Getting HIV and AIDS Down to Zero in the Arab States

Regional Session on the Middle East and North Africa

XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington DC, 25 July 2012

The visible revolution…

…and the invisible

HIV

Estimated HIV prevalence (adults and children)

Estimated New Infections (adults and children)

Estimated deaths due to AIDS

Our panelists

• Elie Aaraj, MENAHRA, Lebanon

• Fatimata Ball, AFVIH , Mauritania

• Rabih Maher, HELEM, Lebanon

• Othman Mellouk, ALCS, Morocco

• Magid El Rabeiy, Friends of Life, Egypt

• Rita Wahab, MENA-Rosa, Lebanon

HIV-related travel restrictions

HIV prevalence among key populations

Best of times, worst of times