Weill Cornell Global Health Grand Rounds Presents: The Cost of Service: Combating HIV/AIDS in Iran

Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei:

The Alaei brothers were detained in 2008 and convicted as conspirators working with an "enemy government" to overthrow the government of Iran. Their travel to international AIDS conferences was used as a basis for this charge. The brothers spent over two years in imprisonment for their pioneering public health work.

Join us in learning about their professional and personal journeys as they remain committed to their battle against HIV.

Monday, March 5th, 2012

6:00-7:00PM

*Weill Auditorium*

1300 York Avenue (2nd Floor, C-200)

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Open to the Public

About Kamiar and Arash:

Drs. Arash and Kamiar Alaei are physician experts in HIV/AIDS and International Health. They co-founded the first "Triangular Clinic" for Drug users, HIV patients, and STD cases in Iran, targeting high-risk HIV populations. The WHO/EMRO acknowledged the project as a "Best practice” model in the region. The team also co-authored Iran's National Strategic Plan for the Control of HIV/AIDS 2002-2007, and extended their work on HIV/AIDS in other countries, such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The Alaei brothers were instrumental in developing a major health proposal that was awarded $16 million by the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS. Both received the distinguished Heinz R. Pagels Award from the New York Academy of Science in 2009, the Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights by the Global Health Council in June 2011 and the first award for leadership in Health and Human Rights by PAHO/WHO in Dec. 2011.

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