IAS 2019

aidsmap news from IAS 2019

• UNAIDS outlines progress on HIV, but decries funding cuts

  Achieving the 90-90-90 target
  Liz Highleyman | 22 July 2019

  The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) released its latest report on the status of the HIV epidemic and the global response ahead of the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019), taking place this ...

• Beyond antibodies: conference hears of new molecular tools to kill HIV-infected reservoir cells

  The search for a cure
  Gus Cairns | 22 July 2019

  The 2019 HIV and Hepatitis B Cure Forum took place on 20-21st July immediately before the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico City this week. The ...

• Promising HIV vaccine to be tested with gay men and trans people

  The search for an HIV prevention vaccine
  Liz Highleyman | 22 July 2019

  A new phase III HIV vaccine trial will soon be underway for men who have sex with men and transgender people. The study, called Mosaico, will evaluate a four-shot regimen of a vaccine ...

• PrEP services could enhance STI control, says World Health Organization

  Sexually transmitted infections tests and treatment
  Roger Pebody | 22 July 2019

  The roll-out of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provides an opportunity to bring down the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), provided that PrEP and STI programmes are better co-ordinated and integrated, representatives from the ...