IAVI is proud to be participating in AIDS 2020 Virtual, the world’s largest virtual conference on HIV, hosted by the International AIDS Society (IAS).
IAVI is proud to be participating in AIDS 2020 Virtual, the world’s largest virtual conference on HIV, hosted by the International AIDS Society (IAS). We join in celebrating the resilience of communities, scientists, advocates, and all who are committed to a world without AIDS or TB — the leading killer of people with HIV.
That the conference format has been adapted for COVID-19 social distancing guidelines is yet another example of how the HIV community perseveres in trying times. In this virtual environment, IAVI aims to highlight progress toward innovations in HIV prevention and treatment — including broadly accessible HIV vaccines and antibodies — and to amplify the voices of communities whose health experiences are most often silenced.
Here are the ways we are contributing to AIDS 2020 Virtual, together with our partners. Learn more about the conference and register here.
AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND FROM JULY 6-10
On-Demand EPoster, Track D title: PED1134 - Understanding “silenced health experiences” of young people accessing HIV services through Body-Map Storytelling
Presenter: Devi Leena Bose, Senior Manager, Country and Regional Programs, India, IAVI
Devi Leena will share the outcomes of an interactive storytelling workshop IAVI and partners held with key populations in India in which participants visually described their barriers to accessing HIV services. All posters at AIDS 2020 Virtual will be available to view on-demand by conference delegates with audio narration by the author.
Global Village and Youth Programme: Louder Than TB virtual booth
As a member of the global Louder Than TB coalition, IAVI is pleased to highlight the group’s virtual booth. Stop by to see how we're working with partners to get #LouderThanTB. Find out more about the Global Village here.
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 9:00 A.M. PDT (GMT-7) (SAN FRANCISCO), SATELLITE CHANNEL 2
Also available on Satellite Channel 3 at 12:00 p.m. PDT
Non-commercial satellite symposium title: HIV Vaccine: The search goes on!
Co-sponsors: IAS, the Enterprise, NIH/HVTN/HPTN
Participants: The South African Medical Research Council, IAVI, EU consortiums, and AVAC
Session topic: Current HIV vaccine research and development
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1:00 P.M. PDT (GMT-7) (SAN FRANCISCO)
Session title and topic: PL06 - Prime Session 2: Vaccine & cure
Moderator: Mark Feinberg, Ph.D., President and CEO, IAVI
Dr. Feinberg will moderate a live Q&A with plenary speaker Thumbi Ndung’u, B.V.M., Ph.D., Scientific Director of the HIV Pathogenesis Programme at the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 8:00 A.M. PDT (GMT-7) (SAN FRANCISCO), SATELLITE CHANNEL 3
Session topic: Harnessing access to long-acting technologies in low and middle-income countries: are we on track to resolving the conundrum?
Organizers: The Medicines Patent Pool; Unitaid; World Health Organization
IAVI Speaker: Shelly Malhotra, Senior Director, Global Access, IAVI
Speaker topic: Ensuring access to monoclonal antibodies
Shelly will join satellite panelists from Unitaid, Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust, The Oswald Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), ViiV Healthcare, WHO, and MPP for a multi-sectoral discussion on ensuring that people in low- and middle-income countries gain timely access to game-changing HIV treatment, prevention, and care innovations.
