IAS – the International AIDS Society – in collaboration with the Social, Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender Women of Africa, Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana University and School of Global Health, Chulalongkorn University organized a webinar, titled “Gender-affirming care as a core component of an effective HIV response”.
This webinar explores the critical role of gender-affirming, person-centred care in HIV services, bringing together clinical, programmatic and policy perspectives. Webinar objectives:
- Highlight why gender-affirming care is essential for improving HIV outcomes and strengthening prevention and treatment programmes.
- Examine how the evolving global political landscape affects access to gender-affirming HIV services and identify opportunities for advocacy and policy engagement.
- Explore how to apply human rights principles in clinical practice and address stigma and discrimination, particularly for adolescents and young people.
