From the 2024 International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, Cal brings us stories from the AIDS Global Village including:

Louisa from northern Germany speaking about their work in reaching vulnerable populations offering counselling and testing via their mobile testing van

Yianny from Tackle HIV which educates young people on HIV, and sexual health and reproductive rights using football as a point of connection

Kai and Chi-Wei from Taiwan speaking about HIVStory

Professor David Gere from the University of California speaking about his work as Co-Director of Through Positive Eyes

Maggie Czarnogorski, the Head of Digital Innovation and Implementation Science at ViiV Healthcare speaks about a virtual reality experience aiming to better educate people on the stigma and discrimination that people living with HIV face

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