“When our leaders talk about integration, what do they really mean? It’s hypocrisy when they tell us to use outpatient [clinics], when they know mobile clinics exist because of their criminalisation of our lives,” said Yvette Raphael, Executive Director of Advocacy for Prevention of HIV in Africa, during a protest at the IAS opening ceremony. “Integration is not the solution. Let’s be honest: without decriminalisation, accountability and the funding needed, integration will be a death sentence for us.”
At the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda, one of the buzzwords was integration, specifically how it can bridge the gap in HIV services following US government funding cuts. Opinions were deeply divided: some opposed it, others championed it, and most remained uncertain about how it should be implemented. This was evident in conversations across the conference.
Read the full news story at aidsmap.
All aidsmap reports from IAS 2025 can be accessed here.
SEE ALSO:
- Devex: Why ‘integration’ has become a ‘dirty word’ in HIV programming /free registration required/
Source : aidsmap
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