Lillian Kyomuhangi Mworeko, currently, serves as the Executive Director of the International Community of Women Living with HIV Eastern Africa (ICWEA). Additionally, She is the Lead Implementer of Community Led Monitoring (CLM) in Uganda, within a consortium.
Her commitment lies in advocating for universal access to HIV/TB prevention, treatment, expanded SRHR choices, including female controlled HIV prevention tools, and family planning. Her experience aligns well with the three impact areas of the 2021-2025 IAS strategy, focusing on promoting evidence-based HIV programming, supporting community action, and empowering communities to deliver the 2030 HIV agenda.
She has played a pivotal role in ensuring data and science are central to HIV programming. Key roles include:
1) Technical Lead for the Community Led Monitoring (CLM) project in Uganda, influencing key programmatic, funding, and policy shifts.
2) Advisory member for CQUIN, championing Differentiated Service Delivery Models in over 20 countries.
3) Serving on the Global Community Advisory Board for the ECHO Trial and the IPM Board, advising on Dapivirine Vaginal Ring (DVR) implementation.
She is a true definition of a community leader, representing the voices of communities on several committees including;
1) The Global Steering Committee for the Global Alliance on ending AIDS in Children by 2030 Co-chairing Pillar four;
2) GILEAD’s PURPOSE 1 Global Community Advisory Group (GCAG);
3) The African Women Prevention Community Accountability Board (AWPCAB), an advocacy group championing HIV prevention with a CHOICE Manifesto campaign;
4) Global Partnership on ending HIV-related stigma and discrimination, co-leading with UN Women, the Community Setting Technical Working Group;
5) Until March 2023, I was a member of the WHO Global Validation Advisory Committee for eMTCT & Syphilis; and a member of the Global Fund Community Rights and Gender Advisory Group.
She is a member of GNP+, ICW Global, and ITPC. She has received the CHANGE Courageous Changemaker Award and the Uganda HIV&AIDS Leadership Award, for her unwavering commitment. Personal Aspirations for International AIDS Society (IAS). She is a member of AIDS2024 IAS’ Track F: Political Research, Law, Policy, and Human Rights). She featured in the Dec 2023 HIV unmuted Podcast and the 2023 IAS newsletter on Importance of facilitating effective transitions between DSD models for HIV Treatment.
Together with ATHENA, she co-hosted the 2022 Women Networking Zone and spoke at several sessions. She was a presenter on several sessions during AIDS2020 in Amsterdam. She was a member of the Conference Coordinating Committee (CCC) for the AIDS 2016; and for over 8 years and to date, she is an abstract reviewer for IAS.
Her aspirations for International AIDS Society include but not limited to:
1) As a trained social scientist, human rights activist, and person living with HIV, she is thrilled to join the IAS governing board. Her goal is to mobilize clinicians, individuals affected by HIV, service providers, policymakers to strengthen the activities of the world’s largest association of HIV&AIDS professionals;
2) Promoting Science, supporting actions and empowering people is her passion. Evidence-based responses grounded in human rights, gender considerations and social justice is what she have worked for all her career and they fit in well with the IAS mission.
In conclusion, one of her career aspirations is definitely to be in a governance position in order to amplify her voice towards ending AIDS by 2030.
