FPA Sri Lanka is participating in the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026), the world's largest global gathering on HIV. Bringing together policymakers, researchers, civil society, communities, and advocates from around the world, the conference provides a vital platform to share the latest scientific advances, strengthen global partnerships, and promote people-centred, integrated responses to HIV.
Representing FPA Sri Lanka at this event are Mr. Asanga Karunaratne (Honorary President), Mr. Suhail Junaid (Director – Marketing), Mr. Suchira Suranga (Director – Organizational Learning & Evaluation), Dr. Chintha Rupasinghe (Director – Sexual & Reproductive Health), Ms. Zaroosha Farook (Head of Finance), Ms. Nadika Fernandopulle (Deputy Director of HIV and Project Manager – GFATM National HIV Prevention Programme), and Dr. Mihitha Basnayake (Senior Manager – Advocacy).
As the global HIV response continues to evolve, FPA Sri Lanka remains committed to contributing to international dialogue, sharing best practices, and bringing valuable insights back to strengthen HIV and SRHR programmes in Sri Lanka.
𝐅𝐏𝐀 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
At AIDS 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, FPA Sri Lanka’s Dr. Mihitha Basnayake presented on chemsex harm reduction in criminalised settings, drawing on work in Sri Lanka and Malaysia under the SKPA-2 programme, delivered by peer trainers with lived experience and shaped by community input throughout.
“We choose to end AIDS by trusting communities to lead. Ending AIDS requires shifting power and resources to the communities who have been leading the response all along. We help shift power in practice by choosing to resource, amplify, and scale community-led solutions”.