ACT NOW
on Global HIV Migration, Mobility and Health Equity
IAS 2023 Community Forum
The ACT NOW forum was led by an expert advisory team, who together created an exceptional program covering international, regional and domestic perspectives.
The faculty for the event had representation from the Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe and Australia with high level speakers representing international and industry perspectives.
At the opening of the forum we heard from four people from around the world who spoke to their challenges and perspectives as a person living with HIV.
Click to watch the session topics below
Welcome and
acknowledgement of country
Aaron Cogle
Executive Director
National Association of People with HIV Australia
Displaced Populations and the HIV Care Continuum
Focus on Ukraine
Dr Milosz Parczewski
Vice President
European AIDS Clinical Society, Poland
40 years of restrictions to travel, migrate or study – the global picture
David Haerry
Secretary General
Swiss Academic Foundation on Education in Infectious Diseases, Switzerland
Managing Risk on the Move – Migration and HIV in Asia and the Pacific
Eamonn Murphy
Regional Director for Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regions, Thailand
UNAIDS
Regional Realities #2
Midnight Poonkasetwattana
Executive Director
APCOM, Thailand
Entry, Stay and Residence for PLHIV in Australia – the laws, the practice and points of concern
Alexandra Stratigos
Principal Solicitor
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre, Australia
ACT NOW Theme Leaders
Reflections and Summary
Alex Kalomparis
Senior Vice President
Public Affairs, Gilead Sciences
Policy Theme Leader
Dr Kirsty Machon
Executive Officer
Positive Women Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Legal Theme Leader
Dr David Carter
Associate Professor of Law
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Healthcare Theme Leader
Dr Nick Medland
President
Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine, Australia
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