This year's G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany was a time for civil society to hold governments accountable to the promises they made. While climate change and international security dominated media attention on the G8, AIDS campaigners focused mainly on the lack of AIDS financing, weak health systems, intellectual property rights and lack of accountability on AIDS promises. Thousands of organisations and individuals including Elton John and Archbishop Desmond Tutu signed petitions calling for real action on AIDS, but with limited success.

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