DURBAN / UNAIDS CONFERENCE

The 21st International AIDS conference closed today in Durban, South Africa. Approximately 15,000 individuals from around 180 countries participated in the conference, including HIV health workers, policy makers, and people living with HIV/AIDS, to commit to end the AIDS epidemic. UNAIDS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:16
• Production Date: 22 July 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV-AIDS - UNAIDS
• Subject Topical: AIDS; AIDS PREVENTION
• Geographic Subject: AEGEAN SEA
• MAMS Id: 1678510
• Parent Id: 1678510
• Alternate Title: unifeed160722h

Description

STORY: DURBAN / UNAIDS CONFERENCE
TRT: 01:16
SOURCE: UNAIDS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 22 JULY 2016, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

Shotlist

1.Wide shot, pan to left, exterior of International Conference Centre
2.Close up, AIDS conference sign
3.Wide shot, interior of International Conference Centre
4.Wide shot, tree sculpture in front of SolidariTree logo
5.Med shot, people stop by the SolidariTree table
6.Close up, pinning strip on tree
7.Close up, tree with writing on it
8.SOUDNBITE (English) Michelle Vogelzan, Founder, SolidariTree:
“SolidariTree is a visual declaration to end HIV stigma and discrimination. It was created by youth from South Africa and the Lesotho, and we brought it to the AIDS Conference for everyone else to add their own declaration to end HIV/AIDS stigma.”
9.Med shot, Michelle Vogelzang putting ribbon on the tree
10.SOUDNBITE (English) Albertina Nyatsi, HIV positive woman from Swaziland:
“I am here because in 1997 I had tuberculosis and then I was tested for HIV and was found to be HIV-positive.”
11.Wide shot, participating booth at the conference
12.SOUDNBITE (English) Mahesh Mahalingam, Director, Office of the Deputy Executive Director at UNAIDS:
“A smart choice is to ensure there is no stigma and discrimination, we end punitive laws that discriminate against people living with HIV, men who have sex with men, gays, drug users, sex workers and provide them with services and it is very very cheap.”
13.Wide shot, participating booth at the conference
14.Close up, sign at a participating booth table
15.Wide shot, people working at the booth

Storyline

The 21st International AIDS conference closed today (22 Jul) in Durban, South Africa. Approximately 15,000 individuals from around 180 countries participated in the conference, including HIV health workers, policy makers, and people living with HIV, to commit to ending the AIDS epidemic.

Albertina Nyatsi came to attend the conference from Swaziland. She said “I am here because in 1997 I had tuberculosis and then I was tested for HIV and was found to be HIV-positive.”

Despite the progress made, there are still efforts to be made on breaking HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Michelle Vogelzan, the founder of SolidariTree said “SolidariTree is a visual declaration to end HIV stigma and discrimination. It was created by youth from South Africa and the Lesotho, and we brought it to the AIDS Conference for everyone else to add their own declaration to end HIV/AIDS stigma.”

Made of dense foam, the SolidariTree is an interactive sculpture made by children from Lesotho and students from South Africa. The red ribbons contain positive messages from the participants all around the world.

Speaking about policy making, Mahesh Mahalingam from UNAIDS said “a smart choice is to ensure there is no stigma and discrimination, we end punitive laws that discriminate against people living with HIV, men who have sex with men, gays, drug users, sex workers and provide them with services and it is very very cheap.”

Sixteen years ago the conference took place in Durban at a time when less than 1 million people were on treatment. Now, 17 million are accessing life-saving antiretroviral therapy.
Sixteen years ago, treatment cost US$10 000 per person, per year.Today the cost is less than US$100. Despite this progress, there are new milestones to reach and barriers to break.