19th INTEREST conference
Location: Windhoek, Namibia
Dates: 13-16 May 2025
The International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research (INTEREST) continued its tradition of bringing together the African continent's foremost HIV scientists and practitioners. The 19th edition attracted 572 delegates from 36 countries and more than 1,000 abstracts.
In 2025, Namibia's prime minister and its health minister (pictures at the podium on the right) addressed attendees.
JLCF Symposium + Masterclass 2025
Dates & locations:
- Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium: 12 November 2025 in Amsterdam
- Masterclass: 14 November 2025, online
At the annual Joep Lange Chairs and Fellows symposium in Amsterdam, four eminent scholars set out their perspectives on how the world could find its way back to a sustainable and just future for global health.
Under the theme "Back to the Future", the discussion was framed across three interconnected dimensions:
- Systems: governance, regulation, and financing for health,
- Societies: ethics, equity, and citizen agency,
- Solutions: technologies and scientific breakthroughs.
Symposium speakers



