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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. 👇🏿

"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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📰 Just launched!

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

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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

🇿🇲 Meet Izukanji Sikazwe – featured speaker at #AIDS2026

A Zambian infectious disease physician & Head of HIV at the Global Fund, Izukanji has led the scale-up of life-saving HIV services & strengthened person-centred care worldwide.

👥 ️ Join her at #AIDS2026: zurl.co/RcFAV

AIDS 2026 overview | AIDS 2026 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and virtuallyDates: 26-31 July 2026; with pre-conferences starting on Sunday, 26 July Theme: Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. .block-text-description h3 span { font-weight: 200; }

🌎 From cutting-edge research & innovation to equity, human rights & sustainable financing – #AIDS2026 will spotlight the solutions needed to move the global #HIV response forward.

✨ Join us as we unite to #RethinkRebuildRise in #Rio & virtually this July!

🎤 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. 🔬

📚 Access thousands of HIV-related resources – anytime, anywhere.

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

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✨ We’re thrilled to spotlight Báltica Cabieses, featured speaker at #AIDS2026!

Professor of Social Epidemiology at Universidad del Desarrollo, she works to advance health equity, migrant health & implementation science globally.

Join her 26–31 July 2026 in Rio & virtually.

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🗓️ #AIDS2026 pre-conference bookings close in 3 days!

Hosting a pre-conference allows you to lead focused conversations, launch new initiatives & connect directly with thousands of decision makers shaping the global #HIV response.

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⏰ Last call! Early registration for #AIDS2026 closes today at 23:59 CET.

🗓️ Join thousands of scientists, policy makers & activists uniting to #RethinkRebuildRise in #Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 & virtually from 26–31 July.

✅ Register now & save at least 17%!

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🗓️ Just 3 days remain to secure the lowest registration rate for #AIDS2026.

Join thousands of scientists, policy makers and activists uniting to #RethinkRebuildRise in #Rio de Janeiro and virtually from 26–31 July 2026.

✅ Register today and save at least 17% through early registration!

⏳ Just 1 week remains to lock in the lowest registration fee for #AIDS2026!

Join thousands uniting to #RethinkRebuildRise at the world’s largest conference on #HIV & #AIDS.

📍 26–31 July | #Rio 🇧🇷 + virtual

✅ Register today to save at least 17%:

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✨ Only 10 days left to apply for the #AIDS2026 Prevention Ambassador Fellowship!

Selected fellows will:

🔹 Lead a digital #HIV prevention content project

🔹 Attend AIDS 2026

🔹 Expand their networks

👉 Apply by 15 February: zurl.co/qj5IL

#RethinkRebuildRise

🏆 Honoured to share IAS has been named Winner – NGOs & Associations at the #GenevaEngage Awards.

With this year’s theme, “Back to Basics: The Future of Websites in the AI Era”, the recognition is especially meaningful.

Big thanks to our team behind the screens!

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Submissions | AIDS 2026 Get involved in AIDS 2026! Find out how you can take part

🚨 Final hours! Early booking rates for #AIDS2026 exhibitions & satellites end today (5 February) at 23:59 CET!

Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your work to thousands of scientists, advocates & policy makers in #Rio 🇧🇷 & virtually this July. 👇

Submissions | AIDS 2026 Get involved in AIDS 2026! Find out how you can take part

⏰ 1 day left to secure the early rate to host an #AIDS2026 exhibition or satellite!

Showcase your work to thousands of scientists, advocates and policy makers in #Rio de Janeiro and virtually, 26–31 July.

🚀 Book by 5 February, 23:59 CET to save!

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🗓️ Just 3 days remain to lock in the early booking rate to host an #AIDS2026 #exhibition or satellite #symposium!

📲 Learn about these opportunities and book by 5 February to save! #RethinkRebuildRise

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«AIDS 2026 Prevention Ambassador Fellowship» applications

🗓️ Deadline: Sunday 15th #Februart2026, 🕚 23:00 CET
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[ESWA Jan26 newsletter 🧵 (8/14) — Opportunities (1/4)]

Annual Letter 2026 After a turbulent year for HIV and global health, 2026 opens with an urgent need to rethink the HIV response. The challenges we face demand more than incremental change. They require us to rethink how...

We enter this year with a new IAS Strategy that charts a path through & beyond the turmoil, grounded in science & equity.

Inaction will further erode hard-won progress. Bold, decisive leadership can protect it & move us forward as we #RethinkRebuildRise.

Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. What U=U at Ten Years Is Asking of Us Now

Ten years of U=U has transformed lives.
Yet implementation still lags behind the science.
The IAS Annual Letter 2026 challenges us to rethink leadership and rise to responsibility.

Read the full reflection below and share your thoughts.

#UequalsU #PLHIVLeadersNOW #IAS #AIDS2026 #RethinkRebuildRise

"I look forward to seeing communities rise, to seeing governments rise, to seeing development partners rise because it is essential for us to rise together"

🎥 Watch Jerop Limo's message & join thousands of people around the world by sharing your #RethinkRebuildRise message.

AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference | AIDS 2026 Early registration closes in:0days0Hours0Minutes0SecondsRegister early and save at least 17% on your registration fees.#countdown { --smaller: .75; margin: 30px auto; text-align: center; /* position: relative; left: 16px; */ } #countdown ul { padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; justify-content: space-between; align-content: space-between; align-items: stretch; max-width: 400px; gap: 10px; } #countdown li { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.9em; list-style-type: none; padding: 0; text-transform: uppercase; /* max-width: 20%; position: relative; padding-top: 4em; */ } #countdown li span { display: block; font-size: 4.2rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; /* position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; transform: translate(-50%, 0); */ } @media all and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1279px) { #countdown li { font-size: calc(1.125rem * var(--smaller)); } #countdown li span { font-size: calc(3.375rem * var(--smaller)); } } @media all and (max-width: 768px) { #countdown li span { font-size: 3.5rem; } } @media all and (max-width: 388px) { #countdown li span { font-size: 3rem; } } (function () { const second = 1000, minute = second * 60, hour = minute * 60, day = hour * 24; const countDown = new Date('February 11, 2026 23:59:59 GMT+1:00').getTime(), x = setInterval(function() { const now = new Date().getTime(), distance = countDown - now; document.getElementById("countdown").getElementsByClassName('days')[0].innerText = Math.floor(distance / (day)), document.getElementById("countdown").getElementsByClassName('hours')[0].innerText = Math.floor((distance % (day)) / (hour)), document.getElementById("countdown").getElementsByClassName('minutes')[0].innerText = Math.floor((distance % (hour)) / (minute)), document.getElementById("countdown").getElementsByClassName('seconds')[0].innerText = Math.floor((distance % (minute)) / second); //do something later when date is reached if (distance < 0) { document.getElementById("countdown").style.display = "none"; clearInterval(x); } //seconds }, 0) }()); Register now

⏰ #AIDS2026 early registration closes in just 2 weeks!

Register now to save at least 17% & join thousands of #scientists, #policymakers and #activist uniting to #RethinkRebuildRise at the world’s largest conference on #HIV & #AIDS.

📍 26–31 July | #Rio de Janeiro & virtual

Join us! 👇

Annual Letter 2026 After a turbulent year for HIV and global health, 2026 opens with an urgent need to rethink the HIV response. The challenges we face demand more than incremental change. They require us to rethink how we work, rebuild what has been weakened and rise to meet a rapidly shifting global context.

💡 We must #RethinkRebuildRise. The challenges we face in the #HIV response demand more than incremental change. They require us to rethink how we work, rebuild what has been weakened & rise to meet a rapidly shifting global context.

📰 Learn more in our annual letter.

Media registration | AIDS 2026 AIDS 2026 media registration and media scholarship submissions are open Register now to join media professionals reporting from the world’s largest HIV conference.Register as mediaApply for a media sc...

⏰ Last call! Submissions close today!
 
#AIDS2026 #media #scholarships close 27 January at 23:59 CET. Applications are welcome from:
 
📰 Accredited #journalists
 
📣 Public-facing #communications professionals
 
✨ Social #influencers
 
Don't miss out. Apply now!

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Submissions | AIDS 2026 Get involved in AIDS 2026! Find out how you can take part

🚨 Final call – deadline today! 🚨
 
Submissions for #AIDS2026 #abstracts, Global Village activities, #scholarships (including #media) & workshops close today, 27 January at 23:59 CET.
 
🎯 Don't miss these opportunities. Learn more & submit now!
 
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Media registration | AIDS 2026 AIDS 2026 media registration and media scholarship submissions are open Register now to join media professionals reporting from the world’s largest HIV conference.Register as mediaApply for a media scholarship

⌛ 1 day left!

#Media scholarships for #AIDS2026 close on Tuesday, 27 January at 23:59 CET. We welcome applications from:

📰 Accredited #journalists

📣 Public-facing #communications professionals

✨ Social #influencers

Apply now! #RethinkRebuildRise

⏰ There's just 1 day left to submit an #AIDS2026 #abstract, Global Village proposal, #scholarship application or workshop proposal!

📲 Learn more now and submit by Tuesday, 27 January at 23:59 CET: zurl.co/iJaDV