ASI is a professional non-profit membership organization of medical doctors and researchers in HIV/AIDS aiming to promote and disseminate clinically oriented medical teaching and coordinated medical management of HIV disease.

It is registered under the Society's Registration Act 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 in 2000 AD with its registered office situated at Mumbai.

ASI collaborates with internationally recognized scientists in HIV/AIDS and focuses on national capacity building. It organizes workshops, thematic meetings, CMEs in different parts of India and National Conference of ASI annually. These are very well attended and successful in achieving the set goals. ASI has been accredited by the Maharashtra Medical Council for conducting CMEs, Workshops, Training Programs and Conferences with CME credit hours to delegates and faculty. It plays advocacy and advisory roles at the national, regional and local levels and also collaborates with NACO and National TB Control Programme. It supports / co-sponsors regional, national and inter-national meetings organised by other professional organisations and associations. In the light of unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic the ASI has consciously decided to expand its horizons to include other emerging Infectious Diseases in the parameters of ASI activities.

ASI manages a discussion forum on its website www.asi-asicon.org