Bahiana receives the HTLVida Award – Ceuci Nunes 2026 for the Peer Health Mentors project.

On August 25th, the HTLVida Association held the event "HTLV SSA Connection: Dialogues that Strengthen Responses" at the Fiocruz Bahia Auditorium. The meeting brought together people living with HTLV, social movements, leaders, health professionals, researchers, universities, services, institutions, and public managers to share learnings and experiences related to the organization's participation in the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026), held in Rio de Janeiro.

One of the highlights was the HTLVida Award ceremony – Ceuci Nunes 2026, named after a professor in the Medicine course at [University Name]. BahianaCreated to recognize individuals, institutions, and organizations that contribute to transforming the response to HTLV and increasing the visibility of the fight for rights and quality of life. Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública She was awarded in the Scientific Leadership category for the work developed through the HTLV Reference Center and the Peer Health Mentors project, and was represented by Professor Bernardo Galvão, founder and coordinator of the HTLV Center. Also present were project team members Thessika Hialla and Selena Dubois. 

Also awarded were UFBA, represented by Professor Carlos Brites, for the study on dolutegravir, and Fiocruz, represented by Professor Fernanda Grassi, for the PREVINIR research on the prevention of vertical transmission of HTLV. The program included the Future 2026 Panel, which presented clinical studies discussed at the conference, among them PREVINIR, conducted by Professor Fernanda Grassi, aimed at eliminating vertical transmission of HTLV, and the research coordinated by Professor Carlos Brites, from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), which investigates the use of dolutegravir and its impacts on the quality of life of adults living with HIV.