Korean Traditional Dancing in Busan

Korean traditional dancing were celebrated during ICAAP10 which was celebrated on 26-30 August 2011 in BEXCO, Busan, South Korea

Make a Difference

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) launched of the Global Fund’s Regional Results Report for Asia with title “Making a Difference” during the ICAAP10. By the end of 2010, Global Fund-supported programs in the Asia Region were providing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to 470,000 people and provided 77,000 HIV-positive pregnant women with antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT. Largely 290 million condoms and 29 million insecticide-treated nets were distributed, and detected and treated 8.5 million TB cases in this region. The way toward, by then end of 2010 the Global Fund approved 223 grants in Asia Region, worth a total of US$ 5.1 billion. The supported programs are estimated to have saved 3 million lives. 83% of the assessed grants were found to be “performing well”, the report read. 

Active K-Pop Performance

An Active K-Pop performance organized by the Korean Red Cross during ICAAP10 at BEXCO, Busan, South Korea.

Sex, Drug, and Technology

“Technology brings opportunities” said Mr. Laurindo Garcia, a founder of B-Change Foundation, in his presentation at ICAAP10, Busan of South Korea on 29^th August 2011. Technology needs critical mass in order to achieve significant impact. Therefore, an analysis and evaluation conducted for two months has received more responses from target population such as MSM, pregnant women, and so on. Based on the presentation of Ph.D Sin How Lim, National University of Singapore, there are many ways to sex seekers to find their partners. Of those, around 80.2% of young MSM used internet to communicate with their sex partners following by around 6% with friends and 5.3% at gay sauna.

FTA is the Concern of PLHIV

Free Trade Agreement between European Union and India is the concern of PLHIV in the developing world. This is the protest during the ICAAP10 in Busan, South Korea

Life is not for Sale

Non-Violent Protest on Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Protesters in strike with police

Protesters are caught

Protesters hit by police

The protest remains continued during the international conference

Activists, medicals, researchers and other participants in an international forum on AIDS here called for more concerted global efforts to combat the epidemic and end prejudice and the stigma surrounding it. The 10^th International Conference on AIDS in Asia Pacific (ICAAP10) is holding in Busan, South Korea with around 2,500 people from 64 countries joining this biennial gathering in the theme “Diverse Voice, United Action”. During the events on 27^th August 2011, there is an action raising and concerning on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which the protestors called “Life is not for Sale”. A group of activists matching during the opening session and continuing to the booths hall are strongly protesting for omitting the FTA. Some of them are caught by police. There has no immediate solution for this action yet.