After AIDS 2014

More than 50 people attended the After AIDS 2014 Forum on 21 October 2014 to reflect on the International AIDS Conference (AIDS2014), held in Melbourne in July 2014. 

The forum provided the opportunity for participants to share promising practices in preventing HIV transmission in migrant and refugee communities and mobile population groups, such as temporary migrants and international students.

 The forum was divided into three sessions:

  • Session 1: Presentations on HIV policy framework and research on mobile and key affected populations.
  • Session 2: Presentations on barriers and enablers of working with key affected populations
  • Session 3: Group discussions on five key priority areas for action—prevention, addressing stigma and discrimination,  improving treatment and service coordination—in the seventh National HIV strategy 2014-2017.

Read a full summary of the ‘After AIDS 2014‘ MSHN Forum.

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