A perception that HIV/AIDS is an Africa problem manifested itself clearly at the Mumbai Social Forum by its conspicuous absence from the main events of the international jamboree. Even condoms, a common free handout at most international meetings, were not distributed at the meeting. Neither were they readily available at the hotels where the delegates are booked. "If the social forum shifts to Africa I guess one of the issues they will want is HIV/AIDS. Not many civil society or social movements from this region are taking this as a major issue," Minar Pimple, a member of the Mumbai WSF organising committee, told Terra Viva.