On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, from 8:30am to 9:30am EST, join a LIVE discussion with the World Bank's Global HIV/AIDS Program Director David Wilson. Wilson will address your comments, answer your questions and will discuss what the World Bank is doing to combat HIV and AIDS. In 2009, there were an estimated 1.8 million AIDS-related deaths globally and 1.3 million in Africa, according to the UNAIDS report released in November 2010.
David Wilson is the World Bank's Global HIV/AIDS Program Director responsible for guiding and implementing the Bank’s global AIDS strategy. Wilson, a Zimbabwean national, has published widely on AIDS, developed HIV prevention programs that have been cited as international best practices by the World Health Organization, and advised numerous national governments and international agencies.
About the Interviewer:
Lola Adesioye is widely published writer whose work has appeared in major international publications including The Guardian (where she had a regular online column), The Economist, Washington Post’s TheRoot.com, CNN, BBC, BET, Channel 4, MSNBC, The Huffington Post, and Arise Magazine. She is a graduate of Cambridge University and began her career in the music industry before joining the media.
For more on HIV/AIDS in Africa, visit http://go.worldbank.org/Q4XRS7VDC0 The World Bank Africa's HIV/AIDS country pages combine data and links from the World Bank, UNAIDs, The World Health Organization (WHO), and the respective countries to provide an overview of the current HIV/AIDS situation and the counties response.
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