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Pioneering Self-care Solutions to Drive Access to HIV Prevention and Family Planning


Thursday, November 9, at 8:00 AM ET

This session will amplify lessons from five self-care interventions in FP and HIV prevention — DMPA-SC, the Caya Diaphragm, the Dual Prevention Pill, HIV self-testing, and Triggerise, an mHealth platform – to highlight successful self-care strategies across settings and discuss the future of self-care in SRH.

SPEAKERS

  • George William Barigye, Regional Technical Advisor- Anglophone countries, Injectables Access Collaborative, PATH Uganda 
  • Alexandra Angel, Technical Advisor, Sexual and Reproductive Health, PSI
  • Charlotte Pahe, Director, Reproductive Health/Integrated Portfolio, PS Kenya
  • Serah Malaba, Chief Impact Officer, Triggerise
  • Kate Segal, Senior Program Manager, Product Introduction and Access, AVAC

MODERATED BY

  • Anna Rammou, Interim Manager, SRHR Access, CIFF
  • Wawira Nyagah, Director of Product Introduction and Access, AVAC
  • Mitchell Warren, Executive Director, AVAC

This session is part of the 2023 Self-Care Learning and Discovery Series. Learn more about the Discovery Series here.

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HPTN 096: Building Equity Through Advocacy – An Integrated, Status-Neutral Approach for Ending the Epidemic Among Black Gay Men in the South

November 15, 10:00 to 11:30 AM ET

The Choice Agenda and partners hosted a fascinating discussion about a novel, much-needed HIV prevention research study – HPTN 096 on November 15. Currently in the field, the study addresses social, structural, institutional, and behavioral barriers to HIV prevention and care. Visit the study website here.

Speakers (list in formation):

Prof. LaRon E. Nelson. Yale School of Nursing; HPTN 096 Protocol Co-Chair
Christopher Hucks-Ortiz, HPTN Black Caucus Chair
Dr. Cedric Pulliam, HPTN 096 Community Strategy Group
Abraham Johnson, HPTN 096 Research Advisor

Moderators:
Riko Boone, Treatment Action Group
John Meade, AVAC

Co-sponsored by PrEP in Black America and Federal AIDS Policy Partnership Research Working Group

Recording / Slides / Resources

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Boo, Syphilis is Really Back!

Tuesday, October 31, 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET

Syphilis rates have increased drastically in recent years. Learn how others are addressing these rising rates and the techniques clinicians are using to detect, treat, and prevent infections.

Co-hosted with NACCHO and NNPTC.

Webinar Recording / Kimberly A Stanford Slides / Anne Rompalo Slides / Irene Stafford Slides

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Results from STI Landscaping Analyses in East and Southern Africa—Part 2

Thursday, November 9 at 8:00 AM ET

Hear results from STI landscaping projects conducted in seven different countries from East and Southern Africa that explored needs for STI vaccines and diagnostics.

Recording / Lesotho Network of AIDS Service Organizations (LENASO) Slides / HIV Survivors and Partners Network (HIVSPN) Slides / Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust (PZAT) Slides / Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) Slides

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Results from STI Landscaping Analyses in East and Southern Africa—Part 1

Tuesday, November 7 at 9:00 AM ET

Hear results from STI landscaping projects conducted in seven different countries from East and Southern Africa that explored needs for STI vaccines and diagnostics.

Recording / Latu Human Rights Foundation Slides / ACTS 101 Uganda Slides / Journalists Association Against AIDS (JournAIDS) Slides

Avac Event

DoxyPEP Implementation – All Systems Go?

On October 5, The Choice Agenda (TCA) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) hosted a discussion on the roll out of Doxycycline as STI PEP for helping gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men and transgender women reduce bacterial STIs, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis.

Speakers:

Dr. Taimur Khan, Fenway Health
Cait Shea, NCSD
Kendrick Clack, NP, Crofoot MD Clinic/Research Center
Lee Vaughn-Ogin, Bigger Blacker Book

Recording / Slides / Resources

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How do People Who Use/Inject Drugs Intersect with PrEP Research and Service Delivery?

On Wednesday, September 6, please make plans to join The Choice Agenda (TCA), the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD) and our wonderful expert speakers to discuss the health and wellness priorities of people who use/inject drugs, and how these communities (“key populations”) intersect across PrEP research, development, and implementation activities. They will highlight critical gaps in the PrEP agenda, underscore opportunities for improvement, and share strategies for better inclusion, representation and meaningful engagement.

Speakers: John Kimani, Kenya Network of People Who Use Drugs (KeNPUD) Dr. Sunil Solomon, Johns Hopkins University, Ukrainian Provider

** With special thanks to WHO, this webinar will offer simultaneous Ukrainian translation. **

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To bNAb or Not to bNAb? The case for broadly neutralizing antibodies

Join AVAC and partners for a conversation to explore the potential role of bNAbs in prevention, our current status in the field, and key issues to consider in HIV vaccine research.

Panelists: Slim Karim, CAPRISA, Pervin Anklesaria, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Khadija Richards, Wits RHI, Huub Gelderblom, HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)
Hosts: Mitchell Warren, AVAC and Stacey Hannah, AVAC

Recording / Slim Karim Slides / Pervin Anklesaria Slides / Khadija Richards Slides / Huub Gelderblom Slides

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What’s All the Buzz About: mRNA, manufacturing, vaccine access

Local production has emerged as an essential part of the solution for ensuring sustainable and equitable supplies of vaccines in low- and middle-income countries. This webinar will explore how might local manufacturing and the new mRNA Hub in South Africa facilitate access and support R&D.

Featuring Petro Terblanche of Afrigen Biologics, Ike James of Medicines Patent Pool, and Mike Frick of Treatment Action Group.

Recording / Caryn Fenner Slides / Mike Frick Slides / Ike James Slides

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ClusterF*#k: Molecular HIV Surveillance, Criminalization, and The Real Risks to PLHIV

Tuesday, July 18 at 11:00 AM–12:30PM ET

Advocates Brian Minalga (Deputy Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination), Amir Sadeghi (Policy and Advocacy Manager at the The Center for HIV Law and Policy), and Andy Spieldenner (Executive Director of MPact Global Action) will explore the intersection of surveillance, bodily autonomy and criminalization.

This webinar is co-sponsored by The Center for HIV Law and Policy, MPact Global Action, and the Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination.