Media/Private sector meeting hosted by the Kwa-Zulu Natal Premier, The International AIDS Society and AIDS 2016 South Africa Secretariat

Invitation: Media and Private sector breakfast Meeting hosted by Kwa-Zulu Natal Premier, Honorable Senzo Mchunu, and The International AIDS Society,  AIDS 2016  South Africa Secretariat

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Honorable Senzo Mchunu and The International AIDS Society, AIDS 2016 South Africa Secretariat are honored to extend a special invitation to KwaZulu-Natal Business to attend a media and private sector breakfast meeting on Thursday, 3 September 2015  from 7:30am until 10:00am at the Durban ICC, 45 Bram Fischer Road, Durban.

Honorable Premier, Senzo Mchunu  in his capacity as the Chairman of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial AIDS Council and the International AIDS Society, AIDS 2016 South Africa Secretariat encourages participation from KwaZulu-Natal Media and Private Sector  the aim of collaborating on how KwaZulu-Natal is best supporting  HIV and AIDS infected and affected communities.

The 21^st International AIDS Conference (“AIDS 2016”), to be held on 17- 22 July 2016 in Durban with an expected attendance of 18,000+ delegates, will provide a unique forum for the intersection of science and advocacy in HIV/AIDS, and an opportunity to strengthen policies and programmes to ensure an evidence-based response to the epidemic. Occuring at the dawn of the global push to end the epidemic in the post-2015 era, the conference offers an opportunity to bring together all key factors – biomedical and implementation science, politics, activism and industry – and will determine whether the world effectively leverages this unique opportunity to advance toward ending AIDS. South Africa demonstrates the feasibility of rapid progress against AIDS through strong political leadership, evidence-based action, a rights-based approach and community leadership and engagement. Translating what has worked in this region to others is vital to reducing new HIV infections and AIDS morbidity and mortality worldwide.

For further information about this invitation and to register your participation, please contact Dr. Memory Muturiki, Head of the AIDS 2016 Local Office, at memory.muturiki@aids2016.org or Nirupa Kasserchun, AIDs 2016 Resource Mobilisation and Development Officer, at nirupa.kasserchun@aids2016.org or by telephone on 031 305 0050.