Consultation Report - Satellite meeting at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, Bali, Indonesia, August 2009

[From the Report Introduction] Consultations with people living with HIV on HIV prevention started in Monaco in January 2008 as a prelude to a summit entitled LIVING 2008, which took place before the International AIDS Conference in Mexico in July - August 2008. The sessions on positive prevention’ at LIVING 2008 generated much debate and controversy. Subsequently, the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) co-organised an International Technical Consultation in Tunisia in April 2009 where participants agreed on a new concept: Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention. Later in June 2009, the Asia-Pacific Network of People Living with HIV (APN+) held consultations on Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention in Bangkok during their Annual General Meetings. 

The series of consultations have been an opportunity to highlight the many health and prevention needs of HIV-positive individuals and to understand the important linkages between prevention, treatment, care, support and  human rights. At the International Technical Consultation in April 2009, people living with HIV identified important principles and values for moving the agenda forward. This consultation in Indonesia during the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific was an opportunity to further discussions at regional level in a process led by people living with HIV and with key partners.

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