Two-page guide for advocates and activists working on the engagement of key population-led groups in the implementation planning of PEPFAR’s Key Population Investment Fund (KPIF). Includes information on the fund, KPIF countries, lead agencies in each country, activist demands and to-do list.
An Activist’s Guide to Influencing and Monitoring KPIF Rollout
Women Speak: Preparing for the results of the ECHO trial
Civil society led by and for women in Africa is working with allies around the world to prepare for the ECHO results and advance a broader agenda of sexual health and rights that centers women and affirms the right to full information and informed choice, as well as integration of HIV and sexual and reproductive health programs. Reports from civil society forum meetings in 2018, as well as key resources, are available here.
GPP @ 10
A decade ago, UNAIDS and AVAC published the Good Participatory Practice Guidelines for Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials (GPP). Created to provide a consistent global standard for stakeholder engagement across the research life-cycle, GPP has emerged as a point of reference for how to engage stakeholders. It has also given rise to a robust community of practice.
After ten years of implementation, AVAC offers a look back at GPP and a vision for its future — and we explain why GPP’s true potential lies in the hands not just of research groups, but of civil society, trials participants, and an array of stakeholders in the research endeavor.
Comparison of Traditional Socio-Behavioral Research and Human-Centered Design Approaches
The table below comes from an article by Betsy Tolley, which contrasts human-centered design (HCD) with “traditional socio-behavioral research” (SBR). It resists over-simplification like: “HCD looks for solutions, SBR looks for theories”, while also giving a sense of the differences between formal, protocol-driven SBR and a commerce– and private sector-derived methodology, now proving its worth in public health.
Human-Centered Design: How it adds up
Human-centered programming is increasingly offered as a solution to public health challenges, but what does it really mean? This simple graphic shows some of the core elements in the equation.
Using HCD to Solve a Problem
This graphic describes, in three parts, how to use human-centered design could be used to help with the low uptake of VMMC.
AVAC Report 2018 & HIV R4P
In this episode of Px Pulse, Ntando Yola, a veteran advocate and part of the Coalition to Accelerate and Support Prevention Research (CASPR) shares his advocacy priorities for R4P and beyond. But first, AVAC’s Emily Bass talks about the just-launched 2018 annual report from AVAC, this year titled No Prevention, No End!
Video Series: Lessons from the Field
Six short videos spotlight lessons learned at PrEP demonstration projects run by LVCT Health in Kenya. The series explores key issues from the introduction of PrEP and managing symptoms to adherence and the role of support groups.
Prevention Paradigm, 2017-beyond
While several different interventions exist for contraception, there aren’t yet a full array of options for HIV prevention. Choices matter. This graphic appears in AVAC Report 2017: Mixed messages and how to untangle them.
The UNAIDS 10-Point Plan for Making Progress on Prevention
The UNAIDS 10-point plan for making progress on prevention omits elements of the “research-to-rollout” continuum, and leaves the definition of prevention out—focusing on the “how” rather than the “what”. This graphic appears in AVAC Report 2017: Mixed messages and how to untangle them.