The National HIV/AIDS scientific meeting will be held 16th-18th November 2021 under the theme; “HIV & COVID: Reflecting on our Vulnerabilities and Resilience”

This meeting will feature the 14th Annual Joint AIDS review and Philly Lutaaya Memorial Lecture. It has been organised by the Uganda AIDS Commission and Ministry of Health supported by the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, PEPFAR, UNAIDS.

This serves as a call for abstract and an invite to you to register and attend the conference.

Registration

Registration ends 30 October 2021. Registration forms will be accessed on the Uganda AIDS Commission website: https://uac.go.ug Forms can also be received by email on request at; naconference21[at]uac.go.ug

Participants interested in exhibiting their works will be by expression of interest, through registering and exhibition form will be available at the UAC website as above.

Satellite sessions;

Satellite sessions will be organized based on expression of interest. Guidelines for satellite sessions will be available at the UAC website or through email on request. The satellite will be part of the main conference program.

Meeting Tracks:

The abstracts will run along the following tracks;

1. Epidemiology and HIV Prevention

• a)    HIV among Children, Adolescents and young people
• b)    Structural drivers of the epidemic, HIV in Key and Priority populations  
• c)     Advances in HIV Prevention

2. Basic Science, Care and Treatment

• a)    HIV testing and Linkage to Care
• b)    Retention and adherence in care
• c)     Treatment options and HIV drug Resistance

3. Social Support, Human Rights and Gender

• a)    Legal and Policy environment                     
• b)    HIV and Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights                                         
• c)     Stigma and discrimination, social and economic empowerment   

4. Systems Strengthening and strategic Information

• a)    Leadership, Governance and Community system strengthening
• b)    Sustainability (Financing, Human Resource, Supply management)
• c)     Monitoring and Evaluation

Guidelines for Abstract submission.

Please read the following guidelines carefully before submitting your abstract:

1. All abstracts should be written in English.
2. Abstracts can only be submitted online via the meeting email: naconference21[at]uac.go.ug.
3. The abstract form and an Information Note can be picked from the UAC offices or downloaded from the UAC website: https://uac.go.ug or accessed from email: naconference21[at]uac.go.ug on request.
4. Abstracts will be received from 15 August – 15 October 2021.
5. Notice of accepted papers for oral or poster will be by 30th October 2021.

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