CHAI sessions at AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference

This is the current list of sessions with CHAI participation at AIDS 2026, which will take place virtually and in-person in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 26 to 31, 2026.

Please note that this page is continuously being updated as participants and sessions are confirmed. Presentation links will be updated when recordings are available, so check back regularly.

Oral Abstract Presentations

CHAI Presenters

• People in crisis: Conflict, migration and sustaining HIV care – Room 103
  • Shifts in PEPFAR-supported pediatric treatment: rapid analysis of fiscal year 2025 PEPFAR program data
    • CHAI Presenter: Ramona Godbole
    • Thursday, July 30, 11:05-11:13 BRT / 10:05-10:13am EDT
    • Authors: R. Godbole, J. Wachinger, C. Nichols, M. Courey, J. Bukenya, F. Tanser, R. Mpembeni, K. Ngure, T. Bärnighausen, S.A. McMahon

Oral abstracts with CHAI Co-Authors

• Economics of impact: Costing studies across the cascade – Room 103
  • Cost-effectiveness of implementing dual HIV/syphilis and triplex HIV/syphilis/HBV rapid diagnostic testing among pregnant women in Kenya and South Africa
    • Tuesday, July 28, 15:27-15:35 BRT / 2:27-2:35pm EDT
    • Authors: D. Coomes, A. Malhotra, Z.W.Y. Bo, V. Tshivhase, A. Monroe-Wise, S. Bajis, N. Luhmann, T. Chidarikire, C. Johnson, M. Barr-DiChiara, M. Sharma, A. Drake
• Beyond government and industry: Overcoming intellectual property barriers – Room 202
  • Impact of coordinated market shaping investment for lenacapavir access in low and middle-income countries
    • Wednesday, July 29, 10:33-10:41 BRT / 9:33-9:41am EDT
    • Authors: L. Pillay, K. Mthombeni, V. Butler, N. Naidoo, E. Briedenhann, S. Mullick, C. Amole, S. Jenkins, D. Resar
• Still running late: Advanced HIV disease – Room 202
  • Assessing implementation and expansion of advanced HIV disease in Malawi
    • Wednesday, July 29, 16:33-16:41 BRT / 3:33-3:41pm EDT
    • Authors: J. Fly Phiri, T. Chimpandule, A. Jahn, R. Malunga, G. Gomani, F. Kalonga, L. Chewere, B.A. Tippett Barr, S. Macheso
• Prevention in practice: Real-world advances in HIV prevention delivery – Room 201
  • Real-world implementation of long-acting lenacapavir for HIV PrEP in Zambia: early programmatic outcomes from a phased rollout
    • Thursday, July 30, 16:33-16:41 BRT / 3:33-3:41pm EDT
    • Authors: L.B. Mulenga, C. Phiri, D. Kampamba, M. Siame, K. Zyambo, S. Sivile, I. Bwalya, D. Engamba, M. Mwitumwa, A. Bhebhe-Moyo, M. Mutinta-Mbewe, G. Ngoma, N. Namusukuma, M. Kalima, A. Ndhlovu, L. Kampilimba-Mwango, M. Phiri, P. Banda, M. Musosha, R. Nzoolo, G. Muyembe, C. Baumhart, O. Chilyabanyama, D. Daka, M. Mulenga, H. Phiri, D. Chanda, C. Kalombo, M. Muvwimi, M. Kasonde, G. Sinyangwe, L. Chitembo, K. Lishimpi, C.W. Claassen

Satellite Sessions

CHAI Organized Sessions

• Sustaining advanced HIV disease care: Lessons from program integration and country experiences
  • Wednesday, July 29, 12:00-13:00 BRT / 11am-12pm EDT
  • Room 202
  • Co-hosted with Unitaid
• Resilience in action: Government-led strategies for sustaining HIV programs as aid declines
  • Thursday, July 30, 12:00-13:00 BRT / 11am-12pm EDT
  • Room 103

CHAI Co-Organized Sessions

• Expanding prevention choice: Early lessons from twice-yearly Lenacapavir introduction
  • Monday, July 27, 15:00-16:00 BRT / 2-3pm EDT
  • Room 202
  • Co-organized with PSI, CIFF, Wits RHI
• Sharing cross-country implementation learning and introducing a structured demand generation playbook supporting effective introduction and uptake of LEN within a broader PrEP Choice framework
  • Tuesday, July 28, 18:00-19:00 BRT / 5-6pm EDT
  • Room 208
  • Co-organized with Wits RHI and PSI
  • CHAI Presenter: Belia Longwe

Satellite Sessions with CHAI Presenters

• Unfinished business: Ending preventable deaths from advanced HIV disease in a changing HIV response
  • Wednesday, July 29, 18:00-19:00 BRT / 5-6pm EDT
  • Room 103
  • CHAI Presenter: Ana Moore

Networking Zone Events

• Counting the Costs: Impacts of US Funding Cuts on the HIV Response
  • Tuesday, July 28, 14:00-15:00 BRT / 1-2pm EDT
  • GFAN Booth 111, Pavilion 2
  • CHAI Speaker: Carolyn Amole

Poster Exhibitions

Tuesday, July 28, 12:00-13:00 BRT

• Integrating HIV and non-communicable disease services in primary healthcare: impact on diabetes mellitus screening, care, and reporting among people living with HIV in Uganda
  • CHAI Presenter: Aston Nuwagira
  • Authors: A. Nuwagira, V. Nabitaka, F. Nalubega, L. Kabunga, J. Batusa, C. Katureebe, F. Mugabe, S. Kamurari
• Strategic district prioritisation for long-acting injectable PrEP rollout in Zimbabwe using a composite epidemic burden index
  • CHAI Presenter: Delika Rama
  • Authors: D. Rama, G. Ncube, S. Xaba, B. Pindiwe, P. Mantiziba, I. Chikondowa, W. Murenjekwa, L. Nyazema, A. Svisva, S. Moyo, O. Mugurungi
• Sustaining epidemic control with less: Zimbabwe’s tiered approach to HIV service prioritisation during funding transitions
  • CHAI Presenter: Bothwell Pindiwe
  • Authors: B. Pindiwe, T. Apollo, F. Kavenga, N. Sithole, A. Svisva, K. Charambira, T. Maparo, P. Mantiziba, D. Rama, S. Garwe, C. Chivandire, S. Moyo, R. Yekeye, O. Mugurungi
• Uganda’s preparedness to implement lenacapavir for HIV prevention: a scoping analysis
  • CHAI Presenter: Aston Nuwagira
  • Authors: A. Nuwagira, V. Nabitaka, L. Kabunga, J. Batusa, H. Kadama, R. Mutumba, I. Nyamitoro
• How do clients admitted for hospital care for advanced HIV disease differ from those receiving outpatient care?
  • Authors: T. Ngoma, A.R. Marri, A. Morgan, S. Rosen, T. Makwalu, M. Mwale, M. Benade, S. Sivile, P. Haimbe, H. Shakwelele, N. Scott
• The Key Population Data Initiative: using individual participant data meta-analysis for granular estimates of HIV prevalence, age, and duration at-risk in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Authors: R.L. Anderson, O. Stevens, J. Knight, D. Adjei Annang, A. Adoko, S.C. Ahouada, P. Akilimali Zalagile, S. Allen, T. Chidarikire, M.A. Djaló, M. Dijkstra, S. Diabaté, A. Diabagate, C. Adobea Asanté, M.d.R. Marques, O.F. Nyamucherera, S. Farley, C. Fontaine, S. Graham, A. Jahn, E. Karita, T. Koubagnine, D.K. Ekouevi, R. Lako, J. Larmarange, S. Luchters, F.O. Otieno, S. Matse, R.S. McClelland, C.R.L. Miakassissa Mapapa, W. Miller, A. Ndayizeye, F.L. Nguette Woza, R. Ntale, S. Ogoundele, L. Platt, B. Richardson, M. Richter, K. Sabin, C. Semá Baltazar, R. Rigoni, T.G.M. Sandfort, A. Scheibe, J.S. Boukaka Kaled, S. Thiam, F.B. Tolno, B. Zanoni, B. Williams, E. Gouws, H. Van Renterghem, A. Voets, D.A. Ogbang, L. Mothae, J.W. Imai-Eaton

Wednesday, July 29, 12:00-13:00 BRT

• Building resilient PrEP systems amid funding disruptions: lessons from multi-country adaptation and lenacapavir readiness in Nigeria, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia
  • CHAI Presenter: Belia Longwe
  • Authors: B. Longwe, D. Resar, M. Milaham, M. Mulenga, M. Silondwa, P. Haimbe, O. Sowale, N. Otubu, I. George, O. Olumilua, S. Jenkins
• Determinants of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis and TB preventive therapy initiation among children with advanced HIV disease in Zimbabwe: analysis of facility and individual-level factors
  • CHAI Presenter: Arnold Pinias
  • Authors: A. Pinias, K. Charambira, T. Maparo, T. Sefuthi, T. Mhizha, I. Amamilo, S. Chipuka, T. Dube, C. Mupanguri, A. Mushavi, S. Moyo
• Integrating HIV services into primary health care in South Africa: opportunities and challenges post-funding cuts
  • CHAI Presenter: Mopo Radebe
  • Authors: J. Dunlop, S. Zungu, M. Radebe, O. Mosikare, C. Tait, K. Rees, G. Ngubane
• Are clinic waiting times longer? Client perspectives on changes to waiting time and satisfaction with health services after global funding cuts in Zambia
  • Authors: N.A. Lekodeba, M. Mwale, T. Ngoma, P. Haimbe, H. Shakwelele, S. Sivile, L. Sande, S. Pascoe, A. Huber, S. Rosen, I. Mokhele
• Health and economic impact of dual and triplex rapid diagnostic testing for HIV, syphilis, and HBV among key populations in Kenya and South Africa
  • Authors: A. Malhotra, D. Coomes, Z.W.Y. Bo, V. Tshivhase, A. Monroe-Wise, S. Bajis, N. Lumann, T. Chidarikire, C. Johnson, M. Barr-Dichiara, M. Sharma, A. Drake
• Health communication between clients with advanced HIV disease and their healthcare providers in Zambia
  • Authors: T. Ngoma, A. Morgan, A. Marri, N. Scott, M. Mwale, S. Sivile, T. Makwalu, P. Haimbe, H. Shakwelele, S. Rosen
• HIV service delivery during 2025 donor funding disruptions: analysis of routinely collected national programme data
  • Authors: T. Chimpandule Chirwa, D. Midian, S. Macheso, L. Chewere, B.A. Tippett Barr, N. Low, J.W. Imai-Eaton, A. Jahn

Thursday, July 30, 12:00-13:00 BRT

• Community-driven demand generation and early uptake of long-acting injectable PrEP lenacapavir in Zambia
  • CHAI Presenter: Belia Longwe
  • Authors: B. Longwe, M. Mulenga, M. Silondwa, C. Phiri, A. Bhebhe, D. Kampamba, M. Milaham, D. Resar, P. Haimbe, H. Shakwelele, L. Mulenga
• How accurate are the results of VISITECT CD4 rapid testing? – Evidence from a pilot external quality assessment in Nigeria
  • CHAI Presenter: Oluwakemi Sowale
  • Authors: N. Otubu, U. Amalu, O. Sowale, I. George, O. Olumilua, D. Falayajo, P. Michael, Y. Omidiran, C. Fashanu, O. Fasawe, W. Eigege, I. Amamilo, A. Moore, L. Badmus, O. Emmanuel
• Impact of the 2025 U.S. government stop work order on HIV, early infant diagnosis, and hepatitis B to centralized laboratory services in Uganda
  • CHAI Presenter: Emmanuel Olal
  • Authors: P. Nambuya, E. Olal, T. Iga, C. Namulindwa, P. Namara, V. Kasone, V. Nabitaka, M. Bamulangeyo, L. Kabunga, F. Mugalula, E. Kizito, C. Nankoma, J. Wafula, G. William Mubiru, T. Namuyige, I. Orishaba, D. Mushabe, S. Nabadda Ndidde, I. Ssewanyana
• Implementation of the STOP AIDS package of care – observations from five sub-Saharan African countries
  • CHAI Presenter: Williams Eigege
  • Authors: W. Eigege, I. Amamilo, T. Sefuthi, U. Amalu, R. Kirungi, K. Segwele, A. Pinias, J. Mungai, J. Conroy, K. Charambira, K. Moumakwa
• Integration of HIV, TB and NCD services at primary care level in Uganda following a national policy directive
  • CHAI Presenter: Michael Bamulangeyo
  • Authors: S. Turyahabwe, C. Katureebe, D. Kimuli, A.M.L. Naluwugge, E. Twinomujuni, S. Kamurari, M. Musiime Koima, M. Bamulangeyo, V. Nabitaka, L. Kabunga, A. Potter, L. Lala, J. Batusa, C. Olaro
• Psychosocial support for adolescents and young people living with HIV and key population in Nigeria: pre–post outcomes from an integrated decentralized mental health care model
  • Presenter: Muhammad-Mujtaba Akanmu
  • Authors: T. Masseyferguson, M.-M. Akanmu, N. Otubu, O. Adewole, O. Nwobi, V. Nwakolobi, A. Mustapha, N. Ahmad, A. James, S. Onumajulu, R. Ogbonna, J. Drakes, S. Dowling, A. Carmone, C. Amole, C. Fashanu, O. Fasawe, E. Duru, G. Ogunleye, E. Etiobhio, L. Espinal, L. Hayden
• Sequencing system reform to support integrated health service delivery: lessons from Uganda’s integration roadmap
  • CHAI Presenter: Michael Bamulangeyo
  • Authors: C. Katureebe, S. Turyahabwe, P. Wambi, A.M.L. Naluwugge, E. Twinomujuni, D. Kimuli, S. Kamurari, V. Nabitaka, M.O. Bamulangeyo, L. Kabunga, A. Potter, L. Lala, J. Batusa, C. Olaro
• Determinants and outcomes of TB-HIV coinfection in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
  • Authors: E. Clement, U. Malah, B. Ordinioha, D. Ndukwe, Y. Falola-Anoemuah, I. Nte, U. Amalu, R. Aguolu, I. Odo, O. Mkpuma
• Lenacapavir PrEP in Zambia: rapid health policy development and early implementation
  • Authors: C. Phiri, A. Bhebhe, M. Siame, D. Kampamba, K. Musokotwane, L.K. Mwango, H. Phiri, K. Zyambo, S. Sivile, I. Bwalya, C. Chilatu, M. Mulenga, M. Silondwa, C. Hampango, M. Simwenda, N. Mwila, C. Baumhart, A. Ndhlovu, F. Mangunje, O.N. Chilyabanyama, K. Lishimpi, L. Chitembo, C.W. Claassen, L. Mulenga
• PMTCT trend analysis and programmatic gaps: implications for sustained epidemic control in Nigeria
  • Authors: C. Ezeokafor, F. Agbo, O. Sowale, J. Kama, U. Amalu
• Preparing health systems for long-acting HIV prevention: early lessons from rapid lenacapavir introduction in Eswatini
  • Authors: A. Hettema, S. Matse, B. Mhlanga, B. Kerschberger, C. Nkambule, Q. Mpala, K. Hatzold
• Strengthening comprehensive HIV prevention monitoring through an integrated DHIS2 tracker platform in Zambia
  • Authors: M. Siame, M. Silondwa, T. Simwanza, M. Mutandi, M. Mutale, S. Sivile, D. Kampamba, C. Phiri, L. Mulenga
• The effect of an unplanned funding shock on a donor-supported HIV testing workforce: evidence from Malawi’s national program
  • Authors: T. Chimpandule Chirwa, D. Midian, S. Macheso, B.A. Tippett Barr, J.W. Imai-Eaton, A. Jahn
• The last mile+: a community-led model for closing advanced HIV disease service gaps in insecure settings in Nigeria
  • Authors: T. Suleiman, D. Adaga, B. Haule, T. Choola, C. Ssuuna, J. Wambui, K. Sikwense, N. Otubu, O. Sowale, I. George, U. Amalu, W. Eigege

E-Posters

• Examining determinants of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continuation among women accessing family planning services in Eswatini
  • CHAI Presenter: Nokuphila Balindile Ndzinisa
  • Authors: N.B. Ndzinisa, S. Matse, P. Steyn, S. Machekera, Q. Mpala, H. Ingold, M. Ndlangamandla, S. Gulwako
• Optimizing case finding through multiple HIV self-test distribution channels: reporting and linkage outcomes from the promoting access to HIV self-testing (PATHS II) project in three Nigeria states
  • CHAI Presenter: Ameh Raphael Adole
  • Authors: A.R. Adole, C. Umebido, J. Kama, C. Fashanu, O. Fasawe, N. Adibe, T. Anazodo, A. Bashorun, C. Ukanwa, S. Omoighe, O. Emmanuel, A. Gubio, R. Mohammed, A. Onoja
• Progress toward 70% HPV testing coverage in Zambia: a national assessment of GeneXpert testing volumes, genotype distribution, and HIV-related disparities
  • CHAI Presenter: Mwate Joseph Chaila
  • Authors: E. Mwewa, M.J. Chaila, L. Nchimunya, T. Machila, J. Matambo, M. Samboko, J. Mzyece, P. Kamfwa, K. Lishimpi
• Early implementation of long-acting lenacapavir for HIV prevention across African countries from December 2025 – April 2026: uptake patterns and user characteristics
  • Authors: M. Peck, J. Blanton, U. Ijeoma, B. Moyo, H. Cham, G. Ncube, O. Mugurungi, M. Mhangara, J. Simpungwe, O. Chituwo, C. Phiri, M. Siame, D. Kampamba, C. Mutila, M. Musonda, P. Mndzebele, N. Lukhele, J. Mwangi, S. Njuguna, F. Miruka, J. Njenga, V. Obare, J. Onentiah, B. Mambo, R. Kamau, A. Mulwa, J. Mungai, S. Zhao, S. Aheron, I.T. Katz, E.A. Innis, E. Dorward, T. Lucas