DUSHANBE, July 16, 2015, Asia-Plus — Representative of Tajikistan will attend the 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) that will take place in Canada from July 19-22.
An official source at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MHSP) says Ms. Dilbar Qarobekova, the head of the Gynecology Department at the Shifo Clinic, will represent Tajikistan at the conference.
The 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015) will be held at the Vancouver Convention Center on 19-22 July 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This biennial forum is the largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS related issues and is expected to gather some 6,000 delegates from across the globe.
IAS 2015 will be a unique opportunity for all those involved in the global response to HIV, including scientists, clinicians, public health experts, community leaders, and media professionals, to meet and examine the latest scientific developments in HIV-related research, and explore how such developments can be realistically applied in implementation programs.
IAS 2015 is organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS), in partnership with the University of British Columbia (UBC) Division of AIDS, based at St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care. The Division was created in 2007 to bring together, enhance and expand the research, training, service delivery and administration that have evolved over the last two decades within the UBC Department of Medicine and Providence Health Care.
To-date, 7,142 HVI sufferers have been officially registered in Tajikistan.
