Opening of V Congress of the coordinating state of the HIV/AIDS.

Madrid, April 2010.- Madrid will host the V Congress of the State Coordinator for HIV/AIDS (CESIDA), which will bring together 78 entities of HIV/AIDS representing over 120 associations of all Spain. will be also a meeting marked by the support of the movement of non-governmental organizations of Madrid affected by the non-payment of subsidies to programmes on 29 and 30 April Prevention of HIV.

The Congress of CESIDA, maximum body of representativeness of the State Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, will be held at the Fundación ONCE and will be inaugurated on Thursday, April 29 at 11: 45 hours under the motto move together ”. The Act will attend representatives of social movements, trade unions and political parties.

The inauguration will intervene, among others:

-Tomás Hernández, Secretary of the National Plan on the AIDS.

-Ana Pastor, Executive Secretary of Social policy and welfare of the people’s Party.

-Pedro Zerolo, Secretary of movement social of the PSOE.

-Cayo Lara, General Coordinator of Izquierda Unida.

This meeting aims to highlight the lines of action of the next two years and combine efforts, work and willing to respond to current challenges faced by people living with HIV and AIDS in Spain.

On opening day: Thursday 29 April
time: 11: 45 h.
Place: Eleven Foundation
St. Sebastian Herrera, 15. Madrid

CESIDA

CESIDA is the coordinating state of the HIV/AIDS, entity founded in 2002 with the goal of being a reference entity for organizations, entities and the associative movement of organized national institutions dealing with the reality of HIV/AIDS. Today is the biggest platform for NGOs working in HIV/AIDS in Spain, becoming a reference national and international levels.