State HIV and AIDS Coordinator

Cesida — the Coordinadora Estatal de VIH y sida (State HIV and AIDS Coordinator) — is the most representative umbrella organisation of Spain's citizen HIV and AIDS movement. Founded in 2002, it operates as a federation or coordinating body rather than a commercial enterprise, bringing together 80 member entities that in turn represent more than 120 organisations across the entire Spanish territory. Its presence extends to 17 autonomous communities, making it the reference organisation for addressing the reality of HIV and AIDS in Spain. The organisation's work spans prevention, testing, treatment access, rights advocacy, training, and the fight against stigma and discrimination. Its website highlights campaigns such as "Pride Positivo," "#CeroEstigma," and "Yo no me olvido," as well as practical resources including information on where to get an HIV test, self-testing, PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), and legal clinics. Cesida also runs training programmes for volunteers and staff of its member entities. Cesida frequently acts in coalition with scientific and clinical societies. In a joint statement on migration and health, it partnered with SEISIDA, SEMTSI, GEPI, and GeSIDA to counter misinformation that framed migrants arriving in Ceuta as a health threat, stressing that "migrating is not a disease." It also runs projects funded by Spain's Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus, to train professionals — including security forces and health, education, and social services staff — on racism, xenophobia, LGTBIfobia, and health-status discrimination. As a non-profit coordinating body, Cesida does not sell products; its "offerings" are programmes, campaigns, and advocacy services. It remains active and is widely cited as the reference civil-society voice on HIV in Spain.

Cesida was founded in 2002 as the Coordinadora Estatal de VIH y sida, created to give a unified voice to Spain's diverse citizen response to the HIV epidemic. From its inception it functioned as a federation of associations, and it has since grown to encompass 80 member entities representing more than 120 organisations across all of Spain, with a presence in 17 autonomous communities. Over two decades it has become the reference organisation for addressing HIV and AIDS in the country. Its history is closely tied to the evolution of the Spanish HIV response: from early activism and mutual support among people living with HIV, through the arrival of effective antiretroviral therapy, to contemporary priorities such as PrEP, undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U), and the fight against stigma. Cesida has consistently combined service provision, rights advocacy, and public campaigning. Campaigns such as "Pride Positivo," "#CeroEstigma," and "Yo no me olvido" reflect its dual focus on visibility and on ending discrimination against the more than 150,000 people living with HIV in Spain. The organisation works in coalition with scientific societies including SEISIDA, GeSIDA, SEMTSI, and GEPI. In 2026 it co-led a joint statement responding to misinformation that linked migrants arriving in Ceuta to diseases such as tuberculosis, scabies, and HIV, asserting that migration is not a disease and calling for guaranteed healthcare access for all. It also runs projects funded by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration with co-financing from the European Social Fund Plus, training professionals across security, health, education, and social services on multiple forms of discrimination. Cesida remains active as Spain's principal HIV civil-society coordinating body.

• 2026

  Co-led joint statement with SEISIDA and other scientific societies responding to hoaxes about migrants in Ceuta.

• 2025

  Project launched to advise professionals on stigma and discrimination against migrants, funded by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus.

• 2002

  Cesida founded as the Coordinadora Estatal de VIH y sida.

Spain's most representative civil-society coordinating body for HIV and AIDS, focused on prevention, rights, and ending stigma.

• Pride Positivo

  Campaign to make visible the reality of people living with HIV in Spain.

• #CeroEstigma

  Social experiment and campaign with GeSIDA, SEISIDA and ViiV Healthcare to test whether HIV stigma persists.

• Yo no me olvido

  Campaign linked to the fight against stigma and for visibility.

• Info PrEP

  Information resource on pre-exposure prophylaxis.

• Autotest VIH

  Information on HIV self-testing.

• Clínica legal

  Legal clinic service.

1. 1Portada - Cesidacesida.org
2. 2Organizaciones científicas y comunitarias responden a los bulos sobre Ceuta: “Migrar no es una enfermedad” - Cesidacesida.org
3. 3Orientación y asesoramiento a profesionales sobre estigma y discriminación a personas migrantes - Cesidacesida.org
4. 4State HIV and AIDS Coordinator - Wikidatawikidata.org