ABOUT AWACC

About AWACC
This annual workshop started in 2007 as a joint effort of the Centre for AIDS research (CFAR) of Harvard Medical School and McCord Hospital (MH), Durban South Africa. The workshop received great acclaim for its relevance to the growing ART roll out programme in South Africa (SA) and the ongoing need to care for people living with HIV(PLWH) and those living with advanced HIV disease and comorbidities.   Through clinical and academic input from several institutions and experts, the KZN HIV program has benefitted by an improvement in the quality of care for PLWH in every district. The workshop has also created  a network from where research and health systems strengthening programs have evolved. Several partners involved over the years were: Infectious Diseases (ID) Unit of the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine  and Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School ,HIV, TB, STI (HAST) Unit of the KZN Department of Health (DOH)  ,  SAHIV Clinicians Society and the Centre for AIDS Research SA (CAPRISA). The conference is geared towards the public and private health sector  health care workers, researchers and managers.

Aims: 
The two-day interactive workshop will translate the latest evidence-based research and apply best practice models of care into good clinical practice, specifically for resource constrained areas

Objectives: 
· Provide updates in the management of PLWH with new ART regimens , opportunistic infections, comorbidities  and treatment failure in resource-scarce settings. 
· Educate on issues related to HIV in the pediatric population, the PMTCT programme and women. 
· Develop experienced clinicians to work independently and serve as consultants in HIV medicine in different district and community health institutions, and create an opportunity for networking between HIV clinicians, academicians, researchers and policy makers. 
· Plan with managers and clinicians within the DOH to achieve priorities in service delivery and health system strengthening ,especially in reaching the UNAIDS target of 95-95-95 by 2030.

The conference is organised  yearly by Medical,Clinical and Academic Teaching (MEDICATE)-AIDS, NPC 

Registration -per delegate ​for two days , including lunch and teas
R6000 -early registration before 31 August 2026
R6500 -later registration - 
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This year’s workshop which takes place at Tsogo -Sun Elangeni Hotel in Durban on ​28 to 30 October  2026 (Wednesday 2pm to Friday 1pm)  (14 CPD points)  . Your funds will go towards sponsorship and payment of costs related to the speakers and delegates who require to be subsidised for the registration costs   

Medical-AIDS DIRECTORS: 

Dr Henry Sunpath (PhD ( MEDICINE) - UKZN; MBBS; MFam Med; Dip HIVMan; MPH), 
Mr. Nash Maharaj (NDM Accounting), 
Dr. Christina Edwin (MBBS; DipHIVMan; MPhilPal Med)