Accra, July 25- Sharon Lewin, International AIDS Society (IAS) President and AIDS 2024 International Co-Chair, says the world needs an evidence-based HIV response and a political climate that respects science to end HIV as a threat to public health and individual well-being.
She said all around the world, regressive policies, attacks on human rights, the spread of misinformation, cuts to global health funding, and waning trust in international institutions are roadblocks to progress.
“We’ve seen incredible breakthroughs at AIDS 2024, including a new case of long-term HIV remission and a promising twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV, while these advances are a cause to celebrate, science doesn’t happen in a vacuum,” she said.
She was speaking at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference the world’s largest gathering of people living with, affected by, and working on HIV.
The theme of AIDS 2024 calls on the global community to Put people first!
“Putting people first means that whether in the design of clinical trials or implementing new policies and programmes, people living with and affected by HIV must be not just beneficiaries but actors driving our efforts,” Lewin said
This year’s conference is taking place in person in Munich, Germany, and virtually from 22 to 26 July.
The International AIDS Conference is the premier global platform to advance the HIV response.
As the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS, it sits uniquely at the intersection of science, advocacy and human rights, bringing together scientists, policy makers, healthcare professionals, people living with HIV, funders, media and communities.
Since its start in 1985, the conference has served as an opportunity to strengthen policies and programmes that ensure an evidence-based response to HIV and related epidemics.Accra, July 25- Sharon Lewin, International AIDS Society (IAS) President and AIDS 2024 International Co-Chair, says the world needs an evidence-based HIV response and a political climate that respects science to end HIV as a threat to public health and individual well-being.
She said all around the world, regressive policies, attacks on human rights, the spread of misinformation, cuts to global health funding, and waning trust in international institutions are roadblocks to progress.
“We’ve seen incredible breakthroughs at AIDS 2024, including a new case of long-term HIV remission and a promising twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV, while these advances are a cause to celebrate, science doesn’t happen in a vacuum,” she said.
She was speaking at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference the world’s largest gathering of people living with, affected by, and working on HIV.
The theme of AIDS 2024 calls on the global community to Put people first!
“Putting people first means that whether in the design of clinical trials or implementing new policies and programmes, people living with and affected by HIV must be not just beneficiaries but actors driving our efforts,” Lewin said
This year’s conference is taking place in person in Munich, Germany, and virtually from 22 to 26 July.
The International AIDS Conference is the premier global platform to advance the HIV response.
As the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS, it sits uniquely at the intersection of science, advocacy and human rights, bringing together scientists, policy makers, healthcare professionals, people living with HIV, funders, media and communities.
Since its start in 1985, the conference has served as an opportunity to strengthen policies and programmes that ensure an evidence-based response to HIV and related epidemics.
