PRESS CONFERENCE
Global AIDS response at a crossroads
Joseph Tucker, Co-Chair, APACC (Asia Pacific AIDS and Co-Infection Conference) 
Eamonn Murphy, Director, Asia Pacific Regional Support Team, UNAIDS
Rachel Ong, Regional Coordinator, Global Fund Advocates Network Asia/Pacific, Singapore

11:00-12:00 Thursday, June 12, 2025
Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.

The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is recognized as one of the most successful global public health programs in history. Since 2003, PEPFAR-funded HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research efforts have saved an estimated 26 million lives, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. But now a cloud hangs over PEPFAR. The new American administration froze PEPFAR funding but then partially restored it pending a review that many fear will call for reducing and reorganizing U.S. global health efforts. Can the rest of the world step up and fill the gap?

That question will be one of the main topics of discussion at the 10th Asia-Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference (APACC), running from June 12 through 14 here in Tokyo. At this FCCJ press conference representatives of three organizations involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS will discuss how communities, researchers, and governments are responding to this crisis—and why Japan's leadership is urgently needed.

How to attend: 
Please register at front@fccj.or.jp with your name, the name of your media outlet, and FCCJ membership number. Doors open 15 minutes before the event. 

How to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/c/FCCJchannel/live 　

How to ask questions: https://forms.gle/VkcynJR3DBWvmVsw5　    　

TV crew: Please make a reservation at front@fccj.or.jp. Doors open for TV crews only at 30 minutes before the event. FCCJ will limit live-streaming of FCCJ-hosted press conferences to Club members only. Non-members will no longer be permitted to live-stream these events. However, non-members may still film for reporting purposes and use footage after the press conference. 

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