The AVAC’s Playbook is a concise look at global goals related to ten areas that are critical to ending the AIDS epidemic. The squares contain long-term goals; in the circles we have laid out priorities for 2014. Working with our partners, we develop and implement advocacy strategies to get us closer to these goals.
AVAC Playbook 2013–2014: Global goals and priorities
Planned PrEP Demonstration Projects in Resource-Poor Settings
The Tipping Point
One way to measure progress in fighting AIDS is to compare the number of new HIV infections with the increase in HIV positive people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) over a given time period. An AIDS epidemic reaches its “tipping point” when the number of annual new HIV infection falls below the annual increase in patients starting ART. Coverage matters. A first milestone is treating approximately two thirds of people in need in a given country. Once that level is reached, countries and advocates can track progress to the tipping point.
Ending AIDS Gamechangers
From the Ending AIDS report, a joint partnership between AVAC and amfAR. Visit www.endingaids.org for more information.
Achieving the End
Recent breakthroughs in HIV prevention research have created unprecedented opportunities to curb new HIV infections, save lives and set the world on a path towards eliminating HIV transmission.
Key Strategies for Closing Gaps in the HIV Treatment U=U Cascade
From the AVAC Report 2012, this infographic highlights an AVAC 2013 priority of articulating and funding a retention science agenda that narrows the gaps in the Treatment U=U cascade.
Plans and Missing Pieces in PrEP Demonstration Projects: USA
This infographic from AVAC Report 2012 identifies the design and key questions for ongoing or planned PrEP demonstration projects in the US.
Reaching the Tipping Point: The time to act is now
AVAC Playbook 2012-2013: Progress toward global goals
AVAC first published its Playbook of global goals for ending AIDS in late 2011. This infographic from the AVAC Report 2012 builds on the objectives from 2011 and identifies five priorities for action in 2013.
Estimated Engagement in HIV Care Cascade in the US
As this graphic from AVAC Report 2012 shows, it is estimated that only 19 percent of HIV-positive people in the the US have an undetectable viral load.