VITALITY Trial

Over 200 participants joined the #VITALITYTrial dissemination event in Lusaka to engage with findings and reconnect with peers. A great moment of sharing, learning, and impact. Read more: vitality-trial.co.uk/post/over-200-…

On this #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honor the dedicated researchers & health workers who tirelessly work to improve lives. Together, we build healthier futures for all, one study at a time. 🌍💪#GlobalHealth #HealthForAll #HumanitarianHeroes"

Should analytic treatment interruption (ATI) be integrated into research related to the attainment of ART-free viral control in children with #HIV? This position paper examines current evidence, benefit–risk balance and design features for ATI trials. thelancet.com/journals/lanhi…

And also had the opportunity to present our findings about HIV testing uptake in the context of CHIEDZA - a youth-friendly, community-based, and integrated SRH and HIV service! A privilege to be here and share these results at #AIDS2024 @rashida_abbferr @ThruZim

@rashida_abbferr #AIDS2024 RCT weekly vit D/daily calcium vs placebo in 11-19 yr olds with HIV Higher vit d levels but no impact on BMD overall but if vit D deficient (<75 nmol/L), significant BMD improvement Largest trial to date of vit D supplementation in children with HIV!!!!

Vitamin D (20,000iu weekly) and calcium (500mg daily) supplementation improves bone density in adolescents age 11-19 living with HIV in Zambia & Zimbabwe with 25OHD<75 - @EDCTP VITALITY trial results presented by @rashida_abbferr @AIDS_conference @ThruZim

Great results on factors associated with undiagnosed #HIV in youths from Zimbabwe presented by the wonderful @LarssonLeyla @LSHTM @ThruZim #AIDS2024 @Tropeninstitut

👏 @DTHF_SA’s @LindaGailBekker 🇿🇦 receives a standing ovation after presenting full results from the PURPOSE 1 study. The results confirm #lenacapavir demonstrated 100% efficacy for #HIV prevention in cisgender women.

If you are attending the #AIDS2024 in Munich, come swing by our poster track A 010 on #HIV specific follicular T cells @Tropeninstitut @DZIF_

If we want to solve a lot of the problems with the HIV response (and the world more generally) our political leaders could do a lot worse than to start by listening to and acting on @HelenClarkNZ’s @AIDS_conference plenary talk. #AIDS2024 #PutPeopleFirst

Young people were right at the forefront of designing, delivering, evaluating and disseminating CHIEDZA, a community-based, integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health programme in Zimbabwe @ThruZim chiedza.co.zw #AIDS2024

📣 There are only two weeks to go until applications open to study in the UK on a fully funded #Chevening Scholarship! Start thinking about which courses you’d like to apply for today ⏰👇 chevening.org/courses #ChooseChevening #MyCheveningJourney

Have you heard? The #GlobalAIDSUpdate2024 report is out! The new @UNAIDS report highlights that world leaders, communities, and donors can achieve the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 by courageously providing the necessary resources and safeguarding…

Is there a link between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV vertical transmission? This modelling analysis from @skuchukh5 @Mat__MG and coauthors estimates that IPV might be responsible for one in eight paediatric #HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa. thelancet.com/journals/lanhi…

Check out our e-poster, on a pilot of HIV self-testing distribution among tertiary education students in Zimbabwe TUPEE492 😀 #AIDS2024 #HIVselftest

"Young people are not difficult to engage... we haven't really made (HIV) programmes amenable to the barriers that they are facing" @rashida_abbferr #AIDS2024

#AIDS2024 Happening now. @DZIF_ sponsored session at the Global village: Bridging communities: Enhancing engagement through language in #HIV research

🇩🇪 Guten Morgen! We had a packed day yesterday with #AIDS2024 well and truly underway, and have another exciting one in store for day 3. 📨 Check out what to expect today and catch up on yesterday’s highlights in a new Daily Digest! iasociety.org/conferences/ai…

I'm honoured to be the first guest of the revamped @iasociety #HIVunmuted podcast. In this latest episode, I discuss the latest #HIV science unveiled at #AIDS2024 & what it means for the #HIV response with our new host @juanmichaelii. 🎧Listen now! iasociety.org/podcast/12-gam…

The need for novel approaches to HIV-1 vaccine development - The Lancet Infectious Diseases thelancet.com/journals/lanin…