On behalf of the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, the speakers at IAS 2021 spoke about why storytelling can be used as a powerful tool against discrimination.
Abdalla reports on how and why the view of sex work urgently needs to change - also for health reasons.
How successful prevention interventions are depends on the acceptance of the population. Trust needs to be built to ensure that interventions reach where they are needed.
Many patients with HIV infection receive triple therapy. However, according to a session at IAS 2021, modern regimens with two active agents are not inferior to this strategy.
In preparation for the 11th IAS conference in Berlin, the Tagesspiegel Expert Forum on Health focused on findings from the COVID-19 pandemic to help end AIDS by 2030 and improve care for people with HIV.
Guideline-compliant HIV therapies reduce the viral load, but do not lead to eradication. But the idea of curing HIV is not off the table. An overview of important approaches from basic research.