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Cultural activity Film Screening

#360HIV Choice

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Film Screening Channel
Session Description
Sunshine Cinema has released a series of virtual reality films (VR) focusing on HIV education. Using the latest technology, the films highlight stigma free life saving information regarding disclosure, treatment & adherence and prevention methods. You can “choose your own adventure” in this immersive media film. #360HIVChoice, is the world’s first attempt to address stigma towards those living with HIV using immersive VR media.
Exhibition booth NGO

#SAVESEXY: A gamified approach to HIV awareness and testing

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NGO Booth Channel
Session Description
In order to meet the UNAIDS goal of getting 90% of people living with HIV know their status, HIV testing services have to be ramped up. This means taking HIV testing outside the traditional facility-based setting and bringing it to communities where key populations can be found. This includes schools and workplaces. The main challenges to getting people tested for HIV is removing barriers (such as distance and economic costs) and addressing HIV testing-related stigma. #SAVESEXY gamifies the HIV testing process in order to address the stigma attached to it. The program uses, celebrities, social media, games, and different forms of art to make testing fun and accessible to as many people as possible. This booth allows you to experience #SAVESEXY firsthand, and for the first time ever, in a digital virtual format!
Non-Commercial Satellite
Organizer
UNAIDS
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Satellite Channel 2
Session Description
The objectives of the satellite session are:CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)- to inform the AIDS2020 conference participants on the UNAIDS led global 2025 targets setting process, including estimation of the 2021 - 2030 impact and resource needsCHAR(13) + CHAR(10)- to gather views and inputs from the AIDS2020 conference participants on it
Cultural activity Film Screening

5B

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Film Screening Channel
Session Description
5B is the inspirational story of everyday heroes, nurses and caregivers who took extraordinary action to comfort, protect and care for the patients of the first AIDS ward unit in the United States. 5B is stirringly told through first-person testimony of these nurses and caregivers who built Ward 5B in 1983 at San Francisco General Hospital, their patients, loved ones, and staff who volunteered to create care practices based in humanity and holistic well-being during a time of great uncertainty. The result is an uplifting yet candid and bittersweet monument to a pivotal moment in American history and a celebration of quiet heroes, nurses and caregivers worthy of renewed recognition.
Exhibition booth NGO

A new Hesperian Health Guide supporting whole-child approaches to HIV

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NGO Booth Channel
Session Description
At this booth, people will have an opportunity to learn how to support families affected by HIV so they can foster their children's well-being and healthy development. Hesperian's new book, Helping Children Live with HIV, takes a holistic approach by integrating health care, illness prevention, and psychosocial support for children and families coping with poverty and loss, as well as stigma. The resource speaks directly to caregivers, empowering them to address children's developmental needs and support struggling families in overcoming multiple barriers of access to care. Hesperian staff will share about the importance of understanding how to care for the psychosocial and physical needs of children affected by HIV and explain practical strategies for caregivers. Visitors will leave the booth feeling more informed about tools for talking about HIV with children of different ages.
Global Village session Workshop
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Global Village Workshops Channel 1
Session Description
Stress is a silent killer of persons living with HIV. Studies have shown that chronic stress decreases the CD4+ T-cell count of HIV+ individuals and predisposes them to mental disorders. The WHO recommends that psychosocial care like mindfulness practices be integrated into standard HIV therapy. This workshop aims to put the spotlight on mindfulness meditation as a useful adjunct to antiretroviral therapy and to teach participants how to practice this form of mindfulness in their daily lives.
Commercial Satellite
Organizer
A Shot in the Arm Podcast in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance
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Satellite - On-demand Channel
Session Description
In this special episode of A Shot In The Arm Podcast, produced in partnership with the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, we meet Dr Huma Abbasi, Chief Medical Officer and General Manager Enterprise Health at Chevron, to explore the company’s long heritage in the response to AIDS, and how partnerships can affect change in the fight against HIV, and how innovative solutions are needed for new challenges like COVID-19.
Non-Commercial Satellite
Organizer
International Indigenous HIV & AIDS Community (IIHAC)
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Satellite Channel 2
Session Description
An ILO report from this year found that there are over 476 million Indigenous people in the world. They make up less than 5% of the population, represent 15% of the world’s poorest people and yet manage more than one-quarter of the world’s land surface. Global indicators and targets for Indigenous Peoples often exclude them. This Symposium will examine the global targets for HIV such as Getting to Zero by 2030 also exploring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how Indigenous Peoples play an important role in achieving them. Although all of the 17 SDGs are relevant for Indigenous Peoples, they are mentioned specifically in Goals 2 and 4. Ensuring that SDG implementation takes place in conformity with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is essential. It is our collective responsibility to support Indigenous Peoples and, ultimately, the well-being of our planet.
Non-Commercial Satellite
Organizer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Georgetown University; IAS
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Satellite Channel 4
Session Description

In ratifying the sustainable development goals (SDGs), United Nations Member States have pledged to achieve a series of ambitious health and development goals by 2030, including ending AIDS as a public health threat and achieving universal health coverage. In many low- and middle-income countries, these efforts are complementary. However, there are also areas of potential tension should either of the two responses make major decisions without regard for the other. For example, an increasingly targeted HIV response that misses potential opportunities for integration, or a UHC response that chooses not to include HIV in the UHC benefit package. Investing strategically in areas of convergence between the two responses is an important strategy for ensuring greater mutual benefit and progress for both the HIV and UHC agendas. The session will increase knowledge and engagement around potential opportunities for greater synergy between the HIV and UHC responses.

Oral poster discussion session
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Abstract Sessions On-Demand Channel
Oral abstract session
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Abstract Sessions On-Demand Channel
Non-Commercial Satellite
Organizer
HIV/AIDS SectionUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Satellite Channel 2
Session Description
For many years, the focus on HIV prevention among people who use drugs has concentrated on the injection of opiates. While it is difficult to quantify the contribution the use of stimulants is making to the increase in HIV rates, evidence points towards a positive association between stimulant use, higher-risk sexual and injecting behaviors and HIV. Both non-injecting and injecting stimulant drug use has been associated with sexual transmission of HIV, particularly among men who have sex with men and sex workers. The overlapping risks between key populations are not sufficiently addressed by current interventions. Participants in the session will learn about how to address HIV among people who use stimulant drugs focusing on specific key populations (Men having Sex with Men, People Who Inject Drugs, Sex Workers, Transgender people). a) Overview of the epidemiological situation related to HIV and stimulant drug use b) Barriers and opportunities for addressing the specific needs of the key populations c) UNODC guide "HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care for People Who Use Stimulant Drugs"