IAS 2023, the 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane Australia Fully Funded Scholarship 2023
23–26 July 2023
IAS 2023, the 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science
IAS 2023, the twelfth IAS HIV Science Conference, will
take place from 23-26 July 2023 in Brisbane, Australia. Held at the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre, IAS 2023 will spotlight global advances in
HIV research.
The world’s largest HIV science conference will be in
Brisbane in 2023, bringing a focus to HIV in Asia and the Pacific
Brisbane will host the world’s largest scientific
conference for HIV in July 2023, the 12th International AIDS Society (IAS)
Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023).
The event will bring together the international
research community to discuss the latest advances in HIV science, and will also
be accessed virtually.
The conference will be an opportunity to showcase
Australia’s and Queensland’s world-leading HIV response, and to shine a
spotlight on the unique strengths and challenges of the HIV response in the
Asia and Pacific region.
“We are proud that Queensland will be hosting this
important global meeting on HIV research,” Queensland Health Minister of Health
Yvette D’Ath said.
“Queensland’s
HIV programs are built on effective collaboration between scientists,
government, and affected communities, an approach that exemplifies the global
best practice championed at IAS 2023.
“We
are particularly pleased that the conference will amplify the voices of First
Nations communities, and their leadership in the Queensland HIV and sexual
health responses.”
“Australia
was one of the first countries in the world to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90
targets, and we have led the way on HIV prevention through the rollout of
harm-reduction programs and PrEP,” said Professor Gilks.
The
90-90-90 targets refer to the UNAIDS goals of 90% of people living with HIV
diagnosed, 90% of those diagnosed on antiretroviral therapy, and 90% of people
on treatment have achieved viral suppression, by 2020.
“However,
we must also step up as a leader in Asia and the Pacific, where there are
significant inequities in progress towards the UNAIDS targets. Australia is on
our way to reaching 95-95-95 while some of our neighbors in the region are
falling far behind,” Professor Gilks continued.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has had a
devastating impact on health systems in the region, and IAS 2023 will provide a
forum for us to work alongside our neighbors to strengthen the regional HIV
response.”
IAS
2023 would be an opportunity to work together towards more equitable outcomes
for everyone affected by HIV.
“Australia
has long been committed to an HIV response where researchers, clinicians,
policymakers, and community work together, led by those most affected by HIV,”
Apostolellis said. “IAS 2023 in Brisbane will represent this best-practice
approach. By bringing together leaders from around the world to share the
latest advances in HIV research, this is the place global HIV science is pushed
forward.”
Board Director Robert Monaghan said First Nations
voices would be at the center of the conference. Monaghan is a descendant of
the Bundjalung Nation on his mother’s side; his family and extended family are
from the NSW North Coast alongside the Clarence River at Baryulgil.
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“Equal
access to universal health coverage is a challenge, even in Australia, but
First Nations communities are leading innovative and effective responses to
HIV,” Monaghan said.
“We
hope IAS 2023 will showcase the work of First Nations communities not only in
Australia but around the world, bringing people together to make sure no one is
left behind.”
Melania,
Treatment Support Facilitator at Queensland Positive People (QPP), said the
conference would be a critical opportunity for researchers to connect with and
learn from people living with HIV.
“My
hope is that this conference generates interest and commitment from the
research community to do more research specifically focusing on women living
with HIV. We know that women are under-represented in research globally,
despite making up more than 50 percent of HIV diagnoses worldwide,” she said.
“Women
with HIV experience differences physiologically with the efficacy of
treatments, side-effects, and co-morbidities. To provide the best support for
women with HIV, we also need more research into the experiences of
intersectionality for women and how this creates overlapping and interdependent
systems of discrimination or disadvantage.”
The
12th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) will be held at the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre on 23–26 July 2023.
About
the IAS Conference on HIV Science
The
conference is the world’s most influential meeting on HIV research and its
applications, held by the International AIDS Society. This biennial conference
presents critical advances in basic, clinical, and operational HIV research
that move science into policy and practice.
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