International AIDS Society

International AIDS Society

Mission/Vision 

The International AIDS Society is the world's leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals from around the world.

The organization's vision is a worldwide force of professionals working together to prevent, control and treat HIV/AIDS.

"The growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic can be linked to national and global inequalities. It will influence many aspects of international political, economic, and social relations this century. This now inexorably unfolding long-wave event presents us with many challenges. How and whether we confront them poses questions of how we think about our humanity, our obligations and our responsibilities to others."

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What does the organization do?
The IAS is the organiser of the IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment; and is custodian and lead organiser of the International AIDS Conference.

The IAS has two main initiatives, the Industry Liaison Forum (ILF), focused on removing barriers to investment in research in resource-constrained nations and eJIAS, a web-based medical journal dedicated to the dissemination of HIV/AIDS research conducted in developing countries.

We connect. By convening the world’s largest meetings on HIV/AIDS, IAS provides critical platforms for presenting new research, sharing best practice and advancing the fight against HIV/AIDS.

We promote. By promoting dialogue, education and networking, IAS helps close gaps in knowledge and expertise at every level of the response.

We mobilize. By providing support services to our members, we help them do what they do best, advancing the state of the art and expanding access to HIV prevention, treatment and impact mitigation.

Opportunities for Youth

Although there is substantial evidence that youth can be the key to educating each other (i.e.: peer-to-peer education model), their involvement with government policy development, program and service planning and implementation, and allocation of resources has been largely limited worldwide. IAS is dedicated to reversing this trend and has made a commitment to increasing youth participation in the fight against AIDS.