Amid U.S. Funding Cuts, the International AIDS Conference Faces an Uncertain Future
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Gareth Thomas: former rugby player and activist in the fight against HIV stigma The former rugby player Gareth Thomas was the first professional rugby player active to declare himself homosexual in 2009, and ten years later, in 2019, publicly shared his diagnosis of HIV positive, becoming more active voice in the fight against discrimination. Thomas participated in the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio de Janeiro and gave exc…
As a global conference on HIV opened on 26 July in Brazil, the decline in international funding in the United States and Europe puts prevention programmes at risk.
Amid U.S. funding cuts, the International AIDS Conference faces an uncertain future
Dr. Kenneth Ngure, president-elect of the International AIDS Society, says, "We have had very good scientific advances ... yet the funding cuts have also taken us back."
New HIV treatment options offer some hope amid U.S. funding cuts
The 26th International AIDS conference convenes this week. U.S. funding for HIV/AIDS work is being delayed or cut altogether, but there are also promising treatments on the horizon.
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