Speech to CROI 2025

Mar 11, 2025. The Martin Delaney Presentation at the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) by Rebecca Denison, founder of Woman Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD).

“I Survived HIV” – Rebecca Denison’s Inspiring Journey

“I wasn’t supposed to survive this. And I did.”

Her story is a reminder: you can live well, love fully, and thrive with HIV. #PlusLife

In this inspiring conversation, HIV activist and WORLD founder Rebecca Denison opens up about her diagnosis, the fear she faced, and the joy she never expected to find. Thanks to decades of research and medical breakthroughs, living—and thriving—with HIV is more possible than ever.