2:45 - 3:30pm [GMT]
Join us at this satellite session organized by the Person-Centred Care programme of IAS – the International AIDS Society – at the 23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), on 3-8 December in Accra, Ghana. This session is being organized in collaboration with COMPASS Africa/AVAC, the Bar Hostess Empowerment Support Programme (BHESP), Hope Stone Insight Uganda, GALZ and Ciheb Zambia.
As HIV service delivery systems confront mounting pressure from funding constraints and shifting health priorities, the need to integrate services – including into primary care – becomes increasingly urgent. At the same time, such integration carries the risk of undermining equitable access and service quality, particularly for population groups most in need.
This interactive satellite symposium explores what sustainable and appropriate integrated HIV services look like when vulnerable and key populations are meaningfully engaged as co-designers and providers in healthcare service delivery. This session is grounded in the realities of today's funding landscape and informed by diverse youth perspectives. It will spotlight innovative models, discuss barriers to integration and generate actionable insights to ensure that HIV services remain relevant, resilient and responsive to the HIV-related and broader health needs of all people seeking care.
Co-chairs: Daisy Kwala, Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Programme, Kenya, and Ruth Akulu, Hope Stone Insight Uganda, Uganda
Programme
| Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Welcome and introductions | Co-chairs |
| Guardrails of Integration | Richard Muko, COMPASS Africa/AVAC, Kenya |
| We will not be erased | Tadios Munyimani, GALZ, Zimbabwe |
| Providing integrated person-centred HIV services for key populations in Zambia | Linah Kampilimba Mwango, Ciheb-Zambia, Zambia |
| Panel discussion and Q&A | All |
Access presentation slides here
Note: Presentation slides will be available from 3 December 2025, 14:45 GMT
The Person-Centred Care programme of IAS – the International AIDS Society – is implemented with financial support from, and in collaboration with, Gilead Sciences. The IAS has full control over all the activities and decisions relating to, and forming part of, the Person-Centred Care programme.