In January 2016, the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) and AVAC jointly convened the second European HIV Prevention Summit in Brussels. This meeting brought pharmaceutical companies, public health experts, academics and leading scientists in the field of prevention research together with over 50 European community-based advocates for three days of information exchange and debate. The four-page executive summary is attached. The meeting agenda and slide presentations from the meeting are available for download at http://eatgavacprevention.tumblr.com.
Second European HIV Prevention Summit Meeting Report
Px Wire April-June 2016, Vol. 9, No. 2
Px Wire is AVAC’s quarterly update covering the latest in the field of biomedical HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy. This issue is an advocate’s guide to the past, present and future of the dapivirine ring for HIV prevention. Featuring a timeline of key milestones that could lead to licensure, a simple comprehensive Q & A, and a closer look at where sub-Saharan African women will have access to daily oral PrEP and/or the Ring via open-label extension studies.
Advocating Female Condoms: A reflection on stakeholder commitments & trends in support for female condoms
Produced by the Universal Access to Female Condoms consortium, this document analyzes policies, programs and budgets of organizations working on female condoms; looks at trends in expenditures on female condoms; provides an overview of emerging trends relevant for female condom advocacy, programming and procurement; and formulates recommendations for the future of female condom advocacy.
Anatomy of a Target – VMMC
In Px Wire, our quarterly newsletter, we looked at the strengths and limitations of new PEPFAR targets, new UNAIDS targets, new guidelines on ART and PrEP from the WHO and new Sustainable Development Goals.
In this excerpt from our centerspread graphic, we take a closer look at voluntary medical male circumcision.
Anatomy of a Target – PrEP
In Px Wire, our quarterly newsletter, we looked at the strengths and limitations of new PEPFAR targets, new UNAIDS targets, new guidelines on ART and PrEP from the WHO and new Sustainable Development Goals.
In this excerpt from our centerspread graphic, we take a closer look at PrEP.
Anatomy of a Target – Treatment
In Px Wire, our quarterly newsletter, we looked at the strengths and limitations of new PEPFAR targets, new UNAIDS targets, new guidelines on ART and PrEP from the WHO and new Sustainable Development Goals.
In this excerpt from our centerspread graphic, we take a closer look at antiretroviral therapy and treatment.
Px Wire October-December 2015, Vol. 8, No. 4
In this issue of Px Wire, our quarterly newsletter, we decipher the strengths and limitations of the multiple recent developments impacting HIV prevention: new PEPFAR targets, new UNAIDS targets, new guidelines on ART and PrEP from the WHO and new Sustainable Development Goals. What does each development mean, and how do advocates tailor their advocacy accordingly?
Global Investment in HIV Cure Research and Development 2014
Now in its third year, this annual report, a collaboration between AVAC and the International AIDS Society Towards a Cure Initiative, analyzes global investment in HIV cure research.
Implementing Comprehensive HIV and STI Programs with Men Who Have Sex With Men: Practical Guidance for Collaborative Interventions
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) have created this tool for implementing comprehensive sexual health services for men who have sex with men (MSM). Working together with UNDP, WHO, USAID, PEPFAR and over 100 experts from around the world, this publication targets public health officials and program managers, as well as NGOs and health workers implementing HIV and STI programs with MSM.
Prevention Now: An Integration Agenda For Women, By Women
The Prevention Now report is the product of a meeting convened by CHANGE and AVAC in June 2015 in Nairobi. Advocates from across sub-Saharan Africa and the US leading advocacy efforts on sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV prevention and treatment, gender based violence, sex worker rights, youth health and rights, maternal health and abortion access organizations came together to develop an advocacy agenda around integration.