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The premier conference dedicated to HIV on the African continent! Join us in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 12-15 May 2026 to connect with fellow researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who are committed to ending HIV. interestconference.org

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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
11 sessions and 16 keynote speakers down at #INTEREST20... 5 more sessions and 11 speakers to go! 📸1: Nadia Adjoa Sam 📸2: Ally Olotu 📸3: Nicholas Paton Credit: Poetic 360 #INTEREST2026
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Medicines Patent Pool @medicinespatentpool.org · 13/05/2026
Attending INTEREST 2026 in Tanzania? 🇹🇿 Join us on 14 May 14 2026 for Session 12: Health Systems: Financing and Implementation Science. 🕐 1:45 PM (Eastern Africa Time (EAT) 🎤 “Access to medicines in a new era” - @sebmoringva.bsky.social 👉 interestworkshop.org/sessions/ses...
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
And... #INTEREST20 is off! This week, we're gathering in Dar es Salaam with: 👥539 attendees from 🗺️44 countries, including 🏳️123 people from our host country #Tanzania In total, we received 1,237 study abstracts and accepted 980. 📸Poetic 360
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Register by this Sunday (1 March) to benefit from INTEREST's 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭! Different fees apply to attendees from our host country, Tanzania, to other low-resource settings, and to early-career investigators (lnkd.in/d96c_2Ae) 🔗 Head to the registration page to sign up: lnkd.in/dT492qzg.
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Medicines Patent Pool @medicinespatentpool.org · 12/01/2026
⏰ Last days to submit your abstract to the #INTEREST2026 Conference! Provide a summary of your research for the chance to present at Africa’s premier conference dedicated to HIV/AIDS in May 2026. Abstract Submission Portal: virology.eventsair.com/Presentation... INTEREST: interestworkshop.org
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝! Mark your calendars to hear first-hand from these outstanding experts scheduled to speak at #INTEREST2026, taking place in Tanzania in May: 🔵 Glenda Gray 🔵 Friday Saidi 🔵 Penny Moore 🔵 Nomathemba Chandiwana 🔵 Serge Eholie Register at this link: bit.ly/4prNIiC
A banner showing the INTEREST 2026 logo and the pictures of the five confirmed speakers.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 – 𝟔 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭! The deadline to submit an abstract for INTEREST's 20th anniversary lies just beyond the festive season. Remember to set aside time to polish yours! Abstracts may be submitted in 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 or 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 & must be <350 words. More info: interestworkshop.org/abstracts
Banner showing photos from previous INTEREST conferences in celebration of its 20th edition in May 2026.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It's that time of the year again! Circle the INTEREST abstract deadline on your calendar: 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 No need to wait, though, as the submission portal is already open: EN: virology.eventsair.com/interest-202... FR: virology.eventsair.com/interest-202... Join us in Tanzania from 12-15 May 2026!
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Patane Shilabye (#SouthAfrica) & Clark Joshua Brianwong (#Uganda) won the Joep Lange & Charles Boucher Awards for the highest-scoring abstracts by early-career African scientists at #INTEREST2025! The abstracts they presented were selected from more than 1,700 submissions. Congratulations! 🎉
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AVAC @avac.org · 13/05/2025
"HIV prevention has never been more critical," said our ED Mitchell Warren at #INTEREST2025. "It's going to take a different partnership & innovation to deliver impact with new injectable lenacapavir for PrEP." @interestconf.bsky.social @francoisventer.bsky.social @linda-gailb.bsky.social
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
#INTERESTConference has commenced! In attendance: 🔸Nearly 600 participants from 🔸36 countries with 🔸Almost 200 participants from our host country, Namibia. We've received a record number of more than 1700 abstracts and accepted 1,335.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
And the premier #HIVAIDS conference on the #African continent is off in Windhoek, Namibia! Registrations for #INTERESTConference are taking place ahead of the 9AM opening. Remember to sign up for mentoring, grantspersonship & abstract-writing sessions tomorrow to Fri from 7-8AM.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Professor Penny Moore is an expert scientist in the field of #HIV #Vaccines and will be joining us for #INTEREST2025! 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 #𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽.𝗼𝗿𝗴/𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/ #GlobalHealth #Development #Virology #HIVVaccines #Vaccines #SouthAfrica #Research
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Dr. Nyaradzo Mgodi is joining the #INTERESTConference once again on its 19th iteration and she will be sharing her work on the the state of the science of #CombinationPrevention and #Contraception. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘁 #𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: interestworkshop.org/registration/ #GlobalHealth
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Doctor Corine Karema is coming to the #INTEREST2025 Conference where she will discuss Africa's road to ending #Malaria. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: interestworkshop.org/registration/ #GlobalHealth #INTEREST2025
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Professor Frank Cobelens will be joining us in Namibia for the 19th #INTERESTConference to discuss #TBCaseFinding and the role of #NewTechnologies #TBDiagnostics #Tuberculosis. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: interestworkshop.org/registration/ #GlobalHealth #INTEREST2025
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Our first speaker is a (very) big name in Global Health. Known for his pioneering work on #infectious #diseases on the African continent, Jean Nachega will present on #Mpox for this year's #INTEREST2025 Conference. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @suhealthsci.bsky.social @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
INTEREST 2025 Conference logo on the upper left corner on a white background. "Jean B. Nachega, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCP, DTM&H, FAAS" "University of Pittsburgh / Johns Hopkins University / Stellenbosch University"

"Mpox" 

On the right, a photo of Dr. Jean Nachega, a Congolese man.

Bottom, #INTEREST2025 and the logos of Virology Education and AIGHD.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Hello World! The #INTERESTConference is now officially on BlueSky! We have some amazing news to share about the recently concluded abstract submissions so give us a follow and reshare so we can reach more people. #HIVAIDS #Conference #Windhoek #Namibia #Science #Medicine #GlobalHealth
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