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25 Jul 2024

International AIDS Conference 2024

Advocacy and Activism, Health, HIV, PrEP, Sexual Health, Thorne Harbour Health (VAC)

Jack and Cal discuss the International AIDS Conference 2024 in Munich, Germany, and hear from:

• IAS President Dr Sharon Lewin giving an overview of the landscape HIV exists within today
• Executive Director of UN AIDS Winnie Byanyima speaking to the progress around the global respond to HIV, including a significant increase from 47% of PLHIV in treatment 9 years ago, to 77% on treatment today
• Andriy Klepikov, AIDS 2024 Regional Co-Chair & Ukranian Advocate discussing the hybrid war being waged in the region including on the LGBTIQ+ people, drug users, TGD communities and science more broadly
• Jay Mulucha, Fem Alliance Uganda Executive Director discussing the harsh realities of people a trans man living with HIV in Uganda in the shadow of their recent Anti-Homosexuality Laws enacted earlier this year as the first trans man to speak at the opening ceremonies of an International AIDS Conference
• Dr Christian Gaebler giving a summary about the 7th person effectively cured of HIV
  Dr Troy Grennan from the British Colombia Center for Disease Control looking at the efficacy of 100mg daily for the prevention of STIs, and
• ‘Maria’ Groot Bruinderink from Public Health Service Amsterdam on PrEP for HIV Prevention with less frequent monitoring to help reduce the burden of frequency of doctors visits from every 3 months to every 6 months

Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health & wellbeing.

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Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

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