Pre-conference meetings

Organizer: International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC)

COVID-19 has put the world even further behind its efforts to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic by 2030. As the Fast-Track era draws to a close, UNAIDS has worked with partners to develop a set of proposed targets for 2025. The UNAIDS 2025 targets call for 95% coverage of a core set of evidence-based HIV services, set clear targets for the removal of societal and legal barriers to accessing services, and emphasize the importance of integrating the HIV response with efforts to achieve universal health coverage of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Most importantly, the UNAIDS 2025 targets address the inequalities on which HIV, COVID-19 and other pandemics thrive and put people at the centre, especially people who are most at risk and marginalized.

This pre-conference session at AIDS 2022 in Montreal focuses on four of the HIV programmatic targets in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Strategy (2021-2026). It will unpack successes and examine challenges to closing HIV testing, prevention, treatment and viral suppression gaps, with equal focus on barriers that jeopardize sustained progress at national and urban levels. This programme has been designed to meet the educational needs of HIV care providers and other healthcare professionals providing HIV care and treatment, such as physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Contact for further information: https://www.iapac.org/conferences/2022-95-95-95-targets-update.

Organizer: IAS – the International AIDS Society

In line with the AIDS 2022 theme, Re-engage and follow science, this pre-conference will spotlight the important role of differentiated service delivery (DSD) in supporting HIV treatment. It will feature esteemed speakers from global normative agencies and funders, ministries of health, networks of people living with HIV, civil society and academia.

Opening presentations will outline the critical role that DSD for HIV treatment played in addressing COVID-19 challenges. Next, speakers will highlight the importance of DSD during periods of transition in response to changes, including age, clinical stability and model preference. The final session will emphasize the importance of differentiation at re-engagement, recognizing the cyclical nature of the HIV treatment cascade and country guidance to support implementation. Opportunities for further innovation will be outlined and attendees asked to engage and contribute to shaping a collaborative way forward.

For more information, please visit the Differentiated Service Delivery webpage here or send an email to [email protected].

Organizers: MPact Global

MPact Global is excited to convene the For F*ck’s Sake Summit (FFSS) as an AIDS 2022 pre-conference. This first-of-its-kind summit will be centred around gay sex and sexuality. It will be an opportunity to bring together gay, bisexual and queer men to engage around the complex and intersecting issues related to gay sex.

Participants will gain knowledge, increase their advocacy skills, and be better equipped to meet the various challenges presented by anti-gay policies and cultural norms. The summit will provide a space where gay, bisexual and queer men can foster a stronger sense of community and increase the visibility of the various political and cultural issues connected to sex while reducing anti-sex and anti-gay stigma.

For more information, please visit MPact’s website here or send an email to [email protected].

Organizer: ASHM on behalf of the U=U Global Summit Coordination Team

This full-day summit will feature over 50 internationally renowned advocates, activists, researchers, healthcare providers and policy makers, brought together to empower and energize the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) global movement and enable the transformative potential of U=U. Across seven sessions, participants will explore how U=U greatly improves the lives of people living with HIV and accelerates progress toward ending the HIV and AIDS epidemic.

The interactive sessions will include: “Global best practices and innovations in U=U program and policy development”; “How marginalized communities have adapted the U=U message to serve diverse populations and settings”; “How to flip the U=U script between patients and providers in healthcare settings”; and “The global challenges in advocacy and the law”. The pre-conference will also look at how the U=U message is dismantling HIV stigma, reducing health inequities and improving the quality of life of people living with HIV around the world.

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Attendance at this historic U=U Global Summit is strictly limited and pre-registration is required.

Please go to the website here to pre-register and secure your spot. For more information, please contact the Summit Coordinator here.

Organizer: Montreal Youth Force 2022

The youth pre-conference will bring together young activists from around the world in all their diversity to advance the HIV and AIDS response. It will offer a place for young people to convene, network and strengthen the resources necessary to continue youth-related programmatic work, advocacy and research in their respective communities.

The goal of the youth pre-conference is to strengthen youth engagement at AIDS 2022. It also aims to help young people prepare for the main conference and develop advocacy skills, centring on inclusivity, justice and equity. Sessions include a high-level panel , “Youth leadership and strategic advocacy in the context of HIV and AIDS”, a co-creative session, “Build a youth position and briefing for AIDS 2022”, and a session, “Role of youth in the technology agenda”. If you are interested in attending the sessions in person or virtually, please click

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