]] [[Anbumani Ramadoss]] urged the Indian parliament to repeal [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]]<ref name="review"/>
*China lifted its ban on allowing persons with HIV to enter the country.<ref name="review"/>
*Representatives from 30 Ministries of Health and 25 Ministries of Education in Latin America announced that their strategy for preventing HIV would be to prioritize HIV prevention education and sex education in schools.<ref name="review"/>
*[[Merck & Co.]] announced that it would cut the price of [[efavirenz]] in Mexico by 40%, making the price per patient move from 777 pesos (USD $77.50) to 468 pesos (USD $46), and on [[raltegravir]] by 30%, making the monthly price change from 9050 pesos (USD $903) to 6850 (US $683)<ref name="review"/>
*Spanish Vice President [[María Teresa Fernández de la Vega]] announced that Spain was contributing €10.2 million to [[UNAIDS]], of which €3 million would go to [[International AIDS Vaccine Initiative|IAVI]] and €1.5 million will go to the [[International Partnership for Microbicides|IPM]].<ref name="review"/>
*The Spanish government announced that its National Health System would now include of [[lipoatrophy]] treatment.<ref name="review"/>
* The Coalition of First Ladies{{Clarify|date=April 2011}} and Women Leaders of Latin America on HIV{{Clarify|date=April 2011}} announced their commitment to eliminating the [[vertical transmission]] of HIV and [[syphilis]] by 2015.
==References==
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==External links==
{{Official website|http://www.aids2008.org/}}
{{International AIDS Conference}}
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