The 23rd International Aids Conference was initially scheduled to be held in San Francisco and Oakland in the United States. With more than 600 virtual sessions lined up, the conference will allow delegates to access and engage with the latest HIV science, advocacy and knowledge. The conference will be highlighted in three time zones with all three zones getting an equal number of live and recorded versions. Dr Anton Pozniak, the International AIDS Society (IAS) President and AIDS 2020: Virtual International Scientific chairperson said the moment is a defining for the global HIV movement across the world. At the end of the conference the IAS will also be hosting a free virtual Covid-19 Conference between July 10 and 11 on breaking research, policy developments, and front-line experiences related to the pandemic.

Source: Daily Nation July 07, 2020 14:26 UTC