title: Rights and policy front and   centre at the conference.
abstract: There were more sessions than ever on human rights and policy at this conference--86 abstracts, 46 poster discussions, 702 posters, and numerous crosscutting, bridging and satellite sessions. In this article, based on her summary of Track E (Policy and Politics) at the rapporteur session on the final day of the conference, Mandeep Dhaliwal presents a summary of key themes and messages that emerged from Track E.
authors.forename: Mandeep
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhaliwal
mesh_terms: D005381:Financing, Organized; D015658:HIV Infections; D006291:Health Policy; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation