AAN (AIDS ALLIANCE NEPAL) is a national community based non-profitorganization representing people living with HIV/AIDS through a network of individuals and groups who provide services to people living withHIV/AIDS (PLWHA). AAN was formed in March 2005 in response to an emerging need for PLWHA (especially women and children living with HIV) to be given a voice.
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AIDS Experts Push for More Focus in Vaccine Research
Friday, 08 August 2008
  Experts attending the International AIDS conference in Mexico City say vaccine researchers should concentrate on smaller, more focused trials and drop any vaccines that do not show promise.
Officials from the non-profit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, known as IAVI, made the comment Tuesday as the group released proposals on vaccine research and development. Dr, Seth Berkley, President of International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, The group's president, Dr. Seth Berkley, said developing an AIDS vaccine may take more time and innovation that originally thought, but he said scientists are confident that science will prevail. He said it is not unexpected for a vaccine to take decades to develop.
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AIDS conference begins in Mexico City
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
  An international AIDS/HIV conference has begun in Mexico City. The six-day summit is being attended by thousands of scientists, government officials, aid workers and dignitaries, including former President Bill Clinton. Mr Clinton warned there was "no silver bullet" to rid the world of the disease

Research shows a light reduction in the number of global HIV infections, but some African countries are still showing an increase. The conference in Mexico City is intended to raise funds for anti-AIDS programmes, as well as to discuss prevention methods and the limited access to retroviral drugs in developing countries.
 
H.I.V Study Find Rates 40% Higher Than Estimated
Sunday, 03 August 2008
MEXICO CITY — The United States has significantly underreported the number of new H.I.V. infections occurring nationally each year, with a study released here on Saturday showing that the annual infection rate is 40 percent higher than previously estimated.

 The study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 56,300 people became newly infected with H.I.V in 2006, compared with the 40,000 figure the agency has cited as the recent annual incidence of the disease.

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