Intersection of epidemics: #CVDs & #AIDS
Channel: CNS
Date: 2019-07-24

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are biggest killers on our planet. People living with #HIV are likely to live normal lives with roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) but cannot lower the guard down on #CVDs especially #heartdisease. In terms of policy and programmatic levels, lot more coordination is needed to curb both epidemics as well as increase health security, where "no one is left behind".

DR RISHI SETHI, Professor, Department of Cardiology, King George's Medical University (KGMU) gave this talk at the last day of 10th IAS Conference on HIV #Science (#IAS2019) in #Mexico City.

24th July 2019
Press Conference Room Casa Montejo 3, Mexico

Session: People living with HIV but dying of NCDs
- 78 months left to reduce NCDs by 25% by 2025 -

SPEAKERS:
- Dr Rishi Sethi, Professor, Cardiology Department, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), India and Executive Council member, Cardiological Society of India (CSI) and Member Scientific Committee, Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC)

- Dr Marijke Wijnroks, Chief of Staff, Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (the Global Fund)

- Dr Trupti Gilada, Infectious Diseases and HIV Physician, Unison Medicare and Research Centre, India

- Dr Tara Singh Bam, Deputy Regional Director (Asia Pacific), International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)

- Dr Ishwar Gilada, President AIDS Society of India and Governing Council member, International AIDS Society (IAS)

- Ishdeep Kohli, Vice President (Programmes and Partnerships), Jodhpur School of Public Health and CNS team (moderator)

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