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.

Many Opportunities for HIV Prevention

To end AIDS, we need HIV prevention options that are highly effective before, during and after exposure or infection. This graphic from AVAC Report 2011 lists some of these tools.

Priority Tools and Actions

This graphic from AVAC Report 2011 outlines the need to define, evaluate and implement combination prevention in every community affected by HIV. The boxes identifies some of the key strategies and actions needed to make this a reality.

AVAC Playbook 2012

AVAC Playbook 2012 includes AVAC’s analysis of what the top strategic goals should be on a global level, and particularly in hard-hit countries, over the year 2012. It also includes AVAC’s organizational priorities for contributing to these goals.

AIDS Vaccine Handbook: 2nd edition, Global perspectives

The Handbook provides comprehensive introductory material on the key scientific, policy, social, ethical and economic facets of AIDS vaccine research. While the science has changed greatly over the decade since this second edition of the Handbook was published in 2005, the themes and content in many of the essays still hold true. Edited by Patricia Kahn, the handbook contains articles by community educators and advocates, trial staff and volunteers, scientists and researchers, and policy makers and journalists.