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International AIDS Society and partners present awards for outstanding research

posted on 7/22/2016 11:12:00 AM

FOR RELEASE Friday, 22 July 2016 11:00AM (SAST) Women, Girls and HIV Investigator’s Prize; Prize for Excellence in HIV Research Related to Children; IAS TB/HIV Research Prize; Lange/van Tongeren Prizes for Young Investigator Awards; and Special HIV Cure Prize Awarded at AIDS 2016 Durban, South Africa – the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), concluded today with the awarding of five prestigious scientific awards recognizing exceptional research presented at the conference. Th...

Friday AIDS 2016 Press Conference Schedule

posted on 7/22/2016 8:27:00 AM

Please see the press conference schedule for today, Friday, 22 July 2016 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC).Third Party Press ConferencesIntroducing the Young Investigator AwardeesDate: Friday, 22 JulyTime: 10:00-10:45 (SAST)Location: Press Conference Room 2, Media Centre, Lower Level, Durban International Convention CentreOrganizer: IFARA Remember to visit the online Media Kit regularly for the latest press conference updates and information.

Thursday AIDS 2016 Press Conference Schedule

posted on 7/21/2016 8:50:00 AM

Please see the press conference schedule for today, Thursday, 21 July 2016 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC).Third Party Press ConferencesIndia Endangering the Global AIDS Response: Constitutional Court Justice, Human Rights Activists, and Medical Groups Raise AlarmDate: Thursday, 21 JulyTime: 09:00-09:45 (SAST)Location: Press Conference Room 2, Media Centre, Lower Level, Durban International Convention CentreOrganizer: Health Global Access Project (Health GAP) Health Systems T...

International AIDS Society and Elton John AIDS Foundation: ‘Doing the right thing’ by honouring frontline health workers championing quality services for key populations

posted on 7/20/2016 4:53:00 PM

FOR RELEASE Wednesday, 20 July 2016 17:00 SAST New campaign celebrates providers who are #DoingTheRightThing Durban, South Africa – The International AIDS Society (IAS) today launched a new campaign to celebrate doctors, nurses, and other frontline health workers who deliver quality integrated HIV prevention, care, and treatment services to key populations, often in the face of discriminatory laws, traditions, and belief systems. Supported by the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Me and My...

Experimental HIV treatment models highlight success and pinpoint obstacles to expanding care in African countries

posted on 7/20/2016 1:26:00 PM

FOR RELEASE Wednesday, 20 July 13:00PM SAST Durban, South Africa – Researchers in developing countries with high burdens of HIV infection are developing promising new strategies to advance towards global HIV treatment targets, the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban South Africa has heard. The UNAIDS fast track strategy seeks to ensure that 90% of HIV-positive people know their status, 90% are able to access antiretroviral treatment (ART), and 90% of those on treatment attain vir...

Journal of the International AIDS Society: Special Issue on Police, Law Enforcement, and HIV

posted on 7/20/2016 8:58:00 AM

What:Focus on JIAS special issue covering the critical need for partnerships with police to both impact HIV risk behaviour and professionalise the role of police in public health.Expert panel discussion on how researchers, donors, programme implementers, civil society, and law enforcement are reshaping their work to create more effective partnerships in the global HIV response. When: Wednesday, 20 July, 14:00-14:45 (SAST) Where:On-Site: Press Conference Room 2, Media Centre, Lower Level, Dur...

Wednesday AIDS 2016 Press Conference Schedule

posted on 7/20/2016 8:54:00 AM

Please see the press conference schedule for today, Wednesday, 20 July 2016, at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC). Official Press ConferencesScaling up HIV Treatment in the Developing World (PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE)Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/user/iasaidsconference/liveDate: Wednesday, 20 JulyTime: 13:00-13:45 (SAST)Location: Press Conference Room 2, Media Centre, Lower Level, Durban International Convention CentreOrganizer: Official AIDS 2016 Press ConferenceSpeakers: An...

New vigour in HIV vaccine research evident at AIDS 2016

posted on 7/19/2016 2:08:00 PM

FOR RELEASE Tuesday, 19 July 14:30PM SAST Pivotal South African study builds on promise of the only HIV vaccine regimen to show efficacy to date; landmark antibody trial now in field; multiple new vaccine approaches being explored Durban, South Africa – Current and forthcoming studies of vaccines to prevent HIV infection have created a new optimism that the long and challenging road to the development of such a vaccine has begun to take some promising turns. Updates on the search for prevent...

New research marks important step forward in understanding real-world use of PrEP

posted on 7/19/2016 10:35:00 AM

FOR RELEASE Tuesday, 19 July 11:00AM SAST Durban, South Africa – Several studies presented today in an official press conference at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban provided new insights on the use of PrEP among a broad range of populations. One study provided new national estimates of PrEP use in the U.S. by geography and other demographics, another found the near elimination of HIV transmission risk among serodiscordant heterosexual couples using both PrEP and a...

Tuesday AIDS 2016 Press Conference Schedule

posted on 7/19/2016 9:55:00 AM

Please see the press conference schedule for today, Tuesday, 19 July 2016, at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC). Opening Ceremony speeches are now available on the AIDS 2016 Media Kit. Photos from the Opening Ceremony are also available online at http://aids2016.smugmug.com/ and the video will be published later today and available to download at the Media Centre. Official Press ConferencesHIV Cure ResearchLivesteam: https://www.youtube.com/user/iasaidsconference/liveDate: Tue...

International AIDS Society (IAS) paediatric HIV research grant winners announced

posted on 7/19/2016 8:57:00 AM

FOR RELEASE Tuesday, 19 July 2016 08:00 SAST (Durban, SOUTH AFRICA) – Leaders in paediatric HIV research gathering at AIDS 2016 in Durban will honor the winners of the fourth and largest-ever round of IAS research grants, to be presented at the conference plenary session here on Wednesday, 20 July. The awards, which total US$1.2 million, are made through CIPHER, the IAS Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research, and will support innovative paediatric HIV research b...

International AIDS Society, amfAR and The Elizabeth Taylor Foundation to Honour Zimbabwean Activist, Feminist and LGBT Champion Martha Tholanah

posted on 7/18/2016 8:06:00 PM

FOR RELEASE Monday, 18 July 20:30PM SAST Actress Charlize Theron will present openly HIV-positive human rights advocate with the Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Award in the field of HIV at AIDS 2016 Opening Session Human rights are personal to Martha Tholanah, an outspoken champion of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and for all people living with HIV. Following her early life experiences of violence at the hands of soldiers fighting the Zimbabwe War of Liberat...

AIDS 2016 focuses on impact of legal and policy barriers to HIV services for groups at greatest risk of infection

posted on 7/18/2016 12:41:00 PM

FOR RELEASE Monday, 18 July 2016 13:30PM SAST Durban, South Africa – In an official press conference today at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, researchers and community representatives discussed the impact of discriminatory laws and policies in many parts of the world that hinder access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care for the populations most at risk of HIV infection – men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, people who inject drugs, an...