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Krishen Samuel, PhD

@krishensamuelphd.bsky.social
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Researcher, Writer, Founder & Principal Consultant, EquiDiverse Synergy | Championing Inclusive & Equitable Organisations |📍🇿🇦 | 🏳️‍🌈 | 📧 krishen@equidiversesynergy.com

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aidsmap @aidsmap.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
At #AIDS2026, Thiago Jerohan from @gestospe.bsky.social, Brazil, spoke with aidsmap's @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social about racism in Brazil. Find out more on aidsmap: www.aidsmap.com/news/aug-202... @iasociety.bsky.social @aidsconference.bsky.social
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aidsmap @aidsmap.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
At #AIDS2026, Dr Barbara Mambo from the Ministry of Health, Kenya, talks about the roll-out of lenacapavir PrEP with @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social. Find out more on aidsmap: aidsmap.com/news/jul-202... @iasociety.bsky.social @aidsconference.bsky.social
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aidsmap @aidsmap.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
At #AIDS2026, Thiago Jerohan from Gestos, Brazil, spoke with aidsmap's @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social about racism in Brazil. Find out more on aidsmap: aidsmap.com/news/aug-202... @iasociety.bsky.social @aidsconference.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Angeli Achrekar of @unaids.org at #LIVING2026 stated that the UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS is a commitment from 149 countries to people living with #HIV & an accountability mechanism. @gnpplus.bsky.social @preventionac.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
‘Science have us treatment, but communities gave #UequalsU its power’ - Dr Monique Carey, Executive Director of @preventionac.bsky.social at #LIVING2026 in Rio @gnpplus.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Ten years of U=U! Florence Riako Anam of @gnpplus.bsky.social celebrating the people, scientists & communities behind ensuring that Undetectable = Untransmittable #UequalsU has become a part of daily life. Celebrating a decade of U=U in Rio today at #LIVING2026 @preventionac.bsky.social
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aidsmap @aidsmap.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
News from CROI 2026: Major US cohort reveals sharp racial disparities in HIV acquisition among trans women #CROI2026
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Major US cohort reveals sharp racial disparities in HIV acquisition among trans women
At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) held in Denver last week, Dr Sari Reisner from the University of Michigan presented data on how many transgender women in a national US cohort acquired HIV over a two-year period, and the factors associated with getting HIV. “Our study found that HIV incidence remains high among trans women in the US and that disparities persist across race and ethnicity, with highest HIV incidence for Black, Latina and Asian trans women,” Reisner stated.
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aidsmap @aidsmap.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
News from CROI 2026: Multi-component app improves viral suppression in men who use crystal meth #CROI2026
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Multi-component app improves viral suppression in men who use crystal meth
At the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver, US, the use of an app for men with HIV who also use illicit stimulants led to 58% lower odds of having a detectable viral load after six months, when compared to a control group who did not use the app in a fully remote randomised controlled trial.
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aidsmap @aidsmap.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
News from CROI 2026: The war on science: resisting and rebuilding at a crucial juncture #CROI2026
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The war on science: resisting and rebuilding at a crucial juncture
Peter Staley’s talk at the opening session of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver was a grim post-mortem of one of the most challenging years in recent HIV history – an ‘annus horribilis’ – a phrase Queen Elizabeth II used to describe 1992 and The Lancet applied to 2025.
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This year, someone close to me died of an AIDS-related illness. I kept asking: ‘How can this still be happening in 2025? With all that we know, all the medications we have? Surely our collective desire and will to eradicate HIV as a major public health threat would have prevailed by now?’
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I write about real-life heroes facing unimaginable horrors while trying to provide #HIV care in conflict settings. We cannot stop speaking about atrocities taking place in areas like #Gaza and elsewhere. @iasociety.bsky.social @msf.ca @medicalaidpal.bsky.social www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-202...
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Conflicts and humanitarian crises create new HIV vulnerabilities
Garnering a standing ovation at IAS 2025, Sameer Sah, from Medical Aid for Palestinians, provided a devastating first-hand account of what’s been happening for nearly two years in Gazan healthcare set...
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
‘Coming from the most affected region, I’ve let go of the single story that paints people living with #HIV as helpless and tragic… It’s time we become the authors of our own story.’ Powerful & pertinent remarks from Nomonde Ngema at the closing of #IAS2025. @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
‘Conflict disrupts not just lives, but destroys health infrastructure… Just imagine that you have no functioning hospital, healthcare workers are being killed & you still find the courage to serve.’ Xavier Biggs refers to a powerful session from #IAS2025 in his summary. @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
‘Communities are never hard-to-reach; they are underserved.’ Great takeaway message from rapporteur summary for #HIV prevention, by Rayner Kay Jin Tan. @iasociety.bsky.social #IAS2025
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Dr Laura Waters @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
#IAS2025 first ever lenacapavir PrEP implementation study will be in Brazil! Will include a mobile PrEP unit in Sao Paolo to best reach communities who will benefit @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
‘We no longer stand at a crossroads: we now find ourselves at a precipice,’ @linda-gailb.bsky.social shared in Kigali at #IAS2025 this week. #HIV experts, including community, are resolute. We will not go back. @aidsmap.bsky.social @iasociety.bsky.social www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-202...
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“We will not go back!”: a powerful, resolute response to funding cuts at IAS 2025
One year ago, UNAIDS announced that the HIV response was at a critical crossroads. Apart from a handful of countries, the world was not on track to meet the ambitious 2030 goals: 95% of those wit...
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Dr Laura Waters @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Impact of PEPFAR cuts on HIV care in Mozambique #IAS2025 with 3rd highest no of PWH & 2nd highest new diagnoses, 67% of funding from PEPFAR in 2022. - 14% reduction in ART initiations - 39% increase in ART interruption - reduced VL testing & viral suppression, esp children @iasociety.bsky.social
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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
👏 Sameer Sah (@medicalaidpal.bsky.social) delivers a powerful keynote on the devastating state of #Gaza's health system, earning a well-deserved standing ovation at the #IAS2025 special session on #HIV in conflict settings.
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Exciting news from #IAS2025! A once-monthly #PrEP pill option is on the horizon. MK-8527 was safe, well-tolerated & protective levels were maintained. It’s now headed into Phase 3 trials. We need as many PrEP options as possible to end the #HIV epidemic. @iasociety.bsky.social
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AVAC @avac.org · 16/07/2025
Jack Stone shared modeling data at #IAS2025 showing the devastating impact of disrupted #PrEP access in sub-Saharan Africa: 700K people could lose access, leading to 6,700 new #HIV infections in 1 year and 10K in 5 years. 85% among key populations.
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
‘Policies can save lives.’ Meg Doherty @who.int documents how changes in ART policy — including when it was offered to people with #HIV — have saved many lives. These life-saving changes have been driven by scientific advances, policy AND activists who urged for changes. @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
At #IAS2025, Yazdan Yazdanpanah highlights something we don’t speak about enough: lack of equity in grants & authorship between researchers from high-income countries & those from lower income countries—where research is usually conducted. Little has changed over a decade… @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
We have both old & new #HIV challenges according to Jeanne Marrazzo, speaking in her personal capacity at #IAS2025. But she stated that ‘we cannot compromise when we’ve come so far. We cannot lose heart.’ @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
At #IAS2025, @solangebap.bsky.social from @itpc.bsky.social speaks about how trust was lost when communities lost access to services due to funding cuts. ‘Communities are experts… they can tell us where the little money that’s available needs to be spent.’ @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Intermittent ART may be an important response to current #HIV funding cuts: taking pills 4 or 5 days a week, instead of 7. This approach maintained viral suppression from #IAS2025. But: excellent adherence, no prior treatment failure & already virologically suppressed. @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
‘How can we innovate when everything around us is unstable and hostile?’ Magda Queta asks at #IAS2025. She shares crucial lessons learnt in challenging contexts: innovation is not just about technology: find new ways of centring community & integrating local knowledge. @iasociety.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Amazing scientific advances in the pipeline, some presented at #IAS2025 this week. But long-acting injectable treatment uptake has lagged, even in high-income settings. How will we use science to stop the epidemic? We need targeted, accessible & affordable solutions. @iasociety.bsky.social
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AVAC @avac.org · 14/07/2025
Our own Mitchell Warren shared a sobering picture of the potential of a world without HIV prevention / reduced access to #PrEP at #IAS2025 satellite: Re-imagining Prevention. avac.org/resource/inf...
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
‘Community action is what gives science its soul, its reach and its relevance. Sustaining HIV progress means investing in people.’ A powerful reminder of what drives #HIV science: community must be at the centre of all that we do. @rosemarymburu.bsky.social @iasociety.bsky.social #IAS2025
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Rousing #IAS2025 opening plenary @iasociety.bsky.social by @linda-gailb.bsky.social ‘We will not go back… We no longer stand at a crossroads. We now find ourselves at a precipice.’ The global #HIV response is in peril. We need decisive leadership, resilience & the strength of communities.
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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
"IAS 2025 Preview: Amidst a Worldwide Funding Emergency, HIV Science Moves Forward" via @bodyprohiv.bsky.social
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IAS 2025 Preview: Amidst a Worldwide Funding Emergency, HIV Science Moves Forward
Experts share what they’re eager to discuss and learn about at a major research meeting in Kigali, Rwanda: a focus on Africa, devastating funding cuts, and the latest HIV science.
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Excited to be joining the @aidsmap.bsky.social team covering #IAS2025! @iasociety.bsky.social
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Myles Helfand @myhelfy.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We're honored that TheBodyPro is an official @iasociety.bsky.social media partner for the upcoming #IAS2025 meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. Here's our preview of what experts in HIV are hoping to discuss and learn more about at this year's meeting: www.thebodypro.com/hiv/ias-2025...
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IAS 2025 Preview: Amidst a Worldwide Funding Emergency, HIV Science Moves Forward
Experts share what they’re eager to discuss and learn about at a major research meeting in Kigali, Rwanda: a focus on Africa, devastating funding cuts, and the latest HIV science.
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Astounding to think that 44 years later, we find ourselves back in a devastatingly precarious position with USAID shutting down & millions of lives likely to be lost to #AIDS over the coming years. #HIV
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I thoroughly enjoyed conducting these interviews & writing about how people navigate #HIV prevention in an era of multiple protective strategies for @thebodypro.bsky.social There is no single approach that suits everyone. www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-prev... #HIVprevention #PrEP
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How People Navigate HIV Prevention in an Era of Multiple Protective Strategies
Multiple strategies exist to prevent getting HIV. Navigating this landscape involves numerous choices and considerations that clinicians should be aware of.
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
The recent UK Supreme Court ruling – that the legal definition of 'women' only includes biological women, & not transgender women – is part of a much broader project of LGBTQI oppression happening globally. It will have far-reaching consequences that seep into varied aspects of everyday life…
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Consistent disparities in real-world awareness & uptake of #doxyPEP in the US, from #CROI2025. People with HIV—who could greatly benefit from bacterial STI prevention—are among the affected groups, as are Black & younger people. www.thebodypro.com/hiv/doxycycl... @thebodypro.bsky.social
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Great to see how well injectable cabotegravir worked to prevent #HIV transmission in this Brazilian cohort in my latest @aidsmap.bsky.social article. We need urgent #PrEP upscaling to end the epidemic, especially for sexual & gender minorities. #CROI2025
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
According to research at #CROI2025, severe scarring is more likely to persist in some people who’ve had #mpox, especially Black people & those with uncontrolled #HIV. It’s important for clinicians to be aware of this & its impacts on quality of life. Read more: www.thebodypro.com/news/hiv/mpo...
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I won't stop writing about racial disparities in #HIV & elsewhere, simply because words like diversity, equity & inclusion are no longer en vogue. We need to keep working at reducing & eliminating racial disparities until they no longer exist. #CROI2025 www.thebodypro.com/hiv/croi-202...
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A rousing opening plenary talk by Chris Beyrer at #CROI2025 He emphasized that three words cannot be left out of the #HIV response: diversity, equity & inclusion. The HIV response has always embodied these principles.
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Dr Laura Waters @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Chris Beyrer opens his (already incredible just 2 minutes in) #CROI2025 plenary with 3 words..... DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
‘This stunning collective silence ensures that the abuses of power & assaults on our humanity will continue… Now is the time for moral courage.’ — Rebecca Denison, WORLD founder, commenting on devastating US aid cuts for global #HIV services at #CROI2025 #CROI
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
As a Fulbrighter who completed my PhD in the US recently, I find the decision to cut off funding to Fulbrighters (both US & foreign students) utterly appalling.
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Krishen Samuel, PhD @krishensamuelphd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
It’s International Women’s Day! We should recognise that International Women’s Day celebrates and advocates for the social, economic, cultural and political progression of ALL women, including trans women. #InternationalWomensDay
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