Washington, DC, United States of America – IOM is taking part in the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC on 22 -27 July 2012. The three main events in which IOM is involved are as follows:

Sunday, 22 July (1200-1600h), Affiliated Event: “Responses to HIV and Migration in Western Industrialized Countries: Current Challenges, Promising Practices, Future Directions”.  This special satellite session co-organized by IOM will consider the global context of migration health and examine Western industrialized country responses to HIV in migrant populations. More info

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 (18:30 – 20:30), Satellite Session: “Digging for Solutions: Implementation of the Declaration on TB and HIV in the Mining Sector in Southern Africa”.  The event, organized by IOM Pretoria in partnership with the WHO Stop TB Partnership and the World Bank, will present an overview of the challenges and opportunities brought about by a forthcoming Southern African Development Community Declaration on TB in the mining sector. More info

Wednesday, 25 July 2012 (16.30-1800h), Bridging Session on Migration and HIV: “HIV Responses in the Context of Migration – What Have We Learned?” Chaired by Barbara Rijks, IOM’s Migration Health Programme Coordinator, this session will highlight different responses to migration-related HIV challenges in four regions: sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe as well as North America and Western Europe. More info

Contact:

Barbara Rijks

Migration Health Division

International Organization for Migration

Email: brijks@iom.int

Tel: +41 22 717 9270