PAST DEBATES
DEBATE 1: May 19, 2010
WB/USAID co-hosted debate on: "Test and Treat: Can We Treat Our Way Out of the Epidemic?"
Debate proposition: Testing and treating approaches should immediately be built into and consume at least 50 percent of HIV prevention resources in Africa.
Resources: Debate Proceedings Report (PDF)
DEBATE 2: June 29, 2010
WB/USAID co-hosted debate on: "Behavior change for HIV prevention"
Debate proposition: Behavior change in generalized epidemics has not reduced new HIV infections and is an unwise use of HIV prevention resources.
Resources: Debate proceedings Report (PDF)
Videocast of Debate
DEBATE 3: August 26, 2010
WB/USAID co-hosted debate on: "Discordant Couples and HIV Transmission"
Debate proposition: Intra couple HIV transmission between couples in long term stable partnerships drive a majority of HIV transmission and should receive the majority of HIV prevention funding.
Resources: Executive Summary (PDF)
Videos: Start from A to D (Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D).
DEBATE 4: October 27, 2010
WB/USAID co-hosted debate on: "Concurrent Sexual Partnerships"
Debate proposition: Concurrent sexual partnerships have been and remain a key driver of HIV epidemics in southern and eastern Africa, and interventions to this effect should receive the majority of prevention resources.
Resources: Executive Summary (PDF)
DEBATE 5: February 14, 2011
The ethics of material incentives for HIV prevention
Debate proposition: Providing material incentives is an ethical and effective tool for HIV prevention and should be implemented.
Resources: Executive Summary (PDF)
Videocast of Debate
DEBATE 6: November 10, 2011
Treatment as Prevention
Debate proposition: Countries should spend a majority of what is likely to be a flat or even declining HIV prevention budget on ‘treatment as prevention’.
Resources: Executive Summary (PDF)
DEBATE 7: July 23, 2012
Global Health Funding for HIV/AIDS
Debate proposition: Continued AIDS investments by donors and governments is a sound investment, even in a resource-constrained environment.
Debate: Global Health Funding for HIV/AIDS - Liveblog & Webcast