Prelates discuss care for HIV children with UN, US officials
April 12, 2016
Caritas, the Church’s confederation of relief and development agencies, is hosting a three-day conference in Rome devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of children with HIV.
Participants in the conference, which concludes on April 13, include Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care; Nigerian Cardinal John Onaiyekan; Luiz Loures, deputy executive director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); and Ambassador Deborah Birx, the United States Global AIDS Coordinator.
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Further information:
- Faith-based groups in Rome to discuss early diagnosis and treatment of children with HIV, 11.04.2016 (Holy See Press Office)
- Faith-based organisations coming to Rome to plan roadmap for children living with HIV (Caritas)
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