The First Lady,Mrs Jeannette Kagame with Dr. Chan, Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Abimiku.with Dr. Chan, Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Abimiku.NEW YORK - The First Lady,Mrs Jeannette Kagame , as the High Representative for the AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP), Wednesday hosted a roundtable luncheon based on the Research and Development for an HIV Vaccine for Africa. The Luncheon took place at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Among those present at the meeting were members of the HIV vaccine research community, such as Dr. Seth Berkley, President and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), Dr. Alan Bernstein, Executive Director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise (GHVE), the Director General of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, Dr. Peter Piot, Director of UNAIDS and members of the AAVP.
In her welcoming remarks, Mrs. Kagame emphasized that, “the recent setbacks in HIV vaccine trials should not discourage our efforts,” stating that, “a preventive vaccine is the only long-term sustainable solution to combating HIV.”
She added that, “HIV infection is more than 25 years old, and we may spend another 25 years searching for its vaccine, but we have to keep the faith – the same faith that scientists kept for 47 years as they searched and found a vaccine against Polio..” [more]http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=13561&article=7104
Among those present at the meeting were members of the HIV vaccine research community, such as Dr. Seth Berkley, President and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), Dr. Alan Bernstein, Executive Director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise (GHVE), the Director General of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, Dr. Peter Piot, Director of UNAIDS and members of the AAVP.
In her welcoming remarks, Mrs. Kagame emphasized that, “the recent setbacks in HIV vaccine trials should not discourage our efforts,” stating that, “a preventive vaccine is the only long-term sustainable solution to combating HIV.”
She added that, “HIV infection is more than 25 years old, and we may spend another 25 years searching for its vaccine, but we have to keep the faith – the same faith that scientists kept for 47 years as they searched and found a vaccine against Polio..” [more]http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=13561&article=7104
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