HIVR4P 2023, the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference will take place in Lima, Peru, and virtually from 22 to 26 October 2023 and is expected to bring together around 1,500 participants. The HIV Research for Prevention Conference is the only global scientific conference focused exclusively on the challenging and fast-growing field of HIV prevention…
IAS – the International AIDS Society – is excited to announce that anyone can now view over 150 sessions, 2,100 abstracts and 2,400 e-posters from AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference, via the conference website.
Around 70 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases crossed 22,100, and the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency.
On behalf of the International AIDS Society (IAS), we, the IAS Governing Council Africa Regional Representatives, express our grave concern regarding the reported anti-gay initiative underway in Tanzania. On 31 October 2018, the Regional Commissioner for the capital city, Dar es Salaam, Paul Makonda, announced the creation of a task force to identify and arrest…
WMA CONDEMNS ‘SHAMEFUL’ MOVE TO BAN DOCTORS FROM WORKING The World Medical Association has condemned as ‘shameful’ a new move by the Turkish authorities to restrict the freedom of Turkish physicians to practice medicine. Under a new law approved yesterday by Turkey’s Health Commission, thousands of physicians will be barred from working in either the…
Physicians are being urged by the World Medical Association to “Go Green”. The WMA is offering physicians and their national medical associations a free online service, My Green Doctor, to add environmental measures and climate change awareness to their medical practices. Dr. Todd Sack, managing director of the service, said that most physicians and other…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PrEP is safe and effective for widespread use, research shows 29 October 2018 (Glasgow, Scotland) – New research presented at the HIV Drug Therapy Conference in Glasgow today shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could be given to millions of people worldwide with no increased risk of safety issues during treatment.PrEP is a combination…
Diabetic retinopathy What is it? Many people in the UK have diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common complication of diabetes and may develop in anyone with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Approximately 95,000 people in the UK are affected. Sight loss in diabetic retinopathy is a result of changes in the retina caused…
Age-related macular degeneration What it is? Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye condition among people age 50 and older. It causes permanent and irreversible sight loss, affecting approximately 600,000 people within the UK. AMD affects the light-sensitive layer at the back of the retina, the macula, causing central vision to become blurred or…
International AIDS Society announces Kevin Osborne as its new Executive Director 19 June 2018 (Geneva, Switzerland) – The International AIDS Society (IAS) today announced the appointment of Kevin Osborne as its new Executive Director. “We are delighted to welcome Kevin as the new Executive Director of the IAS,” IAS President Linda-Gail Bekker said. “Kevin is…