The 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025), held in Kigali, Rwanda, was characterized by a profound paradox. On one side, the scientific community unveiled groundbreaking tools—especially long-acting prevention and treatment options—with the potential to drastically change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic. On the other side, these advances were overshadowed by the deepest financial and political crisis in decades, threatening to wipe out years of progress.

At the IAS 2025 conference, the Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, in collaboration with partners from Yale University and other academic institutions, presented findings from a study exploring the sexual health and perceptions of “time left” among older people living with HIV (OPWH) in Ukraine.

On June 19, 2025, the second masterclass was held within the framework of the project “Simplified HCV integrated management (SHIM) model in methadone clinics in Ukraine”