[2] The Global Fund hosted a photography exhibition by Magnum Photos showing persons with HIV before beginning antiretroviral drug therapy and then again four months later.
[5] Doctors without Borders hosted an event about the difficulties people under age 15 have in accessing HIV education and treatment.
[6] The media coverage of the event led to an unprecedented level of publication on HIV topics in Latin America.
Many political leaders from all parts of the world made major announcements relating to HIV either immediately before or during the conference.
In places other than Africa, Chin stated that prevention programs should focus on gay men, injecting drug users, and sex workers and their clients because these groups are at highest risk of contracting HIV.