2:00 - 3:30pm [EDT]
Trans and gender-diverse populations experience a disproportionate burden of HIV, driven by structural barriers, stigma, discrimination and limited access to person-centred services. HIV care that does not affirm identity, autonomy and human rights is associated with reduced engagement and poorer health outcomes. This underscores the importance of embedding gender-affirming approaches into HIV programmes to advance the goal of HIV no longer posing a threat to public health and individual well-being.
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 is organizing a webinar, titled “Gender-affirming care as a core component of an effective HIV response”.
This webinar will explore the critical role of gender-affirming, person-centred care in HIV services, bringing together clinical, programmatic and policy perspectives. It will:
- 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.
| Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Opening remarks | Renata Sanders, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA (Facilitator) |
| Why gender-affirming, person-centred care matters in HIV care | Asa Radix, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, USA |
| Delivering rights-based, gender-affirming HIV care for adolescents | Nadvadee Aungkawattanapong, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
| Politics, HIV and gender care in a shifting global landscape | Kellan Baker, Movement Advancement Project, USA |
| Gender-affirming, person-centred care from an African perspective | Leigh Ann Van Der Merwe, Social, Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender Women of Africa, South Africa |
| Q&A | Facilitators:
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| Closing | Renata Sanders |