The conference
ICASA — the continent's meeting on AIDS and STIs
Convened biennially by SAA with a host government, ICASA brings scientists, communities, ministers and funders into one African forum.
ICASA 2025
Kigali, Rwanda · 8–13 December 2025
Africa's Response: Financing What Works
The 23rd edition foregrounded domestic financing, long-acting prevention and the integration of HIV services into primary health care.
Registration
Delegate, community and student rates. Members receive a reduced fee.
Abstract submission
Six tracks, submissions in English or French, blinded peer review.
Programme
Six scientific tracks
Track A — Basic science
Virology, immunology and pathogenesis.
Track B — Clinical science
Treatment, co-infections and integrated care.
Track C — Epidemiology & prevention
Surveillance, PrEP and long-acting prevention.
Track D — Social science
Stigma, rights, gender and behaviour.
Track E — Health systems
Financing, supply chains and workforce.
Track F — Community responses
Community-led monitoring and service delivery.
Speakers
Plenary highlights
Opening plenary — financing the response
Speaker confirmed in CMS
Community leadership plenary
Speaker confirmed in CMS
Science of long-acting prevention
Speaker confirmed in CMS
Ministerial roundtable
Speaker confirmed in CMS