World AIDS Day has been held on December 1 every year since 1988, and in many countries it is followed by a dedicated HIV awareness week. World AIDS Day and HIV awareness week represents a major opportunity to highlight the scientific breakthroughs and considerable progress of the past few years, as well as the importance of testing and the methods available.

World AIDS Day is also a chance for the Institut Pasteur, which has been involved for many years in the fight against HIV, to speak about its work, organize debates and events, and raise awareness. It is crucial to use this opportunity to send a strong message about the continued need for HIV research programs, given the ongoing threat of targeted funding cuts.

Check out the various public appearances and events with the Institut Pasteur for World AIDS Day and HIV awareness week:

• Watch the video with Michaela Müller-Trutwin and Asier Saéz-Cirión for World AIDS Day

HIV numbers may be falling, but the science is as strong as ever. We have seen remarkable progress over the past 40 years, and we need to stay committed. Although it is possible to live with HIV today, the situation remains fragile – without funding and research, there will be less testing, less prevention and more infection.

Watch the video

• Find interviews with several Pasteurians in the media

France Info TV – Jean-Michel Molina at 1 hour 40 minutes and 40 seconds (in French)
BFM.com – Jean-Michel Molina (in French)

France Culture – Olivier Schwartz (in French)
Le Progrès - Asier Saéz-Cirión (in French)

France 24 – Asier Saéz-Cirión (in French)
 

• Join the Round table discussion : “Care, Cure and Community: the future of HIV”, on December 16 

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To mark World AIDS Day, the Pasteur Queer Club is hosting a round table on HIV prevention, cure research and community action on Tuesday 16 December at 10am in the Duclaux lecture hall.

The discussion will feature Jean-Michel Molina, Medical Director of the Institut Pasteur, Asier Sáez-Cirión, Head of Viral reservoirs and immune control unit at the Institut Pasteur and Florence Thune, CEO of Sidaction.

Together, they will explore recent advances, persistent scientific and public health challenges, and the role of community advocacy in shaping the future of HIV. 

Registration is free but mandatory, click here to join us.