At #AIDS2026, Thiago Jerohan from @gestospe.bsky.social, Brazil, spoke with aidsmap's @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social about racism in Brazil. Find out more on aidsmap: www.aidsmap.com/news/aug-202... @iasociety.bsky.social @aidsconference.bsky.social

At #AIDS2026, Dr Barbara Mambo from the Ministry of Health, Kenya, talks about the roll-out of lenacapavir PrEP with @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social. Find out more on aidsmap: aidsmap.com/news/jul-202... @iasociety.bsky.social @aidsconference.bsky.social

At #AIDS2026, Thiago Jerohan from Gestos, Brazil, spoke with aidsmap's @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social about racism in Brazil. Find out more on aidsmap: aidsmap.com/news/aug-202... @iasociety.bsky.social @aidsconference.bsky.social

Angeli Achrekar of @unaids.org at #LIVING2026 stated that the UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS is a commitment from 149 countries to people living with #HIV & an accountability mechanism. @gnpplus.bsky.social @preventionac.bsky.social

‘Science have us treatment, but communities gave #UequalsU its power’ - Dr Monique Carey, Executive Director of @preventionac.bsky.social at #LIVING2026 in Rio @gnpplus.bsky.social

Ten years of U=U! Florence Riako Anam of @gnpplus.bsky.social celebrating the people, scientists & communities behind ensuring that Undetectable = Untransmittable #UequalsU has become a part of daily life. Celebrating a decade of U=U in Rio today at #LIVING2026 @preventionac.bsky.social

News from CROI 2026: Major US cohort reveals sharp racial disparities in HIV acquisition among trans women #CROI2026

Major US cohort reveals sharp racial disparities in HIV acquisition among trans women

At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) held in Denver last week, Dr Sari Reisner from the University of Michigan presented data on how many transgender women in a national US cohort acquired HIV over a two-year period, and the factors associated with getting HIV. “Our study found that HIV incidence remains high among trans women in the US and that disparities persist across race and ethnicity, with highest HIV incidence for Black, Latina and Asian trans women,” Reisner stated.

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News from CROI 2026: Multi-component app improves viral suppression in men who use crystal meth #CROI2026

Multi-component app improves viral suppression in men who use crystal meth

At the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver, US, the use of an app for men with HIV who also use illicit stimulants led to 58% lower odds of having a detectable viral load after six months, when compared to a control group who did not use the app in a fully remote randomised controlled trial.

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News from CROI 2026: The war on science: resisting and rebuilding at a crucial juncture #CROI2026

The war on science: resisting and rebuilding at a crucial juncture

Peter Staley’s talk at the opening session of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver was a grim post-mortem of one of the most challenging years in recent HIV history – an ‘annus horribilis’ – a phrase Queen Elizabeth II used to describe 1992 and The Lancet applied to 2025.

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This year, someone close to me died of an AIDS-related illness. I kept asking: ‘How can this still be happening in 2025? With all that we know, all the medications we have? Surely our collective desire and will to eradicate HIV as a major public health threat would have prevailed by now?’

I write about real-life heroes facing unimaginable horrors while trying to provide #HIV care in conflict settings. We cannot stop speaking about atrocities taking place in areas like #Gaza and elsewhere. @iasociety.bsky.social @msf.ca @medicalaidpal.bsky.social www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-202...

Conflicts and humanitarian crises create new HIV vulnerabilities

Garnering a standing ovation at IAS 2025, Sameer Sah, from Medical Aid for Palestinians, provided a devastating first-hand account of what’s been happening for nearly two years in Gazan healthcare set...

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‘Coming from the most affected region, I’ve let go of the single story that paints people living with #HIV as helpless and tragic… It’s time we become the authors of our own story.’ Powerful & pertinent remarks from Nomonde Ngema at the closing of #IAS2025. @iasociety.bsky.social

‘Conflict disrupts not just lives, but destroys health infrastructure… Just imagine that you have no functioning hospital, healthcare workers are being killed & you still find the courage to serve.’ Xavier Biggs refers to a powerful session from #IAS2025 in his summary. @iasociety.bsky.social

‘Communities are never hard-to-reach; they are underserved.’ Great takeaway message from rapporteur summary for #HIV prevention, by Rayner Kay Jin Tan. @iasociety.bsky.social #IAS2025

#IAS2025 first ever lenacapavir PrEP implementation study will be in Brazil! Will include a mobile PrEP unit in Sao Paolo to best reach communities who will benefit @iasociety.bsky.social

‘We no longer stand at a crossroads: we now find ourselves at a precipice,’ @linda-gailb.bsky.social shared in Kigali at #IAS2025 this week. #HIV experts, including community, are resolute. We will not go back. @aidsmap.bsky.social @iasociety.bsky.social www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-202...

Impact of PEPFAR cuts on HIV care in Mozambique #IAS2025 with 3rd highest no of PWH & 2nd highest new diagnoses, 67% of funding from PEPFAR in 2022. - 14% reduction in ART initiations - 39% increase in ART interruption - reduced VL testing & viral suppression, esp children @iasociety.bsky.social

👏 Sameer Sah (@medicalaidpal.bsky.social) delivers a powerful keynote on the devastating state of #Gaza's health system, earning a well-deserved standing ovation at the #IAS2025 special session on #HIV in conflict settings.

Exciting news from #IAS2025! A once-monthly #PrEP pill option is on the horizon. MK-8527 was safe, well-tolerated & protective levels were maintained. It’s now headed into Phase 3 trials. We need as many PrEP options as possible to end the #HIV epidemic. @iasociety.bsky.social

Jack Stone shared modeling data at #IAS2025 showing the devastating impact of disrupted #PrEP access in sub-Saharan Africa: 700K people could lose access, leading to 6,700 new #HIV infections in 1 year and 10K in 5 years. 85% among key populations.

‘Policies can save lives.’ Meg Doherty @who.int documents how changes in ART policy — including when it was offered to people with #HIV — have saved many lives. These life-saving changes have been driven by scientific advances, policy AND activists who urged for changes. @iasociety.bsky.social

At #IAS2025, Yazdan Yazdanpanah highlights something we don’t speak about enough: lack of equity in grants & authorship between researchers from high-income countries & those from lower income countries—where research is usually conducted. Little has changed over a decade… @iasociety.bsky.social

We have both old & new #HIV challenges according to Jeanne Marrazzo, speaking in her personal capacity at #IAS2025. But she stated that ‘we cannot compromise when we’ve come so far. We cannot lose heart.’ @iasociety.bsky.social

At #IAS2025, @solangebap.bsky.social from @itpc.bsky.social speaks about how trust was lost when communities lost access to services due to funding cuts. ‘Communities are experts… they can tell us where the little money that’s available needs to be spent.’ @iasociety.bsky.social

Intermittent ART may be an important response to current #HIV funding cuts: taking pills 4 or 5 days a week, instead of 7. This approach maintained viral suppression from #IAS2025. But: excellent adherence, no prior treatment failure & already virologically suppressed. @iasociety.bsky.social

‘How can we innovate when everything around us is unstable and hostile?’ Magda Queta asks at #IAS2025. She shares crucial lessons learnt in challenging contexts: innovation is not just about technology: find new ways of centring community & integrating local knowledge. @iasociety.bsky.social

Amazing scientific advances in the pipeline, some presented at #IAS2025 this week. But long-acting injectable treatment uptake has lagged, even in high-income settings. How will we use science to stop the epidemic? We need targeted, accessible & affordable solutions. @iasociety.bsky.social

Our own Mitchell Warren shared a sobering picture of the potential of a world without HIV prevention / reduced access to #PrEP at #IAS2025 satellite: Re-imagining Prevention. avac.org/resource/inf...

‘Community action is what gives science its soul, its reach and its relevance. Sustaining HIV progress means investing in people.’ A powerful reminder of what drives #HIV science: community must be at the centre of all that we do. @rosemarymburu.bsky.social @iasociety.bsky.social #IAS2025