A global research alliance using #implementationscience to understand how to provide integrated care for #HIVandNCDs in LMICs. Funders: @Fogarty_NIH, @nih_nhlbi
Joined August 2021
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15 Jun 2023
Hello, Twitter-verse. Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are HLB-SIMPLe, a global research alliance using #impsci to test strategies for delivering effective hypertension/heart disease prevention and treatment initiatives to people living with #HIV in low-resource settings.
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8 Sep 2025
"In April @NPR profiled people who couldn't get their #HIV drugs. How are they faring now?"
npr.org/sections/goats-and-s…
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8 Sep 2025
Share your story and be part of the 24-hour livestream to save #HIV research! Organizers are collecting video testimonials from researchers, advocates, patients, and more about why #HIVresearch is crucial. Learn more and submit yours ASAP: saveaidsresearch.org/share-y…
8 Sep 2025
The IAS is proud to support #24hourstosaveAIDSresearch! Join us 16 September starting at 17:00 CEST to learn what #HIV research has achieved through US federal investments & what we stand to lose.
✅ Register: bit.ly/45U1keO or join us on YouTube bit.ly/45Qftts
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Most #HIV programs/studies neglect the population over 50 years of age. As a consequence, older adults, especially women, are often invisible in surveillance data, overlooked in prevention messaging, and under-represented in care strategies. theconversation.com/hiv-is-o…
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22 Aug 2025
Way to go, Botswana!
"Reaching this point required both significant political will, investment in scientific infrastructure and a sustained public health education programme to bring the latest science-backed strategies to those most at risk." theguardian.com/global-devel…
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⁉️How can someone build a solid professional network within the HIV research community? ⁉️
Share your advice - help out your colleagues! ⚡️
Comment your answer, or email us: admin at midwestdcfar.org.
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22 Jul 2025
📢 "#IAS2025 delivers a clear message: communities are the frontline, not the afterthought."
📰 In @pozmagazine, @JRatevosian explores how the #HIV movement is moving forward with fresh energy & focus following the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science! poz.com/article/hiv-movement…
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21 Jul 2025
Meet Taonga Banda, a peer educator and psychosocial counselor in Lusaka, Zambia.
She has turned her own journey with HIV into a lifeline for other girls – creating a space for strength, support and hope.
“You can do anything that an HIV-negative person can do,” she tells them.
Learn more about the power of safe spaces and community-led HIV support: theglobalfund.org/en/stories…
#ZeroHIVStigmaDay
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The Global Oncology #ImpSci Symposium is accepting abstracts (til August 15)! Theme: Building on the #HIV Response: A Roadmap for Global Oncology.
📅 September 29, 2025
📍@WashUMedicine (St. Louis, USA)
More info: sites.wustl.edu/globaloncolo…
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21 Jul 2025
Today is #ZeroHIVStigmaDay — honoring Prudence Mabele and all HIV activists who’ve paved the way for progress in the #HIV response.
✊🏿 Let’s carry their legacies forward and build a world free from HIV stigma. #ZHSD
zerohivstigmaday.com/
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21 Jul 2025
New research on perceptions of integrated #hypertension and #HIV care, produced by our InterCARE team in #Botswana, hit the Global Implementation Research and Applications journal today! #HIVandNCDs #impsci
Read it: link.springer.com/article/10…
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16 Jul 2025
From the podium through sideline meetings, to cross-generational scientific interactions @iasociety 2025 . So much activity.
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16 Jul 2025
IDRC showed up strong at the 13th IAS Conference in Kigali! 🇷🇼 Presenting research on HIV prevention strategies in Kenya & Uganda, plus sharing insights on novel TB diagnostics. Proud to see impactful science on the global stage. #IAS2025
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"This crisis is fixable. It requires immediate reinvestment in defunded organisations, the rehiring of experienced managers, and an honest medium-term plan for service integration within our health system." - @FrancoisVenter3, PI of our #SouthAfrica project.
16 Jul 2025
MUST READ | South Africa is staging a sequel to Mbeki-era denialism, only this time, the science, solutions, and costs are clearer, argues Professor @FrancoisVenter3.
spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/1…
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13 Jul 2025
#IAS2025 kicks off soon in Kigali amid historic #HIV funding cuts. USAID gone. PEPFAR slashed. Is the global HIV response ready to stand on its own? Experts say: rethink, rebuild. More ➜ bit.ly/44Eb6Bh #IAS2025 #PublicHealth
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12 Jul 2025
Earlier today we reviewed our five-year research on integrated HIV-HTN care under the @HlbSimple consortium, and continuity beyond the current funding shifts.
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Applications are now open for our highly anticipated 8th Implementation Science School.
The School offers early- and mid-career researchers hands-on training in applying implementation science to real-world challenges.
Apply by 21 July 2025 here: bit.ly/ISS25application
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10 Jul 2025
. @GileadSciences and @GlobalFund said on Wednesday they had finalized plans to supply a long-acting #HIV prevention drug to low-income countries, despite the absence of funding from @PEPFAR. reuters.com/business/healthc…
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9 Jul 2025
#IAS2025 kicks off soon in Kigali amid historic #HIV funding cuts. USAID gone. PEPFAR slashed. Is the global HIV response ready to stand on its own? Experts say: rethink, rebuild. More ➜ bit.ly/44Eb6Bh #IAS2025 #PublicHealth
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7 Jul 2025
Congrats to our PULESA team for their latest publication in this JIAS supplement: Early findings from the integration of #hypertension care into differentiated service delivery models for #HIV in Uganda: a mixed-method study.
Read: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
7 Jul 2025
🆕 JIAS supplement:" Differentiated service delivery – beyond HIV treatment for integration and other health needs”. It is guest edited by Anna Grimsrud @iasociety), Charles B. Holmes (@Georgetown) and Linda Sande (@WitsUniversity).
Read the issue: bit.ly/JIASDSD
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1 Jul 2025
🆕 @jiasociety supplement, “PEP in Africa: prospects, opportunities and challenges”, just launched!
📰 Access all the articles for free now: bit.ly/JIASPEP
@SSLN_HIV #HIV #IAS2025
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