X International AIDS Conference, 1994

The X International AIDS Conference, 1994 was held in Yokohama, Japan. The theme of the conference was "The Global Challenge of AIDS: Together for the future".

AIDS in Japan before the conference

In 1994 the media identified only 4 Japanese citizens in Japan who would publicly admit to being HIV positive.[1] Only 800 cases of HIV had been reported in Japan to this time, and the public perception was that HIV was a disease for foreigners.[1]

Various groups asserted that persons in Japan who lived with HIV would face discrimination.[2] In preparation for the event, the Ministry of Health appealed to restaurants, hotels, and hospitals to not refuse service to anyone because of their HIV status.[1]

Highlights

Guests at the opening ceremony included Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama and Crown Prince Naruhito.[3]

Attendees found that few advances had been made to treat HIV infection with standard antiretroviral therapy.[4] The mood at the conference was pessimistic.[5][6]

For reasons including a consensus was that no conclusive clinical advances were being made, organizers decided to change the event from an annual event to a biennial event after this one.[7]

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References
  1. POLLACK, ANDREW (August 7, 1994). "Japan May Have to Face Up to AIDS - New York Times". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. Hills, Ben (6 August 1994). "AIDS spotlight turns on Japan's dark secret". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 28. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. "Japan Opens AIDS Forum; Note of Gloom". The New York Times. New York. 8 August 1994. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  4. Berger PB (June 1995). "New directions in research: report from the 10th International Conference on AIDS". CMAJ. 152 (12): 1991–5. PMC 1338021. PMID 7780908.
  5. Barr, Mike (June–July 1994). "Essay: World AIDS Conference". poz.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  6. Wilson, Phill (October–November 1994). "Rising Sun?". poz.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  7. Cotton, P. (1994). "Many Clues, Few Conclusions on AIDS". JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association. 272 (10): 753–756. doi:10.1001/jama.1994.03520100017005.
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