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Sun, 6 Oct 2024 - Thu, 10 Oct 2024
The 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference
HIVR4P 2024, the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference will take place in Lima, Peru, and virtually from 6 to 10 October 2024 and is expected to bring together around 1,500 participants.
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5 Nov 2024 - 7 Nov 2024
2024 Research-for-Cure Academy
The academy awards fellowships to 15 applicants to participate in a series of interactive workshops.
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Uniting science and community to accelerate the HIV response in EECA
IAS Educational Fund scientific symposium in Chisinau, Moldova, organized with Uniunea pentru Echitate si Sanatate
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Person-Centred Care Advocacy Academy
The Person-Centred Care Advocacy Academy will award fellowships to 15 advocates to engage in a series of interactive workshops. The academy is jointly organized by IAS – the International AIDS Society – and the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), in partnership with Gilead Sciences. It is designed for individuals working in central, eastern, southern and western Africa who are interested in strengthening their advocacy skills to enhance person-centred service delivery initiatives. The objectives are to: Provide training and skills building on current person-centred care approaches to service delivery and existing barriers to their implementation Develop tools to disseminate information on person-centred approaches and their importance to the wider community, including policy makers, the media and programme managers Create opportunities to interact with leading researchers and advocates in the field Guide participants to identify service delivery gaps in their communities and develop action plans to overcome these challenges To be eligible, applicants must: Have sufficient proficiency in English Demonstrate involvement as an advocate or healthcare provider (including peer educators) in the HIV field for at least two years Be affiliated with HIV associations, groups or committees based in central, eastern, southern or western Africa Be interested in person-centred care approaches With thanks to our local organizing partner: In partnership with: 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. Applications are now closed.
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2024 HIV Vaccine Advocacy Academy
Fifteen fellows from Africa interact with global experts and develop their careers in HIV vaccine R&D advocacy.
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11 Oct 2024
Takeaways from HIVR4P 2024
HIV prevention took a great step forward at HIVR4P 2024, the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference, in Lima, Peru, this week! More than 1,300 scientists, advocates, community representatives and policy makers came together to share and explore the latest evidence and emerging tools from HIV prevention science. Delegates included 203 scholarship recipients, who will take the knowledge they gained at HIVR4P 2024 back to their 50-plus countries, 40 professions and 180 organizations. We came together at 16 invited-speaker sessions, 26 oral abstract sessions and 26 satellites and were enriched by almost 650 posters and e-posters. Here are the four key takeaways from the science presented at HIVR4P:
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