The International AIDS Society (IAS) is organizing a series of webinars on the topic of COVID-19 and HIV to discuss the novel pandemic and its impact on people living with HIV. Through these webinars, the IAS would like to provide an opportunity for discussion around the latest science and share learning and best practices in relation to COVID-19 and HIV between countries at different stages of the pandemic, especially in lower- and middle-income countries.
This webinar brought to you by the IAS Educational Fund will provide time for interactions through a Q&A session.
SPEAKERS:
Latest WHO updates and guidance on COVID-19 and HIV
Dr Meg Doherty, Director of Global HIV, Hepatitis and STI Programme, WHO
Global health systems preparedness
Prof Anton Pozniak, IAS President, Consultant Physician and Director TB service, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital London, UK, Professor (Clinical Research) LSHTM, UK
Frontline lessons learned and measures implemented for people living with HIV
Dr Olivier Nawej Tshikung, Infectious Diseases Clinic Lead, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
MODERATOR: Dr Lucy Stackpool-Moore, Director, HIV Programmes and Advocacy, IAS
The webinar is recommended to HIV professionals, government representatives working in the field of HIV, public health specialists, programme managers, service providers, civil society representatives and members of organizations supporting key and vulnerable populations.
