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HIV Stigma Is Common and Increasing; Here’s How That’s Harmful What’s more, most HIV stigma is based on fear and blame, finds a new report from the Williams Institute.

"HIV Stigma Is Common and Increasing; Here’s How That’s Harmful" via @pozmagazine.bsky.social

🌟 Let's keep the momentum going beyond #InternationalWomensDay!

Join us on Thursday, 12 March at 14:00 CET for our #webinar, "Let her lead: Women-led approaches in the #HIV response".

✅ Register now!

#WomensDay #IWD2026 #RethinkRebuildRise

✨ For #InternationalWomensDay, we're proud to spotlight the Empowering Lives project.

Hosted at Duke University with IAS support & led by Eugenia Rogers, who is living with #HIV, it brings together older women & providers to strengthen person-centred care for women 50+ in the southern US.

#IWD2026

Gender and HIV | IAS Plus

🌍 #InternationalWomensDay is tomorrow.

Strengthen your understanding of how gender shapes the #HIV response with the #IASPlus course "Gender and HIV".

Gain practical knowledge to advance gender-responsive, evidence-based approaches.

📲 Start learning today!

#IWD2026 #WomensDay #RethinkRebuildRise

A new one-a-day-pill holds promise for HIV's 'forgotten population' It's designed to take the place of complicated, multiple drug regimens that many people with HIV need to follow. And it's also beneficial because the HIV virus is always evolving.

It's designed to take the place of complicated, multiple drug regimens that many people with HIV need to follow. And it's also beneficial because the HIV virus is always evolving. n.pr/4cY9OXo

📰 Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) has published a special viewpoint, “Navigating the Data Gaps of Ageing Among Women Living With #HIV”!

👉 Read the viewpoint: zurl.co/4uyqT

#IWD2026 #WomensDay #RethinkRebuildRise

📅 Join us on Tuesday, 26 March at 16:00 CET for our webinar “Scientific updates on #HIV #vaccine advancements”.

🔬 Hear from leading experts on the latest on immunogen design, bNAbs & vaccine platforms.

✅ Register now! #RethinkRebuildRise

#HIV response = strength. It’s time to rethink our approach, rebuild systems to put people first, and rise together for equity and care for all. The moment is now. #RethinkRebuildRise Lets all combine ideas together ,IMPLEMENT all agreed issues and advocate for equity and access to ALL

Affiliated Independent Events | AIDS 2026 Affiliated Independent Events submissions are now open Apply now for Affiliated Independent Event status to amplify your reach through promotion to the global IAS network and AIDS 2026 delegates. Submit an event

🙋🏿 Planning an event related to #AIDS2026?

Apply for Affiliated Independent Event status to boost visibility, reach new audiences and connect with the global AIDS 2026 community.

Workshops, forums, exhibitions and more are welcome.

Learn more and apply by 24 June. 👇🏿

Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme | International AIDS Society (IAS)

👩🏻‍⚕️ Are you a #clinician working in the #AsiaPacific region?

Applications for the Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme: Experts in #HIV Service Delivery have been extended for Asia Pacific applicants until Wednesday, 11 March.

📝 Learn more & apply.

🚀 Starting now!

Join IAS & IAVI for our webinar: “Turning challenge into opportunity: partnership models for sustained #HIV vaccine research in Africa”

▶️ It’s not too late. Register and watch live now! #RethinkRebuildRise

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Join IAS & IAVI for our webinar “Turning challenge into opportunity: partnership models for sustained #HIV vaccine research in Africa”

Register now! 👇

"And for us, as the community, let us also be given chances in the decision-making tables."

On #SexWorkersRightsDay, we amplify this call.

Daisy Kwala from the Bar Hostess Empowerment & Support Programme shares her #RethinkRebuildRise message. Add yours & join the movement. #ISWRD

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🗓️ On #SexWorkersRightsDay (#ISWRD), explore evidence and insights on #sexwork from #IASPlus.

Access resources that support rights-based, person-centred and community-led #HIV responses. #RethinkRebuildRise

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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

“Tens of thousands of Americans are losing access to treatment for H.I.V. as nearly 20 states impose restrictions on assistance programs and several others weigh such changes.”

via @nytimes.com

Zimbabwe takes a big shot toward an HIV-free future Zimbabwe, one of southern Africa's hardest‑hit countries, is taking a bold step in HIV prevention. The nation has now joined Zambia, Kenya and Eswatini in deploying Lenacapavir — an injection taken ju...

"Zimbabwe takes a big shot toward an HIV-free future" #lenacapavir

🌐 Join IAS & IAVI tomorrow at 15:00 CET for our webinar:

“Turning challenge into opportunity: partnership models for sustained HIV vaccine research in Africa”

Leading experts will discuss funding, governance & partnerships to sustain HIV vaccine R&D in Africa.

✅ Learn more & register now!

Me and My Healthcare Provider | International AIDS Society (IAS) The Me and My Healthcare Provider Campaign recognizes frontline healthcare workers who deliver quality HIV prevention, treatment and care and other services to key populations, often in the face of stigma and discrimination.

👩🏾‍⚕️ The IAS Me and My Healthcare Provider programme fosters open dialogue, mutual respect and person-centred care – building trust between clients and providers.

📲 Meet the champions driving change!

#ZeroDiscriminationDay #MMHCP #RethinkRebuildRise

✊ On #ZeroDiscriminationDay, take a stand for dignity, rights & equity.

▶️ Explore videos on #IASPlus that address stigma & discrimination in the HIV response – featuring expert insights & practical approaches to advance inclusive, person-centred care:

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📣 #ZeroDiscriminationDay is a call to action.

Discrimination undermines health, rights & access. We must #RethinkRebuildRise for an equitable HIV response.

🤳 Share a message, photo or video on what it means to rethink, rebuild & rise. Learn more & join us: zurl.co/oC2HY

HIV is not a crime Listen to this episode from HIV unmuted on Spotify. In 1987, the United States introduced the world’s first laws criminalizing HIV. Today, despite scientific evidence that HIV criminalization harms public health, 92 countries still have laws that are used to prosecute people living with HIV. In this episode of HIV unmuted, the IAS podcast, we hear how these unjust laws have forever changed the lives of three people living with HIV and what must be done to end the criminalization of HIV. Listen now to their stories of injustice, fear and stigma:•             Justice Edwin Cameron on being South Africa’s first public figure to speak out about living with HIV and his crusade to decriminalize HIV•             A Malawian mother, known as EL, who was jailed for allegedly breastfeeding another woman's baby, as told by her lawyer, Wesley Mwafulirwa•             American Robert Suttle on how a bad breakup led to his imprisonment and lifelong registration as a sex offender.

🎙️ #HIVisNotaCrime. On #HINACDay, join the call for justice.

In this #HIVunmuted episode, leading voices explore the real-world impact of HIV criminalisation – and why evidence-based, rights-affirming approaches are critical.

🎧 Listen now! #RethinkRebuildRise

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New JIAS viewpoint titled on “Zero discrimination in practice: resisting anti-trans backlash in the global #HIV response” for #ZeroDiscriminationDay.

Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4aSFWcd

On #IASPlus, explore free, expert-led e-courses including:

💡 Differentiated service delivery

📊 Monitoring, evaluation & learning

📅 Project management

👥 Gender & HIV

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⚖️ HIV Criminalisation

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🚀 Ready to take the next step in your #HIV career?

From #fellowships and #grants to #mentorship and #scholarships, the IAS supports change makers at every stage.

🔎 Find what’s right for you: zurl.co/2yPmZ

#RethinkRebuildRise

Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme | International AIDS Society (IAS)

👨🏿‍⚕️ Are you a #clinician working in #Africa, #AsiaPacific, or #LatinAmerica & the #Caribbean?

⏰ Applications for the Mark Wainberg Fellowship Programme close in just 1 day – Monday, 23 February at 23:59 CET.

📝 Don’t miss out. Learn more & apply today!

🎤 Meet Immaculate Owomugisha Bazare – featured speaker at #AIDS2026 🌟

A Ugandan social justice lawyer advancing #HIV justice and gender equality through litigation and advocacy – challenging stigma and discrimination.

👥 Learn more & join her at AIDS 2026! #RethinkRebuildRise

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✨ Voices like Wardatou’s show the real-world impact of #IASPlus – turning knowledge into action. 🔬

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📲 Stay connected to the science driving the #HIV response. #RethinkRebuildRise

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"A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the U.S. military's longstanding policy banning people with #HIV from enlisting, rejecting claims that advances in medical treatment made it unreasonable."

" #Kenya first in East Africa to receive long-acting #HIV drug #Lenacapavir"