With more than 14,000 delegates registered, including the six AIDS researchers and activists who were among those killed when a plane was shot down last week over eastern Ukraine, the 20th International AIDS Conference kicked off yesterday in Melbourne, Australia.
The conference aims not just to review the gains made in the global fight against HIV and AIDS, but also to mobilize additional funding for the cause.
While support for HIV and AIDS interventions over the years has been significant, a lot still needs to be done to reverse the spread of the disease.