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Sweden at the AIDS 2008 conference
This interview with the Swedish AIDS ambassador Lennarth Hjelmaker, was made during the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, August 2008. Swden was one of the main sponsors to the conference and to IAS. Ambassador Hjelmaker stresses the future commitment to young people in the fight against HIV/AIDS and focuses on the drivers of the pandemic.
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| Described year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Theme | Advocacy / Global Impact / Prevention / Young People |
| Key persons | Lennarth Hjelmaker |
| Location | Latin America / Mexico / Mexico City |
| Keywords | 23 000 delegates / aids 2008 / aids ambassador / bangkok 2004 / business society / civil society / complexicy of the pandemic / discussions / drivers of hiv / drivers of the pandemic / evaluation / feminization / gender issues / human rights / ias / international aids society / iv drug users / lgbt / main sponsor / mexico city / policy making / power relations in society / prevention / sattelites / seminars / sex workers / sexual reproductive health and rights / sida / sponsor of aids 2008 / srhr / sweden / sweden´s hiv/aids strategy / toronto 2006 / vienna / women and aids / xvii international aids conference / xviii international aids conference / young people and aids / youth / youth and aids |
| Production year | 2008 |
| Project/Authority | Swedish Ministry Of Foreign Affairs |
| Producer | Face of Aids Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden |
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