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Today, is World AIDS Day. Bill Clinton is promoting awareness through the Clinton Foundation and is taking part in a panel discussion at Columbia University.

President Bill Clinton is participating in a panel discussion on World AIDS Day, hosted by the Clinton Foundation and the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP), at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. President Clinton will be joined by Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, Director ICAP, and other distinguished panelists to address the global and domestic state of HIV/AIDS.

You can view the live webcast on the Clinton Foundation website at 12:15pm New York time (EST).

Archive video should be up shortly here: http://www.clintonfoundation.org/worldaidsday/

• 11:35 AM: Jason Woj On our way to the event.
• 11:40 AM: jasonwhat LIVE Tweeting: Bill Clinton World AIDS Day discussion at 12:25 EST bit.lybit.ly #clintontalk #red
• 12:39 PM: jasonwhat We have liftoff…almost
• 12:40 PM: Jason Woj Settled with seats in the waaay back. Just waiting for the Big Dog and gang.
• 1:04 PM: Jason Woj Why have this talk: 1 Americans have grown complacent 2 People think the good work of foundations and government menas the crisis is over
• 1:06 PM: VinoThorsen #clintontalk on #worldAidsday:Combat complacency in US and worldwide. 60% of people in need of aids treatment is still not getting it.
• 1:07 PM: Jason Woj Delivery systems are missing for many patients needing drugs. Some demographics even in the US are seeing rise in HIV rates.
• 1:11 PM: Jason Woj Has too much been given to HIV/AIDS taking away from other health care like maternal health?”This argument is not useful. We need a bigger pie for everyone and more synergy.”
• 1:23 PM: Jason Woj Women are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS (61% of infections).We need new structures that focus treatment more on women and cultural structures that create environments that allow the disease to spread.
• 1:26 PM: jasonwhat BC: I wish we had 100,000 personal stories of those living with HIV/AIDS on Facebook and YouTube today. #clintontalk #red
• 1:29 PM: VinoThorsen breaking the stigma: let’s get 100.000 people living with HIV & AIDS telling their stories on social networks #clintontalk #red
• 1:29 PM: Jason Woj Response to Clinton: we don’t have 100k stories on Facebook because the stigma is still to great
• 1:30 PM: VinoThorsen “let’s talk about SEX baby”. No joke. #Clintontalk #red
• 1:30 PM: Jason Woj There is need for comprehensive sex education in the US where there is still a new infection every 9.5 minutes
• 1:35 PM: Jason Woj We need more “mainstreaming” of “vertical” – mother to child – transmission treatments so it is part of holistic care for a family, not separate element.
• 1:38 PM: jasonwhat Bill Clinton: “I strongly disagree with condemnation of Obama budget.” money in other lines like food security target HIV #clintontalk
• 1:40 PM: VinoThorsen Top priority:Must find affordable and predictable revenue streams to fund primary healthcare systems in developing countries #clintontalk
• 1:41 PM: Jason Woj Clinton: Obama cut Hillary’s development, which I didn’t like.
• 1:44 PM: Jason Woj Clinton thanks heckler. Moderator asks if there are anymore “heckler questions?”Someone shouts out, “What about needle exchange?”
• 1:49 PM: jasonwhat Bill C: I changed my position on needle exchange. Those who oppose it live in areas where AIDS isn’t a big problem. #clintontalk #red
• 1:52 PM: jasonwhat Bill Clinton: Health care reform will bring great help to HIV/AIDS as will passing Food Security Act. #clintontalk #worldAIDSday
• 1:57 PM: jasonwhat In Uganda, gay men are imprisoned for life and gay sex is a capital crime. #red #clintontalk
• 1:59 PM: jasonwhat Bill Clinton: We are making colossal mistake by not focusing on HIV in prison pop. 90% of people in prison are getting out. #clintontalk
• 2:01 PM: Jason Woj Clinton throws his support behind marital visitations in prisons to reduce HIV rate due to men having sex with men.
• 2:05 PM: jasonwhat That’s it for #clintontalk The full live blog is here: bit.ly #worldAIDSday #red