A smiling woman holds a baby on her hip.
In the Maputo province of Mozambique, the Service Delivery and Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (COVida) project aims to improve the health, nutritional status, and well-being of orphans and vulnerable children. Léta Simango is a COVida participant from Mafalala, Maputo. COVida provides support to young women like Léta who are living with HIV. Photo credit: Mbuto Machili for FHI 360
July 26 – July 31, 2026

AIDS 2026

Event Details

https://www.iasociety.org/conferences/aids2026

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

#RethinkRebuildRise

FHI 360 will participate in the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026), which will be hosted in-person at the Riocentro Convention & Event Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 26–31, 2026, and convened by the International AIDS Society (IAS). This global conference brings together researchers, policymakers, implementers, and community leaders to share the latest evidence and advance collaborative action in the global HIV response.

Across pre-conference programming, workshops, oral and poster presentations, and booth talks, FHI 360 experts and partners will share programmatic and research insights from around the world. These sessions will explore strategies to sustain epidemic control, advance HIV prevention and care, strengthen data systems, support local ownership, and translate innovation into impact. Together with governments, communities, funders and partners, FHI 360 is committed to creating solutions that are built to last.

Agenda

Pre-conference

Sunday, July 26

Transforming Health Assistance: Implementing U.S. Government Bilateral MOUs for Sustainable HIV Programs

Organizers: U.S. Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy; Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) Project

Description: In alignment with the America First Global Health Strategy, the U.S. government is finalizing new bilateral memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and implementation plans with partner countries. These agreements mark a pivotal shift toward country ownership, sustainability, and more efficient use of resources as countries accelerate progress toward self-reliance in their HIV responses. This half-day pre-conference session will examine the status of the MOUs and implementation plans, followed by a discussion with Ministries of Health, implementing partners, and other stakeholders. The conversation will identify critical enablers, risks, and practical considerations for sustaining impact, strengthening integration, and advancing a clear, actionable path toward country‑led health programming.

WORKSHOP

Tuesday, July 28

Where Stigma Ends, Care Begins

Co-Organizers: International AIDS Society (IAS); FHI 360; Gestos (Brazil)

Description: This interactive workshop will explore how stigma continues to shape HIV prevention and care in Brazil and highlight practical solutions from communities and frontline providers. Through live polling, mixed-group discussions and a panel featuring Healthcare Champions and their clients, participants will examine what builds or breaks trust, the behaviours that create stigma-free care and the systemic barriers that must be addressed. Champions will share real examples from pharmacies, community-led services and decentralized prevention models. The session will conclude with key insights and a call to replicate person-centred practices across varied HIV service settings.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Thursday, July 30

Boosting Youth Uptake of HIV Self-Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis via Peer-Led Alternative Access Points in Greater Metro Manila, Philippines

Presenter: Mac Cabuso

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Tuesday, July 28

Scaling an Integrated DHIS2 HIV Tracker to Strengthen Client-Level Monitoring and Data Use Across 20 Countries

Presenter: Virupax Ranebennur

An evaluation of awareness, interest, preference, barriers, and willingness to pay for long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (LA-PrEP) among men and women at-risk in the greater Metro Manila Area, Philippines

Presenter: Jeremiah Serrano

Index Testing among Return-to-Care People Living with HIV as a High-Yield Case-Finding Strategy in Lesotho

Presenter: Molemo Makhetha

Local Expertise Drives Sustainability: Expanding Community-Led HIV Services in Thailand

Presenter: Amornrat Arunmanakul

Sustaining HIV Treatment Monitoring through Vietnam’s Social Health Insurance System

Presenter: Le Hong Nga

Differentiated Testing Modalities by Age to Strengthen Pediatric Case Finding

Presenter: Deborah Carpenter

Wednesday, July 29

Rates of HIV treatment interruption and return-to-care among children and adolescents compared to adults: a multi-country program analysis

Presenter: Caterina Casalini

From donor dependence to district leadership: a performance-based framework for transitioning HIV clinical services to government ownership in Indonesia

Presenter: Kurnia Buraq

Package Provider perspectives on the Philhealth outpatient HIV/AIDS treatment (OHAT) package: exploring the barriers, best practices, and recommendations for utilization and policy improvement to ensure sustainable HIV programming

Presenter: Jeremiah Serrano

From parallel systems to national platforms: validating social health insurance claims for HIV monitoring in Vietnam

Presenter: Le Hong Nga

Amplifying HIVST result retrieval and confirmation: insights from community implementation in Nigeria

Presenter: Abimbola Oduola

Thursday, July 30

Telehealth implementation choices and HIV service resumption after program disruption: comparative lessons from Tanzania and the Philippines

Presenter: Benjamin Eveslage

Back-to-care interventions strengthen continuity of HIV care, improve data quality, and generate more accurate estimates to inform epidemiological analyses and program planning

Presenter: Caterina Casalini

EXHIBITION HALL

Come visit us at the FHI 360 booth in the Exhibition Hall and see FHI 360 speakers at the Booth Talks

Tuesday, July 28

Roche

Speaker: Deborah Carpenter

Topic: Integration

Thursday, July 30

Gilead

Speakers: Molemo Makhetha, Chris Akolo

Topic: HIV prevention implementation

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