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".
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 not to refuse service to anyone because of their HIV status. [1]
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]
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".
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 not to refuse service to anyone because of their HIV status. [1]
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]