tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " Beyond the first 25 years: The International AIDS Society and its role in the global response to AIDS"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: " Beyond the first 25 years: The International AIDS Society and its role in the global response to AIDS. | Retrovirology BioMed Central Commentary Beyond the first 25 years The International AIDS Society and its role in the global response to AIDS Pedro Cahn and Craig McClure Open Access Address International AIDS Society 33 Chemin de 1 Avanchet Geneva Switzerland Email Pedro Cahn - pcahn@ Craig McClure - Corresponding author Published 01 December 2006 Received 20 November 2006 Accepted 01 December 2006 Retrovirology 2006 3 85 doi l 742-4690-3-85 This article is available from http content 3 1 85 2006 Cahn and McClure licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Dr. Pedro Cahn International AIDS Society IAS President and Mr. Craig McClure IAS Executive Director provide their thoughts and analysis on the current and future role of the IAS as part of the global response to HIV AIDS. Commentary In 1981 the first indication of a disturbing new illness that defied medical classification appeared in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1 . Little could have prepared the scientific community - or the world - for the human catastrophe that followed. We are now just past the twenty-five year mark in the history of this epidemic and yet despite impressive scientific advances in both diagnosis and treatment it is continuing to outpace our efforts to contain it. This year marked a number of anniversaries in our history with this epidemic including 10 years since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy HAART so it is a useful point at which to reflect on our progress with this disease and to chart a way through the difficult terrain ahead. As the world s leading independent association of .