Eastern Europe, Central Asia Leaders Shunning AIDS Meet

The International AIDS Conference will take place next month in Vienna without representation from most eastern European and central Asian nations.

"These countries are not very good with their programs to fight HIV," said Mats Ahnlund, executive director of the International AIDS Society, which organizes what is considered the world's most significant HIV/AIDS professional meeting. Eastern Europe and central Asia report about 1.5 million people with HIV/AIDS, and an increase in the number of cases there is attributed to the use of injection drugs. Countries in the region that are expected to take part include Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia. Headlining the meeting is former President Bill Clinton.

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