Speakers: Professor Frederick Altice, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), Yale University, Director, Clinical and Community Research, Director, HIV in Prisons Program, Director, Community Health Care Van & Academic Icon Professor of Medicine, University of Malaya – Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Mr Bakhtiar Talhah, President, Executive Committee, Malaysian AIDS Council & Professor Roy Chan, Adjunct Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS & President, Action for AIDS, Singapore

HIV infection is no longer a death sentence thanks to an unprecedented effort by the communities affected, healthcare workers and the biomedical research world. With access to care, people living with HIV can lead normal, fulfilling lives. While it is actually possible that we might even see the end of the epidemic in this generation, there are still millions suffering from the consequences of the disease right now. 

There remain significant barriers primarily in the areas of stima and discrimination which contribute to uneven scale up of diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Singapore and Malaysia have had experiences with HIV and AIDS which are similar in many ways (we share recombinant viruses!) but different. In this round table discussion, experts who have been at the forefront of the epidemic prevention and control efforts in Singapore and Malaysia will explore the future of HIV prevention and control in our countries and what it will take to make HIV history.

Registration & breakfast at 7.10am, talk begins at 7.40am.