AVAC and partners have worked to follow and explain the research presented at CROI for many years, making the science more accessible, connecting the findings to community priorities, and ensuring civil society and affected communities are represented within the program, and ultimately the research.
Join us for CROI 2024!
CAB for PrEP for Advocates
Basics of Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention
This wide-ranging presentation introduces advocates to cabotegravir injectable PrEP. The slides provide a background on clinical research, what users think, regulatory status and prepares advocates for implementation.
Tell Congress to Reject Cuts and #SaveHIVFunding
Join us in telling Congress to reject cuts and #SaveHIVFunding by sending letters to your Congressional representatives.
Decolonizing Global Health in 2024 and Beyond
In the year ahead, staking out a course that will advance the HIV response and global health equity faces serious headwinds.
What You Should Know About the FAPP, GAPP and PEPFAR Reauthorization
Engaging the US government is vital to advocacy for HIV prevention, as one of the world’s largest contributors to implementation and research and development. The reach and scale of US funded global health programs have profound impact on the lives and health of people in the US and around the world. Two coalitions, founded by advocates, make it their central mission to inform and influence the US federal government to advance funding and policies to end the HIV epidemic.
Coalition to Accelerate Access to Long-Acting PrEP
The Coalition to Accelerate Access to Long-Acting PrEP is an initiative that brings together leading donors, agencies, and advocates to ensure an accelerated, equitable, sustainable and collaborative approach to making longer-acting PrEP options accessible as quickly and as equitably as possible. The Coalition is convened by Unitaid, WHO, UNAIDS, Global Fund and PEPFAR, with AVAC as the Secretariat.
Coalition to Accelerate Access to Long-Acting PrEP
The Coalition to Accelerate Access to Long-Acting PrEP brings together leading donors, agencies, and advocates aimed at a practical goal: jointly develop strategies and take coordinated action to identify and overcome access challenges to just-approved and future PrEP options. AVAC serves as the Secretariat.
What is PrEP Access Right Now and What’s Next in 2024?
AVAC is thrilled to see the launch of injectable cabotegravir for PrEP (injectable CAB) in Zambia—the first program outside of the US to do so. And the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in South Africa recently announced “the first jab” of injectable CAB administered in its FASTPrEP study.
Mentor Application Form
Download the application here or click the link on the right of this page.
The Advocacy Navigator is an AVAC initiative combining training and mentorship to young and emerging advocates in the field of HIV prevention advocacy. Mentors will serve as advisors to the Navigators, supporting them as they go through their coursework and while they design and implement their Community Advocacy Project. More information at www.avac.org/navigator.
Advocacy Navigator Call For Applications
Download the application here or click the link to the right of this page. Please note, you will need to download and fill the application on a laptop or desktop computer. It is not possible to use a mobile phone to fill out the application.
The Advocacy Navigator program is open to any individual interested in HIV prevention advocacy currently residing in Southern or Eastern Africa. This is a six month program with a three to four hour weekly time commitment. AVAC will provide online coursework in HIV prevention and advocacy and match participants with a mentor. Participants will receive a small project grant. More information at www.avac.org/navigator.