Plotting the demise of AIDS
Scientists, physicians, activists, and others on the front lines of the 30-year fight against AIDS gathered on Harvard’s Longwood Campus on World AIDS Day Thursday to plot a strategy to achieve something that most once thought impossible: ending the AIDS epidemic. The discussion was part of a two-day conference called “AIDS@30: Engaging to End the Epidemic.” The conference, sponsored by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and held at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, was an effort to reflect on the many advances and milestones that have transformed AIDS from a death sentence to a manageable, chronic disease. But the conference also worked to engage those who know the ailment best to plot its end. “We’re tired of this virus, this epidemic, and now hopefully are able to plan its demise,” wrote Richard Marlink, the program chair and Beal Professor of the Practice of Public Health, in a message to...