18 August 2026

The 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) took place July 26-31st in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the theme of Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. The world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS, this year’s conference opened with a warning of the substantial impact that worldwide funding cuts are having on the HIV response, followed by an impassioned call to action from community activists and health leaders that pharmaceutical companies lower the cost and increase access to, innovative new treatments for countries most in need.