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Today, on World AIDS Day, we stand together to honour the enduring strength of our global HIV community. The community led the charge for the very first World AIDS Day in 1988 - mobilising to raise awareness, demand action, and fight stigma – and they have not stopped since. 

Over the years, this unwavering commitment has brought in diverse stakeholders. Together, we have achieved plenty: deeper understanding of HIV, broader testing and earlier diagnosis, better prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis, promotion of testing, stronger links to clinical care, better and more accessible therapies, the global embrace of U=U, and the widespread adoption of the 90-90-90 framework in many countries. 

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On 17 December 2024, a Roundtable will be held at the EU-Parliament in Strasbourg, co-organised by MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis (S&D, Lithuania) & MEP Tomislav Sokol (EPP, Croatia) and in collaboration with the European AIDS Clinical Society, UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health and HIV Outcomes.

This invitation-only event will focus on prioritising HIV-related issues in the new European Parliament and European Commission. It aims to raise awareness among MEPs about HIV-related issues across the European landscape. EACS Vice President, Miłosz Parczewski and Treasurer, Christoph Boesecke, will represent EACS, emphasising the need for greater political engagement, and addressing the main roadblocks Europe faces to achieve the 95-95-95 UNAIDS’ targets by 2030.

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The new EACS Governing Board members elected in November 2024, will begin their 4-year term on 1 January 2025. We’re pleased to introduce the new Governing Board below:

Europe East

• Justyna Kowalska, Poland
•  Miłosz Parczewski, Poland
• Tetiana Melnyk, Ukraine
• Marta Vasylyev, Ukraine

Europe North

• Sajay Bhagani, United Kingdom
• Ole Kirk, Denmark
• Paddy Mallon, Ireland
• Ann Sullivan, United Kingdom

Europe South

• Juan Ambrosioni, Spain
• Deniz Gökengin, Türkiye
• Silvia Nozza, Italy
• Esteban Martinez

Europe West

• Karoline Aebi-Popp, Switzerland
• Christoph Boesecke, Germany
• Agnès Libois, Belgium
• Annemarie Wensing, Netherlands

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the outgoing Board members for their dedication and contributions:

• Juan Berenguer, Spain
• Antonella Castagna, Italy
• Jens D. Lundgren, Denmark
• Jean-Michel Molina, France
• Cristina Mussini, Italy
• Cristian Oprea, Romania
• Jürgen Rockstroh, Germany

The WAVE team invites healthcare professionals across Europe to participate in a survey on anal cancer screening practices for women living with HIV.

This survey aims to gather insights into the clinical protocols followed by nurses, doctors, and allied healthcare professionals in various international settings, with the goal of expanding knowledge on anal cancer screening and improving European guidelines for best practice.

If you are a healthcare professional working with women living with HIV in Europe, please take a few minutes to share your experiences in this survey, open until 6 December 2024.

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EACS produces the European Guidelines for the treatment of people living with HIV. The English version is regularly updated by the guidelines panels. The new version 12.1 is now available!

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On Wednesday, 13 November 8:30-9:45 GMT, the EACS Guidelines session will take place at HIV Glasgow. The session will cover the 2024 updates of the EACS Guidelines and will address CV risk recommendations.

The session will be chaired by Prof. Jürgen Rockstroh and Dr Juan Ambrosioni. 

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On 16-17 October, EACS held the biennial Standard of Care for HIV and Co-infections meeting in Athens, Greece. The aim of the meeting was developing a common standard of HIV clinical care throughout Europe.

EACS’ decision to hold the 2024 meeting in Athens, Greece and to invite healthcare and community representatives from Türkiye and Greece to help organise it was timely. This region – the bridge between western and eastern worlds for millennia – has also become the world’s hotspot for HIV in terms of new infections. 

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EACS produces the European Guidelines for the treatment of people living with HIV. The English version is regularly updated by the guidelines panels. The new version 12.1 will be available from online Monday, 11 November.