Phill Wilson

X International AIDS Conference, 1994 X International AIDS Conference, 1994 Add article description The X International AIDS Conference, 1994 was held in Yokohama, Japan. The theme of the conference was "The Global Challenge of AIDS: Together for the future". AIDS in Japan before the conference In 1994 the media identified only four Japanese citizens in Japan who would publicly admit to being HIV positive.[1] Only 800 cases of HIV had been reported in Japan to this time, and the public perception was that HIV was a disease for foreigners.[1] Various groups asserted that persons in Japan who lived with HIV would face discrimination.[2] In preparation for the event, the Ministry of Health appealed to restaurants, hotels, and hospitals not to…

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