20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) – Australia

The 20th International AIDS Conference got underway in Melbourne, Australia on the evening of Sunday, July 20th on a somber note as presenters paid respects to the lives of 6 conference attendees who perished en-route in the Malaysia airlines flight MH17 tragedy.

The evening continued with moving speeches by UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibe (full speech can be found at: http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/speech/2014/07/20140720_SP_EXD_AIDS2014opening_en.pdf), and Michael Kirby, who is a well-known human rights advocate and former Australian High Court justice (highlights of his speech have been published by The Body Pro and can be found at: http://www.thebodypro.com/content/74767/7-amazing-things-michael-kirby-said-about-hiv-at-t.html).

The Body Pro will be continuing it’s coverage of the 2014 International AIDS Conference which can be accessed at this link: http://www.thebodypro.com/content/74778/cacophony-or-consensus-snapshots-of-a-complicated-.html

The Conference Website also offers online coverage, webinars, a mobile app and other multi-media access at: http://www.aids2014.org/Default.aspx?pageId=720