International Aids Conference

AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference, called on the world to come together to re-engage and follow the science. It sought to define future research agendas, shift the latest evidence to action, and chart a new consensus on overcoming the HIV epidemic as a threat to public health and individual well-being.

Four abstracts were submitted to the conference: 1) The impact of a structured physical activity program on health outcomes amongst children and adolescents living with HIV in South India 2) Learn for life: Enhancing lives of Children living with HIV 3) HIV- Positive Widow headed household: A peer-led program in Southern India 4) Empowering HIV-positive adolescents with education, ‘Of the youth, by the youth, for the youth’: a peer-led model for building resilience among youth living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We were very excited to have three of our abstracts selected to be presented at the conference in Montreal, Canada on July 28^th, 2022. We saw this as an opportunity that would build leaders and role models, it is amazing to see HIV- positive students standing out and using their voices to spread the message of hope.