Film Archive
International AIDS Society - the early years
Length: 02:16
The International AIDS Society (IAS) with its headquarter in Geneva, is one of the most important international organizaions on HIV/AIDS, as organizer of the big International AIDS Conferences. One of the co-founders of IAS in 1988, was dr. Lars Olof Kallings, Sweden. In this recent interview, made in Mach 2008, he explains how IAS was started in a small basement in Stockholm, Sweden with only one employee, Josephine Rudebeck, who is also featured in this interview made at the original location of the first IAS office in Stockhholm, Sweden.
International AIDS Society – personal reflections
Length: 06:49
Dr Paul Volberding, University of California, San Fransisco (UCSF) and dr. Lars Olof Kallings, Advisor on HIV/AIDS to the United Nations, were the co-founders of the International AIDS Society, IAS, in 1988. Here they make some personal reflections of developments during the last 20 years. The interview was made in connection with the IAS 20th anniversary during the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, August 2008.
Three AIDS Pioneers
Length: 05:03
Dr. Paul Volberding, dr. Mervyn Silverman and dr. Lars Olof Kallings became prominent AIDS adcovates very early in the AIDS epidemic, during the mid 80´s. Here they compare their memories of how it was when they became AIDS adcovates and lessons learned from the passed 20 years. The also look into the future response of HIV/AIDS.
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