At AIDS 2024, Unitaid will showcase its commitment to accelerating access to groundbreaking health innovations and addressing market barriers that hinder the fight against HIV. Our participation will highlight our collaborative efforts to ensure equitable access to life-saving treatments and tools to low- and middle-income countries, contributing to ensure that no one is left behind in the global health response.
Summary of sessions and events supported by Unitaid, featuring Unitaid’s work, or where Unitaid will actively participate in the programme of the 25th International AIDS conference and pre-conferences:
Pre-Conference Programme
Welcome to the era of PrEP choice
20 July, 8:00 – 16:30
Pre-conference
Organizers: Unitaid, WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID
Women at the centre: Integrating prevention, treatment and care for HIV and cervical cancer
21 July, 8:00 – 16:30
Pre-conference
Organizers: Unitaid, Expertise France, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Jhpiego, Frontline AIDS and ACHA
LIVING 2024 – People living with HIV pre-conference
20 and 21 July, 8:00 – 16:30
Pre-conference
Organizers: Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), with support from Unitaid
Conference Programme
Self-testing innovations: Unlocking new pathways in HIV, COVID-19 and hepatitis C management
22 July, 9:30-11:00
Satellite
Organizer: Population Services International (PSI)
Lessons learned from the DTG story
22 July, 11:30-12:30
Satellite
Organizers: Unitaid, Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
Lessons learned in providing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV for young people at scale
22 July, 13:00-14:30
Satellite
Organizers: Wits RHI, University of the Witwatersrand and Federal University of Bahia
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Unitaid Advocates Network launch
22 July, 14:00 to 16:00
Side event
Organizer: Unitaid Advocates Network
Examining the impact of PrEP service delivery on adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
22 July, 15:00-16:30
Satellite
Organizers: Federal University of Bahia and Wits RHI, University of the Witwatersrand
The MTV Staying Alive Foundation and Unitaid through the years (invite only)
22 July, 18:30-20:30
Side event
Organizers: MTV Staying Alive Foundation and Unitaid
Building on evidence to foster person-centered PrEP services: the ImPrEP experience
23 July, 7:00-8:00
Satellite
Organizers: Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)
Get in the game: A collective effort for youth-led sexual and reproductive health, and monitoring to build visionary communities for change
23 July, 11:00-12:00
Global Village
Organizers: Wits RHI, University of the Witwatersrand
Unlocking solutions: navigating complexity in advanced HIV disease with innovative use of existing tools and strategies for better care
25 July, 18:00-19:30
Satellite
Organizers: Unitaid and WHO
Taking action on long-acting injectable PrEP: towards access and implementation
26 July, 12:00-13:00
Symposium
Organizer: The International AIDS Society (IAS)
Visit us as well in the booth we are sharing with the Medicines Patent Pool throughout the conference!
Join Unitaid at AIDS 2024 as we engage with leading experts and stakeholders to advance a unified, people-first approach to tackling HIV and its co-infections. We look forward to fostering meaningful dialogues and partnerships that will drive forward the mission to end the HIV epidemic and improve global health outcomes. Stay connected with us and participate in the conversation using #PutPeopleFirst.
Together, we can make a significant impact in the global fight against HIV and AIDS.
Read more about Unitaid’s work in our issue brief.
Additional resources:
- Issue brief: Unitaid – Saving lives faster
- Issue brief: HIV and AIDS [coming soon!]
- Issue brief: Regional manufacturing
- Issue brief: Climate and health
- Issue brief: Cervical cancer
- Issue brief: Universal health coverage
- Report: The untold story of dolutegravir: When climate impact goes hand-in-hand with access to better treatments
- Report: Landscape of rapid diagnostic tests for severe bacterial infections in Advanced HIV Disease
- Report: Better health solutions
Related news:
- New Unitaid report: World’s leading HIV drug proven to have reduced global CO2 emissions by 26 million tons
- In an open letter, Unitaid urges MSF to continue its critical work in advancing access for key health products
- Global Fund and Unitaid Increase Collaboration to Advance Equitable Access to Health Products
- Unitaid applauds France’s steadfast commitment to sustainable global health interventions
- Unitaid calls for accelerated global access to long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir after positive trial results
- Unitaid Executive Board sets vision for the future with approval of five new areas for intervention at 44th session
- Unitaid to support African production of medicines and tools for postpartum hemorrhage, malaria and HIV with new call for proposals
- Unitaid joins the Triple I for Global Health to strengthen global health impact investments
- Industry Engagement Forum in Lagos aims to increase health product manufacturing in Africa
- How Unitaid is supporting Brazil’s G20 health agenda with innovative solutions
- Unitaid and Expertise France announce the launch of Phase II of the SUCCESS program for the elimination of cervical cancer in ten low-resource countries