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Through the #IASONEVOICE series, we spotlight the unique perspectives of IAS Members. Our members may be different – in race, gender and beliefs – but they all believe in reducing the impact of HIV everywhere.

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#IASONEVOICE won Effective Voice of the Year in the International & European Association Awards 2020
#IASONEVOICE won Effective Voice of the Year in the International & European Association Awards 2020

 

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#IASONEVOICE stories

Adaobi Lisa Olisa
Adaobi Lisa Olisa

Adaobi Lisa Olisa

Level up: The role of young advocates in HIV vaccine research
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Knowledge Mupembe
Knowledge Mupembe

Knowledge Mupembe

Transforming advocacy into action
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Baker Bakashaba
Baker Bakashaba

Baker Bakashaba

Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
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Tung Doan
Tung Doan

Tung Doan

Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
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Vince Crisostomo
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Vince Crisostomo

40 years of AIDS: Growing old with HIV
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Vuyiseka Dubula
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Vuyiseka Dubula

From anger to activism: A journey that has saved millions of lives
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Yusuf Hassan Wada
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Yusuf Hassan Wada

Turning up the volume so that young people are heard
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Moses Supercharger
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Moses Supercharger

I travelled home next to my coffin to die
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Doreen Moraa Moracha
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Doreen Moraa Moracha

Born with HIV: My beautiful story
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Shaun Watson
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Shaun Watson

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives
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Kinana Rahal
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Kinana Rahal

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives
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Harriet Tambudzai Jere
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Harriet Tambudzai Jere

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives
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Daren Paul Katigbak
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Daren Paul Katigbak

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives
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Allan Rivera
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Allan Rivera

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives
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Brent Allan
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Brent Allan

U=U: The power is in the message
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Josephine Nabukenya
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Josephine Nabukenya

Leaders of today: International Youth Day
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Yana Panfilova
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Yana Panfilova

Leaders of today: International Youth Day
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Rewan Youssif
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Rewan Youssif

Leaders of today: International Youth Day
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Justin Francis Bionat
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Justin Francis Bionat

Leaders of today: International Youth Day
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Eldred Tellis
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Eldred Tellis

Life on the edge: COVID-19 and HIV in India
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Maitri Lakra
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Maitri Lakra

Life on the edge: COVID-19 and HIV in India
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Loon Gangte
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Loon Gangte

Life on the edge: COVID-19 and HIV in India
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Maruf Hasan
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Maruf Hasan

COVID-19 and HIV in Bangladesh: Challenges on the frontline
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Tanya Nielson
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Tanya Nielson

COVID-19 weighs on South Africa’s HIV and TB burden
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Jessica Whitbread
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Jessica Whitbread

Sex, parenting and living with HIV: Life in lockdown
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Ke Liang
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Ke Liang

What happened in Wuhan: HIV services in the coronavirus outbreak
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Luca Stevenson
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Luca Stevenson

Sex, work, life and HIV
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Miriam Edwards
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Miriam Edwards

Sex, work, life and HIV
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Aunchanaporn Pilasuta
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Aunchanaporn Pilasuta

Sex, work, life and HIV
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Mama G
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Mama G

Sex, work, life and HIV
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Jean William “Bill” Pape
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Jean William “Bill” Pape

After the earthquake: Challenges to TB and HIV care in Haiti
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Diego Callisto
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Diego Callisto

Swipe right: Young people dating and living with HIV
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Anonymous IAS Member
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Anonymous IAS Member

Swipe right: Young people dating and living with HIV
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Oguzhan Nuh
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Oguzhan Nuh

Swipe right: Young people dating and living with HIV
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Eugene Ruzagira
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Eugene Ruzagira

The search for an effective HIV vaccine
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LINKAGES project stories
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LINKAGES project stories

The law versus key populations
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Nduku Kilonzo
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Nduku Kilonzo

HIV prevention for the next generation
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Noludwe Mabandlela
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Noludwe Mabandlela

My journey to a TB cure
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Grace Ngulube
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Grace Ngulube

Youth engagement in HIV activism
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Kate Thomson
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Kate Thomson

Youth engagement in HIV activism
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Gautam Yadav
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Gautam Yadav

Youth engagement in HIV activism
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Erika Castellanos
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Erika Castellanos

Youth engagement in HIV activism
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Zhanna Abashina
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Zhanna Abashina

Youth engagement in HIV activism
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Eric Sawyer
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Eric Sawyer

Youth engagement in HIV activist
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Dasha Matyushina
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Dasha Matyushina

Our own best advocates
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Jeffry Acaba
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Jeffry Acaba

What do the SDGs mean to me?
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Leena Menghaney
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Leena Menghaney

Patients versus patents
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Judy Auerbach
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Judy Auerbach

Women in science
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Kristel Paola Ramirez Valdez
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Kristel Paola Ramirez Valdez

Women in science
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Glenda Gray
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Glenda Gray

Women in science
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Tavitiya Sudjaritruk
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Tavitiya Sudjaritruk

Women in science
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Sharon Lewin
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Sharon Lewin

Women in science
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Rosemary Namubiru
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Rosemary Namubiru

When HIV is criminalized
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Bruno Spire
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Bruno Spire

Getting to GIPA 2.0
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Grisbel Escobar and Martin Carballo
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Grisbel Escobar and Martin Carballo

A country on the brink
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Humberto Arango
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Humberto Arango

Living with HIV
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Ricky Treurnicht
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Ricky Treurnicht

Living with HIV
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Shaun Mellors
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Shaun Mellors

Living with HIV
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Anton Basenko
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Anton Basenko

Living with HIV
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Simran Sheikh
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Simran Sheikh

Living with HIV
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Joylene Dzoro
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Joylene Dzoro

Living with HIV
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Jaime Luna
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Jaime Luna

Living with HIV
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Garry Kuchel
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Garry Kuchel

Testing on the front lines
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Salim S Abdool Karim
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Salim S Abdool Karim

Standing up for science
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Rochelle Walensky
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Rochelle Walensky

Standing up for science
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Ingrid Katz
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Ingrid Katz

Standing up for science
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Denise van Dijk
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Denise van Dijk

Standing up for science
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Liaam Winslet
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Liaam Winslet

From trans rights to the right HIV response
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

From discovery to a cure: A conversation with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
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Sergii Dvoriak
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Sergii Dvoriak

Effects of repressive drug policies on HIV
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Abdul Nasser
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Abdul Nasser

Effects of repressive drug policies on HIV
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Juliana Odindo
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Juliana Odindo

Growing up HIV-positive: From diagnosis to activism
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Quick links to our activities

Closing scientific gaps

Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Towards an HIV Cure

Disseminating the latest research

IAS Educational Fund Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS)

Improving health services

Community-Led Monitoring Differentiated Service Delivery Heart of Stigma Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme Person-Centred Care Youth Hub

Conferences

International AIDS Conference IAS Conference on HIV Science HIV Research for Prevention Conference

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Become an IAS change maker Corporate Partnership Programme Me and My Healthcare Provider IAS membership

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