Health
"In terms of maximizing impact and joining forces to control the epidemic, this merger is an innovative and bold move," said Dr. Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director. "This is the sort of consolidation I believe we will see more of in the future across the AIDS sector."
Formal merger negotiations were announced between Health & Development Networks (HDN) and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance at the XVII International AIDS Conference being held in Mexico (3-8 August 2008). The merger will create a new joint organisation with a global mandate, which will be part of the Alliance family.
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