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On Wednesday, July 15, The Choice Agenda and Hunter College’s Dr. Sarit Golub held a participatory discussion on implementation science – including opportunities, pitfalls and ways in which community leadership – beyond perfunctory “engagement” – is essential to success. What are the different types of implementation science, and how do we move forward with community and front-line implementers at the helm?
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Dr. Sarit Golub, Hunter College
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During the webinar, AVAC and partners launched the CASPR Impact Report, which details the achievements of the Coalition to Accelerate & Support Prevention Research (CASPR) over the course of 8+ years. We shared wins, discuss lessons for the field and provided perspectives on the future of HIV prevention advocacy with AVAC’s global network.
Learn more about CASPR.
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The recent significant changes to global health funding have severely impacted HIV prevention services for those who need them most, in particular key populations (KPs). Already, some countries are seeing concerning trends in data suggesting a resurgence in new infections. At the same time, powerful new HIV prevention options are now a reality, though their promise is not set to be fully realized according to current planning.
This is the second in a series of two webinars providing an overview of what is happening now in countries to HIV prevention services for KPs, featuring tools and analyses produced by GBGMC, in partnership with Access Bridge to support advocacy and planning at country levels.
Speakers will include an array of experts on the global landscape, as well as country and community perspectives.
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Featured Countries: Brazil, France, Philippines, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam
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The recent significant changes to global health funding have severely impacted HIV prevention services for those who need them most, in particular key populations (KPs). Already, some countries are seeing concerning trends in data suggesting a resurgence in new infections. At the same time, powerful new HIV prevention options are now a reality, though their promise is not set to be fully realized according to current planning.
This is the first in a series of two webinars providing an overview of what is happening now in countries to HIV prevention services for KPs, featuring tools and analyses produced by GBGMC, in partnership with Access Bridge to support advocacy and planning at country levels.
Speakers will include an array of experts on the global landscape, as well as country and community perspectives.
Featured countries: Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Powerful research focused on transgender people was presented at CROI 2026. Join this webinar to hear from three scientists who shared their work, exploring everything from cervical tissues to healthcare policies and community priorities beyond HIV prevention and care.
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On Wednesday, May 20, AVAC’s Mitchell Warren was joined by Nicholas Enrich, author of Into the Wood Chipper and former global health lead at USAID, and Rosemary Mburu, Executive Director of WACI Health, for Inside the Decisions that Changed Global Health: An AVAC Conversation with Nicholas Enrich.
During the call, Enrich shared an inside perspective on the decisions that led to the dismantling of USAID and the foreign aid freeze and what they mean for global health today.
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Innovations in infectious disease prevention and control can exacerbate, rather than reduce, health inequities. More advantaged populations and higher-income countries are often better positioned to benefit from new technologies, while infectious disease risk and limited access to health services remain concentrated among disadvantaged groups.
These patterns, often described as “inverse laws”, are not inevitable. Evidence from multiple settings demonstrates that their underlying determinants are modifiable.
This symposium marks the launch of the Infectious Disease Equity (InDiE) Consortium, a collaborative initiative involving researchers from Zimbabwe, Zambia, The Gambia, South Africa and Kenya. The consortium aims to develop an equity-focused framework to support the implementation of new technologies without widening existing disparities in health access.
Professor Clare Bambra and Dr Ngozi Erondu, Co-chairs of the InDiE Consortium International Advisory Group
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A conversation on lenacapavir, community access, and what happens next.
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This interactive webinar invited HIV prevention advocates and movement workers to explore how storytelling can be a tool for resistance and possibility, especially now. Drawing on the Storytelling Project Model, we examined the stories that shape our work, surfaced examples of resistance from within and beyond the HIV movement, and practiced generating the emerging stories we need for the future we’re building.
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Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS
Founder and Executive Director, Health Justice
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Join AVAC and partners for the launch of STI Advocacy Hubs and the introduction of new country-led advocacy agendas from Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. This webinar will highlight the key challenges shaping STI prevention, diagnostics, and care in each country, and outline priority actions to strengthen national responses. Speakers from partner organizations will share how these agendas aim to drive policy change and improve access to STI prevention tools.
Moderator: Alison Footman
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