AIDS 2018

The International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018), a biennial gathering for those working in the field of HIV, including policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the epidemic, was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Dispatches from Amsterdam

AVAC posted live updates from Amsterdam on Twitter and Facebook. We also offered more in-depth updates via our Advocates' Network. Take a look:

• What's Right — And What's Not — On the Road Toward Epidemic Control - August 3, 2018
• AIDS 2018: The Story is Vulnerable - July 26, 2018
• AIDS 2018: The Story is Messy - July 23, 2018

Insight to Impact: Driving Demand Creation for HIV Prevention

This day-long pre-conference session at AIDS 2018 showcased world-class solutions to increase demand for HIV prevention options. Public health and communication experts led interactive talks and explored case studies of communication strategies.

Selected Posters and Presentations from AIDS 2018

Presentations

• Advocacy Agenda for PrEP in Trials and SRH Services?
• There May Be Harm in Not Asking: The state of behavioral & social science research in global HIV prevention research
• Update on the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) Trial
• Factors Influencing Initiation, Continuation & Discontinuation of Oral PrEP at Selected Facilities in South Africa: Findings from the ACCESS Study
• FP2020 Hormonal Contraception and HIV AIDS2018 Presentation
• PEPFAR Session 9: HIV Prevention in Men
• Demand Creation for HIV Prevention: A look back; a look ahead
• Getting PrEP to Where it is Needed Most: Opinions in Africa
• What's New; What's Next: A quick overview of the Px Pipeline
• Setting the Stage for PrEP: Where are we now, and where should we go?
• Breaking the Cyble of Transmission: Increasing adoption of and adherence to HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women and increasing uptake of HIV testing, prevention and treatment amoung young men
• Insight to Impact Introduction

Posters

• Modeling the Potential Impact of the Dapivirine Ring for HIV Prevention
• Adolescent Girls and Young Women as End Users of HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mapping ongoing and planned research along the HIV prevention journey to inform product introduction
• There May Be Harm in Not Asking: The state of behavioral and social science and end-user research in global HIV prevention research
• Tracking Oral PrEP Globally: Using initiation trend data to inform product introduction
• Where Does the Buck Stop?: Analysis of HIV prevention research and development (R&D) direct and country focused investments in sub-Saharan Africa

Global Village Zones

Research Literacy Networking Zone and HIV Prevention Marketplace
AVAC, in partnership with AfNHi, EATG, NHVMAS, TAG, and Wits RHI, hosted the Research Literacy Networking Zone at AIDS 2018. The RLNZ brought together advocates, researchers, community educators and local community members to network and discuss ongoing and planned HIV prevention, cure, treatment and implementation research.

See the schedule of events!

At AIDS 2018, the RLNZ also partnered with the HIV Prevention Marketplace Zone, hosted by a number seasoned HIV prevention advocates from east and Southern Africa who are Alumni of or currently participants in AVAC’s HIV Prevention Advocacy Fellows program. This Marketplace Zone was a space where HIV prevention advocates, delegates and community members came together to network, strategize and have informal discussions on current and future HIV prevention strategies as well as rollout of new interventions.

HIV Prevention Roadmap

The International AIDS Conference included hundreds of sessions, side events, marches and meetings—many focused on HIV prevention research and implementation. We had an Excel version, sortable by focus, and a PDF version.

Pre-Conferences and Satellite Sessions

Below are details on select pre-conferences and satellites that AVAC and partners are participated in!

• Insight to Impact: Driving demand creation for HIV prevention, July 21, 9:00–18:00
• HIV Cure Research with the Community Workshop, July 21, 9:00–18:00
• Our Bodies, Our Fight: Uniting the movements for HIV/AIDS and safe abortion care, July 21, 13:30–17:30
• U=U 2018: Celebrate, activate & implement!, July 22, 8:30–17:00
• Changing the Game in Adolescent-Centered Design: Assets, Access, Adherence, July 22, 9:30-16:30
• Condoms 2.0: Reinvigorating effective condom programming in the era of epidemic control, July 23, 8:00-10:00
• Hormonal Contraception and HIV Risk at the Crossroads: What do the latest research, advocacy and program developments mean for women, providers and programs? (flyer for download) July 23, 10:15–12:15
• Leadership for HIV Primary Prevention: The global HIV prevention coalition, July 23, 12:30–14:30
• PrEP in Practice: Experiences from delivering PrEP in the field, July 25, 18:30–20:30
• HIV Prevention Targets 2020: A fast track to where?, July 25, 18:30–20:30
• Should PrEP be Included as a Standard of Care in SRH Trials and Services?, July 26, 7:00–8:30
• Anal Sex from Top to Bottom: Beliefs, behaviors and policies for better health, July 26, 18:30–20:30
• Getting PrEP to Where it’s Needed Most: A global conversation led by African men who have sex with men (MSM) (flyer for download) July 26, 18:30–20:30