MEDIA ADVISORY

UNAIDS and The Lancet to launch new commission: From AIDS to Sustainable Health

During the 21st Summit of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and leading medical journal The Lancet will launch a new commission of political, health, human rights and private sector leaders to explore a post-2015 agenda on AIDS and global health.
The UNAIDS and Lancet Commission: From AIDS to Sustainable Health will be co-chaired by Malawi President Joyce Banda, African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Director Peter Piot.
WHEN 11:45hrs – 12:15hrs, Sunday, 26 May 2013
WHERE African Union new offices, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Room tbc)
SPEAKERS Joyce Banda, President of Malawi
Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS
Contacts
Embassy of the Republic of Malawi, Addis Ababa | Ambassador Issac G. Munlo | +251 911 402 899 | malemb@ethionet.et
UNAIDS Addis Ababa | Rahel Gettu | +251 911 502 228 | gettur@unaids.org
UNAIDS Johannesburg | Zenawit Melesse | +251 911 434 211 (Addis) or +27 82 909 2637 | melessez@unaids.org
UNAIDS Geneva | Sophie Barton-Knott | +41 22 791 1697 | bartonknotts@unaids.org

UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) leads and inspires the world to achieve its shared vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. UNAIDS unites the efforts of 11 UN organizations—UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank—and works closely with global and national partners to maximize results for the AIDS response. Learn more at unaids.org and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.
The Lancet
The Lancet, founded in 1823, is one of the world's best known and oldest general medical journals, publishing original research articles, review articles, editorials, book reviews, correspondence, as well as news features and case reports. It is complemented by a number of specialty journals, each of which publish original research, news and reviews. All of The Lancet journals make a crucial contribution to the medical resources available to physicians and health professionals, with the Impact Factors of each of the journals reflecting their place among the best regarded and highest impact journals in their fields worldwide.