Events and announcements

The International AIDS Society (IAS) has announced the opening of registration for the 26th International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2026, taking place from 26–31 July 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine, together with the World Health Organization, has developed a bilingual glossary of gender equality, human rights, and health equity terms — a convenient reference tool for everyone working or communicating on these topics.

The 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025), held in Kigali, Rwanda, was characterized by a profound paradox.

At the IAS 2025 conference, the Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, in collaboration with partners from Yale University and other academic institutions, presented findings from a study exploring the sexual health and perceptions of “time left” among older people living with HIV (OPWH) in Ukraine.

On June 19, 2025, the second masterclass was held within the framework of the project “Simplified HCV integrated management (SHIM) model in methadone clinics in Ukraine” Nearly 200 healthcare professionals of various medical specialties — primarily non-infectious disease specialists — from across Ukraine joined the online training “Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Non-Specialized Healthcare Settings.

The 23rd European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis – Treatment Strategies & Antiviral Drug Resistance took place on 4–6 June 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

Over 130 experienced infectious disease physicians from various regions of Ukraine participated in the online masterclass “Standard of Care for Hepatitis C Virus Infection” and had the opportunity to earn 10 CPD credits upon successful completion of the final test.

A message published on the UNAIDS website highlights the consequences of the US government's freeze on funding for HIV programs.

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has assessed the losses of medical infrastructure over three years of full-scale war.