The full programme for AIDS 2024 conference is now available online! Participants, both online and in-person, can browse over 200 sessions covering a wide range of critical topics, including sustainability, health innovation, integrated HIV care, and the latest in HIV cure and vaccine development. You can add sessions to your calendar directly from the programme […]
Lilit Martirosyan, trans activist, founder of “Right Side Human Rights Defender” NGO, Armenia on #PutPeopleFirstEECA. “HIV protection is crucial for trans, LGBIQ, and sex worker communities in Armenia. It’s not just about healthcare and education, but also about shaping policies that directly impact their health and well-being”. “Trans people and sex workers must have a
Vitaly Djuma, Executive director of ECOM on #PutPeopleFirstEECA Stigma, discrimination, and restrictive laws hinder the HIV response, particularly for the LGBT community, which possesses immense expertise and skills. The barriers being built in our region further divide communities and undermine dignity and rights. “Put people first means the HIV response should be guided by the
Andriy Klepikov, AIDS 2024 Regional Co-Chair and Executive Director of Alliance for Public Health from Ukraine on #PutPeopleFirstEECA “#PutPeopleFirst by accepting & supporting everyone, respecting their rights & diversity”. In Eastern Europe & Central Asia, to #endAIDS we must focus on the needs of communities and center on a person amidst epidemics, crisis and wars.”
Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director on #PutPeopleFirst. Only half of the 2 million people living with HIV in Eastern Europe & Central Asia are on treatment. The goal to end #AIDS is off track. “Support community leaders, invest adequately & tackle discrimination to ensure health access for all.” – Winnie Byanyima. Join #PutPeopleFirstEECA and amplify the voices
The regional media platform VirusOFF has been named the official media partner of the 25th International AIDS Conference 2024, which will take place in Munich from July 22 to 26. “Being a media partner for a conference of such scale as AIDS 2024 is a significant milestone for VirusOFF. It recognizes our efforts and our
Walls are not the answer! #PutPeopleFirst! The Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region is falling behind in the fight to end AIDS by 2030. Restrictive laws, criminalization, stigma, discrimination, and gender inequality create barriers to healthcare access. Political resistance, anti-rights trends, shrinking civil space, and Russia’s war in Ukraine have worsened the situation, building
#PutPeopleFirstEECA: An Information Campaign Launched in Eastern Europe and Central Asian Region Ahead of AIDS 2024 Ahead of the 25th International AIDS Conference, which will be held in Munich in late July, the regional information campaign “Walls are not the answer! #PutPeopleFirstEECA” is launched. The campaign aims to amplify the voices of the Eastern Europe