 
July 27, 2026
Media advisory
Media briefing featuring Brazil’s Minister of Health, the Director of PAHO and the Director-General of WHO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
27 July 2026
Date: Monday, 27 July 2026
Time: 16:00–16:30 BRT
Location: Press conference room (Room 211), Riocentro Convention & Event Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Link to register for virtual participation: https://mbooth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T-sPes8bQfKUjcQ8pz7kCg
Featuring:
- Dr Alexandre Padilha, Minister of Health of Brazil
- Dr Jarbas Barbosa, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and WHO Regional Director for the Americas
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
The on-the-record briefing will provide an opportunity for media to hear directly from three global health leaders and to pose direct questions.
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About the International AIDS Conference
The International AIDS Conference is the premier global platform to advance the HIV response. As the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS, it sits uniquely at the intersection of science, policy and advocacy, bringing together researchers, policy makers, healthcare professionals, people living with HIV, funders, media and communities. Since its start in 1985, the conference has served to strengthen policies and programmes that ensure an evidence-based response to HIV and related epidemics. AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually on 26-31 July 2026. Around 7,000 people are expected to attend.
About the International AIDS Society
IAS – the International AIDS Society – convenes, enables, empowers and advocates for a world in which HIV no longer presents a threat to public health and individual well-being. After the emergence of HIV and AIDS, concerned scientists created the IAS to bring together experts from across the world and disciplines to promote a concerted HIV response. Today, the IAS and its members unite scientists, policy makers and activists to galvanize the scientific response, build global solidarity and enhance human dignity for all those living with and affected by HIV. The IAS also hosts the world’s most prestigious HIV conferences: the International AIDS Conference, the IAS Conference on HIV Science and the HIV Research for Prevention Conference.
Media contacts:
IAS media
media@iasociety.org
Leila Darabi
leila.darabi@mboothhealth.com
+1 929 214 2306
Michael Kessler
michael.kessler@intoon-media.com
+34 655 792 699
Media contact
media@iasociety.org
Source: https://www.iasociety.org
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