Sunday, December 3
Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum
09:00-15:00 GMT
The 6th BPHF will be a hybrid event bringing together advocates, civil society representatives, researchers, government officials and front-line providers to explore and discuss the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in biomedical HIV prevention, while emphasizing the importance of choice and its transformative impact on HIV prevention efforts. This is an open event. Register here.
Key Populations Preconference
09:00-15:00 GMT
The Africa Key Populations Experts Group (AKPEG), African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), the African Network of People Using Drugs (AfricanPUD) and African Queer Youth Initiative (AQYI) Advocates for Prevention of HIV and AIDS in Africa (APHA), Global Black Gay Men Connect (GBGMC) and partners will host a safe platform to deliberate on the state of the HIV epidemic among Key Populations. Register here.
Monday, December 4
Empowering Intergenerational Leadership for Women-Controlled HIV Prevention Options: A Path to Ending AIDS by 2030
10:40 – 11:20 GMT
Satellite hosted by ICWEA and APHA will explore the critical role of women-controlled HIV prevention options. Partners will share and discuss the recently launched HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto.
Shaping the future of choice in prevention: Gearing up for the rollout of the Dual Prevention Pill, the newest MPT in the toolbox
12:25 - 13:10 GMT
This session will discuss the latest learnings from the Dual Prevention Pill (DPP), a daily pill combining oral PrEP and combined hormonal oral contraception for dual pregnancy and HIV prevention. The DPP could be introduced in the next two years and would be the only other MPT available in addition to male and female condoms – and the first MPT containing PrEP.
Tuesday, December 5
Advancing Integrated Biomedical Prevention: Best Practices from Zimbabwe (Session 2)
08:45 – 09:30 GMT
This satellite will discuss best practices and lessons learned from the delivery of biomedical HIV prevention, including voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). AVAC and partners will launch a global call to action to unite, mobilize, and advocate for continued prioritized funding, sustained commitment, and strategic integration of VMMC.
Catalyzing a sustainable HIV prevention agenda: Approaches to expand local action on global commitments
10:45 – 11:30 GMT
Leveraging new strategic plans for HIV prevention, including the PEPFAR’s 5-year Strategy and UNAIDS’ Prevention Road Map, this satellite will discuss combination prevention in the context of a sustainable HIV response and highlight approaches and models that leverage country and stakeholder-led innovations.
Coordinating Implementation Science for CAB for PrEP: BioPIC’s Implementation Study Tracker
12:25 – 12:35 GMT
In this oral abstract session, AVAC will present a new dashboard, which reflects all currently known activities relating to implementation research, modelling, clinical research, and landscaping for new late-stage biomedical HIV PrEP options, including cabotegravir for PrEP and the dapivirine vaginal ring.
Policy, Politics and HIV Management
13:05 – 13:50 GMT
In this oral abstract session, Princess Mharire from Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust (PZAT) will present, Beyond Metrics: How the Simple Participatory Assessment of Real Change (SPARC) Tool Provides a Holistic Approach to Advocacy Measurement, and Joseph Njowa of PZAT will share the COMPASS MERL model in a presentation, Innovative tools for planning, monitoring, and evaluation of advocacy campaigns.
Mobilizing Networks of Faith: Protect human rights and overcome homophobia
17:00 – 19:00 GMT
Faith leaders and LGBTQI+ partners will gather to affirm and support the human and civil rights of all persons to live in dignity, security, and free from the threat of violence or persecution, including sexual minorities in booth 21 at the Faith-based Zone.
Wednesday, December 6
Leveraging Communications for Advocating for PrEP in Africa
8:45 – 9:30 GMT
This session will explore the crucial role of strategic communications in promoting and advocating for the adoption and usage of PrEP in all its forms, and will build on our recent commentary, Bending the curve: What a decade-long roll-out of the anti-HIV pill can teach the world.
A Whole Government Approach: Addressing a Multi-layered Challenge of New HIV Infections, SGBV and Adolescent Pregnancy (Triple Threat)
12:05 – 12:50 GMT
This concurrent session will feature AVAC’s Grace Kumwenda, Regional Program Manager for Research Engagement.
Friday, December 8
Strengthen integration for better SRHR outcomes
10:45 – 11:30 GMT
This concurrent session will feature CASPR’s Advocates for Prevention of HIV and AIDS in Africa’s (APHA) Yvette Raphael in exploring the links between unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortion, and HIV.
HIV Prevention-Right Place, Right time
13:05 – 13:50 GMT
This concurrent session will feature Maureen Luba of AVAC, Definate Nhamo of PZAT and Yvette Raphael of APHA.
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