This certainly is an Asian Commission. Check out the attached photo. http://unaids.blogspot.com/2007/03/aids-commission-for-asia-meets-in.html

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AIDS Commission for Asia meets in Manila

Dr. Chakravarthi Rangarajan, the Chairman of the Commission on AIDS in
Asia and the Pacific, and Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister
of India, will be speaking on the highlights of the Southeast Asia
Sub-Regional Workshop which will be held in Manila on 29-30 March 2007.

The
Commission on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific was officially constituted
on 15 July 2006 in New Delhi. India and brings together 10 of Asia and
the Pacific’s leading economists, policy makers, public health experts,
and civil society representatives working on AIDS. The goal of this
Commission is to generate strong evidence-based policy recommendations
to guide and mobilize leaders and governments to urgently respond to
the AIDS epidemic.

The sub-regional workshop, which has been
convened by the Commission on AIDS in Asia, will serve as the forum for
Commission members to learn about the field challenges and country
experiences in the response to AIDS, and also to solicit views from
country stakeholders regarding key policy issues on AIDS. Countries
participating in the Workshop include:

• Cambodia
• China
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Viet Nam

The
press conference is part of the two-day Southeast Asia Sub-regional
Workshop of the Commission on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.

WHEN: Friday, 30 March 2007
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Board Room 3
New World Renaissance Hotel Makati
Makati Avenue corner Esperanza Street, Makati City

SPEAKERS: Dr. Charavarthi Rangarajan
Chairman of the Commission on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of India

JVR Prasada Rao
Director, UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific
Member Secretary, Commission on AIDS in Asia

Frika Chai Iskandar
Co-chair, Asia-Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APN+)
Member, Commission on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific

CONTACT: Dr. Ma. Elena F. Borromeo
UNAIDS Country Coordinator
Tel: (63-2) 901-0412

For more information about UNAIDS, please visit www.unaids.org