Zimbabwe's first national AIDS conference ended in acrimony, with AIDS activists complaining that they had been sidelined from the high-profile event. In a statement circulated among delegates at the three day conference, People Living with AIDS (PWAs) accused the National AIDS Council (NAC) and the Ministry of Health, the co-organizers of the event, of ignoring their inputs while giving medical experts and dignitaries the opportunity to air their views uninterrupted.