The AIDS 2024 programme includes more than 40 oral abstract sessions, 50 invited-speaker sessions, 20 workshops, 30 symposia sessions, 100 satellite sessions and 2,200 posters. The Daily Digest is your guide to help navigate it. First, though, immerse yourself in a strong line up of satellite sessions. Here is a pick to choose from. 11:30 CEST
IAS President-Elect Beatriz Grinsztejn is on a panel that discusses how the global consensus statement on person-centred care can guide and support organizations, groups and individuals to realize the potential of person-centred care in the HIV response. 15:00 CEST
What will it take to reach the fourth “90”, quality of life? It demands a focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and integration of NCD and HIV services. 15:00 CEST So far, 38 countries have joined the Global Partnership for Action to Eliminate all Forms of HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination to scale up programmes. Find out about the results. The opening session starts at 17:00 CEST The AIDS 2024 Co-Chairs, Sharon Lewin, Christoph Spinner and Andriy Klepikov, welcome delegates at the opening session. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz highlights Germany’s leadership in the HIV response; UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima throws light on where the world is on the path to reaching the 2030 targets for HIV; and Ugandan trans and human rights activist Jay Mulucha expands on the conference theme of putting people first in the HIV response.
German actress and presenter Annabelle Mandeng and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for EECA Vira Brezhneva moderate the session. A moment of silence honours frontline health and humanitarian staff and volunteers around the world. The session winds up with a performance of Bavarian traditional folk dance by The Schwuhplattler.
What you need to know
Due to higher security controls for the opening session, please place bags and coats in the cloakroom before entering Hall C1. Cloakrooms are available in the registration area at the West Entrance and on the 1st floor next to Room 1.
If you would like to access language interpretation and captioning in the opening session, please have your phone and headphones ready. Simply scan the QR code provided in the session room and select your preferred language. You will then be able to read captions or listen to audio. Free Wi-Fi will be available.
Please note that our interpretation software uses artificial intelligence so occasional errors may occur and it may not always respect the people-first language of the original version. Advocacy and awareness is a theme of the Global Village. Here are some choices today: The ArTivism audiovisual exhibition brings together interventions by Make Medicines Affordable partners and highlights efforts of civil society in promoting affordable treatments.
CureCanvas features art projects, workshops and interviews exploring topics like community involvement in HIV cure research.
Send a message in a bottle in this networking zone where you can paint empty ARV bottles and share adherence stories.
At 12:30 CEST, join the launch of the People Living with HIV Global Advocacy Agenda campaign.
Today, 48 countries still have HIV-related travel restrictions. Find out the latest, share your story, listen to others, and be part of advocacy for change in this workshop on migration, mobility and health at 13:00 CEST.
What happened at the pre-conferences AIDS 2024 pre-conferences over the past two days explored a range of current issues, including the specific challenges of children and adolescents with perinatal HIV exposure, community-led monitoring in a changing world, ageing with HIV, gaps in the PrEP landscape, key populations and prevention, and integrating services for HIV and cervical cancer. Find out more here. JIAS supplement just launched Just launched! JIAS supplement, “The HIV epidemic in eastern Europe and central Asia: challenges and opportunities”. This collection of articles describes the characteristics of the HIV epidemic in the EECA region and highlights the unique challenges and successful interventions in this region. Tune in to the AIDS 2024 Live Show at 08:30 CEST daily to learn about conference developments and what lies ahead. Host Karl Schmid will be live from the Global Village and joined by leading voices in the HIV response. Today's scheduled guests include: - Bruce Richman, Prevention Access Campaign
- Sharon Lewin, IAS
- Zack Willmore, content creator
... and more!
The IAS Executive Board, following consultations with civil society, selected Munich because it provides a safe and welcoming space, especially for key populations criminalized and stigmatized in too many parts of the world. We have worked proactively with authorities on granting visas. A total of 693 AIDS 2024 scholarship recipients applied for visas: 85% were approved and 14% were denied.
While this reflects a vast improvement since the last International AIDS Conference in Montreal, we constantly strive to do better and call on authorities all over the world to proactively enable all to have access to vital public health meetings. Our goal is for everyone to be able to participate and for our conferences to be as accessible as possible. Meet the IAS change makers Each day, the Daily Digest follows the IAS change makers at AIDS 2024: recipients of our grant, fellowship or mentorship opportunities. They are the next generation of HIV researchers, advocates and healthcare providers improving the lives of people living with and affected by HIV. Today’s change maker is Rod Olete, a nurse and programmes development worker completing a PhD in public health at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. As one of four IAS Person-Centred Care advocates, he developed and started establishing a service delivery network of mental health and social welfare professionals to provide psycho-socioeconomic interventions for people living with and affected by HIV in the Philippines. Rod is part of a panel in the global consensus statement on person-centred care satellite at 11:30 CEST today; he is a co-author of the statement. Official media partner coverage |
