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Through the #IASONEVOICE series, we spotlight the unique perspectives of IAS Members. Our members may be different – in race, gender and beliefs – but they all believe in reducing the impact of HIV everywhere.

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#IASONEVOICE won Effective Voice of the Year in the International & European Association Awards 2020

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Adaobi Lisa Olisa

Adaobi Lisa Olisa

Level up: The role of young advocates in HIV vaccine research

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Knowledge Mupembe

Knowledge Mupembe

Transforming advocacy into action

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Baker Bakashaba

Baker Bakashaba

Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders

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Tung Doan

Tung Doan

Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders

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Portrait of Vince Crisostomo smiling

Vince Crisostomo

40 years of AIDS: Growing old with HIV

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Portrait of Vuyiseka Dubula smiling

Vuyiseka Dubula

From anger to activism: A journey that has saved millions of lives

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Portrait of Yusuf Hassan Wada with a microphone

Yusuf Hassan Wada

Turning up the volume so that young people are heard

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Portrait of Moses Supercharger

Moses Supercharger

I travelled home next to my coffin to die

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Portrait of Doreen Moraa Moracha

Doreen Moraa Moracha

Born with HIV: My beautiful story

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Close-up black and white portrait of Shaun Watson

Shaun Watson

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives

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Kinana Rahal speaking to a group of soldiers

Kinana Rahal

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives

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Photo of Harriet Tambudzai Jere in scrubs

Harriet Tambudzai Jere

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives

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Daren Paul Katigbak speaking with a microphone

Daren Paul Katigbak

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives

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Photo of Allan Rivera sitting outdoors

Allan Rivera

On the frontlines: Celebrating nurses and midwives

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Portrait of Brent Allan

Brent Allan

U=U: The power is in the message

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Portrait of Josephine

Josephine Nabukenya

Leaders of today: International Youth Day

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Portrait of Yana Panfilova

Yana Panfilova

Leaders of today: International Youth Day

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Portrait of Rewan Youssif

Rewan Youssif

Leaders of today: International Youth Day

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Portrait of Justin Francis Bionat

Justin Francis Bionat

Leaders of today: International Youth Day

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Portrait of Eldred Tellis

Eldred Tellis

Life on the edge: COVID-19 and HIV in India

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Portrait of Maitri Lakra

Maitri Lakra

Life on the edge: COVID-19 and HIV in India

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Portrait of Loon Gangte

Loon Gangte

Life on the edge: COVID-19 and HIV in India

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Portrait of Maruf Hasan

Maruf Hasan

COVID-19 and HIV in Bangladesh: Challenges on the frontline

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Portrait of Tanya Nielson

Tanya Nielson

COVID-19 weighs on South Africa’s HIV and TB burden

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Portrait of Jessica Whitbread

Jessica Whitbread

Sex, parenting and living with HIV: Life in lockdown

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Portrait of Ke Liang

Ke Liang

What happened in Wuhan: HIV services in the coronavirus outbreak

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Portrait of Luca Stevenson

Luca Stevenson

Sex, work, life and HIV

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Portrait of Miriam Edwards

Miriam Edwards

Sex, work, life and HIV

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Portrait of Aunchanaporn Pilasuta

Aunchanaporn Pilasuta

Sex, work, life and HIV

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Portrait of Mama G

Mama G

Sex, work, life and HIV

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Portrait of Dr. Jean Pape

Jean William “Bill” Pape

After the earthquake: Challenges to TB and HIV care in Haiti

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Portrait of Diego Callisto

Diego Callisto

Swipe right: Young people dating and living with HIV

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Portrait of Anonymous IAS Member

Anonymous IAS Member

Swipe right: Young people dating and living with HIV

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Portrait of Oguzhan Nuh

Oguzhan Nuh

Swipe right: Young people dating and living with HIV

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Portrait of Eugene Ruzagira

Eugene Ruzagira

The search for an effective HIV vaccine

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LINKAGES project stories

The law versus key populations

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Portrait photo of Nduku Kilonzo speaking with a microphone

Nduku Kilonzo

HIV prevention for the next generation

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Portrait of Noludwe Mabandlela

Noludwe Mabandlela

My journey to a TB cure

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Portrait of Grace Ngulube

Grace Ngulube

Youth engagement in HIV activism

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Portrait of Kate Thomson

Kate Thomson

Youth engagement in HIV activism

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Portrait of Gautam Yadav

Gautam Yadav

Youth engagement in HIV activism

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Portrait of Erika Castellanos

Erika Castellanos

Youth engagement in HIV activism

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Portrait of Zhanna Abashina

Zhanna Abashina

Youth engagement in HIV activism

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Portrait of Eric Sawyer

Eric Sawyer

Youth engagement in HIV activist

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Portrait of Dasha Matyushina

Dasha Matyushina

Our own best advocates

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Portrait Jeffry Acaba

Jeffry Acaba

What do the SDGs mean to me?

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Close-up portrait of Leena Menghaney

Leena Menghaney

Patients versus patents

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Portrait of Judy Auerbach

Judy Auerbach

Women in science

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Portrait of Kristel Paola Ramirez Valdez

Kristel Paola Ramirez Valdez

Women in science

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Portrait of Glenda Gray

Glenda Gray

Women in science

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Portrait of Tavitiya Sudjaritruk

Tavitiya Sudjaritruk

Women in science

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Portrait of Sharon Lewin

Sharon Lewin

Women in science

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Portrait of Rosemary Namubiru

Rosemary Namubiru

When HIV is criminalized

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Portrait of Bruno Spire

Bruno Spire

Getting to GIPA 2.0

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Portraits of Grisbel Escobar and Martin Carballo

Grisbel Escobar and Martin Carballo

A country on the brink

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Portrait of Humberto Arango

Humberto Arango

Living with HIV

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Portrait of Ricky Treurnicht

Ricky Treurnicht

Living with HIV

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Portrait of Shaun Mellors

Shaun Mellors

Living with HIV

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Portrait Anton Basenko

Anton Basenko

Living with HIV

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Portrait of Simran Sheikh

Simran Sheikh

Living with HIV

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Portrait of Joylene

Joylene Dzoro

Living with HIV

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Portrait of Jaime Luna

Jaime Luna

Living with HIV

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Portrait of Garry Kuchel

Garry Kuchel

Testing on the front lines

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Salim S Abdool Karim

Standing up for science

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Rochelle Walensky

Standing up for science

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Ingrid Katz

Standing up for science

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Denise van Dijk

Standing up for science

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Liaam Winslet

From trans rights to the right HIV response

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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

From discovery to a cure: A conversation with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

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Sergii Dvoriak

Effects of repressive drug policies on HIV

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Portrait of Dr. Abdul Nasser Kaadan

Abdul Nasser

Effects of repressive drug policies on HIV

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Juliana Odindo

Growing up HIV-positive: From diagnosis to activism

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