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Join The Choice Agenda and Hunter College’s Dr. Sarit Golub for a participatory discussion on implementation science – including opportunities, pitfalls and ways in which community leadership – beyond perfunctory “engagement” – is essential to success. What are the different types of implementation science, and how do we move forward with community and front-line implementers at the helm?
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The UN high-level side-event “Future-proofing the AIDS Response: Harnessing the power of innovation and communities,” will be held on the margins of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV. The event will be organized by UNDP, UNFPA, WHO, UNODC, UNICEF, UN Women, UNHCR — in collaboration with civil society partners: GNP+, AVAC, women’s organizations, and key population networks.
AVAC’s Executive Director Mitchell Warren and AVAC Board member and ITPC Executive Director Solange Baptiste will be speaking at the event, and are joined by AVAC Board member Jeff O’Malley of UNDP who are organizing the event.
Find out more about side events and panels here: https://www.unaids.org/en/2026-high-level-meeting-aids.
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Join AVAC and partners as we launch the CASPR Impact Report, detailing the achievements of the Coalition to Accelerate & Support Prevention Research (CASPR) over the course of 8+ years. We will share these wins, discuss lessons for the field and provide perspectives on the future of HIV prevention advocacy with AVAC’s global network.
Learn more about CASPR.
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The UN high-level side-event “Accelerating progress towards ending HIV, TB, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: New approaches to end major epidemics,” will be held on the margins of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV. The event will be organized by the World Health Organization in collaboration with Member States and partners.
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The purpose of the session is to identify how the prevention ambition of 40+20 can be delivered at scale through country-owned, community-accountable and partner-supported HIV prevention responses. The discussion will focus on how to expand access to new and existing prevention options, integrate prevention within sustainable HIV and health systems, address barriers faced by communities, and mobilise the financing and coordination needed to reach the 20 million prevention ambition by 2030.
Follow live on webtv.un.org
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Leadership transitions and structural reforms across major global health institutions are reshaping the system. This conversation will explore what changes at the World Health Organization, Global Fund, UNAIDS, and UNITAID mean for coordination, accountability, and deliver, particularly as US bilateral approaches shift the dynamics in Geneva.
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The recent significant changes to global health funding have severely impacted HIV prevention services for those who need them most, in particular key populations (KPs). Already, some countries are seeing concerning trends in data suggesting a resurgence in new infections. At the same time, powerful new HIV prevention options are now a reality, though their promise is not set to be fully realized according to current planning.
This is the second in a series of two webinars providing an overview of what is happening now in countries to HIV prevention services for KPs, featuring tools and analyses produced by GBGMC, in partnership with Access Bridge to support advocacy and planning at country levels.
Speakers will include an array of experts on the global landscape, as well as country and community perspectives.
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Featured Countries: Brazil, France, Philippines, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam
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The recent significant changes to global health funding have severely impacted HIV prevention services for those who need them most, in particular key populations (KPs). Already, some countries are seeing concerning trends in data suggesting a resurgence in new infections. At the same time, powerful new HIV prevention options are now a reality, though their promise is not set to be fully realized according to current planning.
This is the first in a series of two webinars providing an overview of what is happening now in countries to HIV prevention services for KPs, featuring tools and analyses produced by GBGMC, in partnership with Access Bridge to support advocacy and planning at country levels.
Speakers will include an array of experts on the global landscape, as well as country and community perspectives.
Featured countries: Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Powerful research focused on transgender people was presented at CROI 2026. Join this webinar to hear from three scientists who shared their work, exploring everything from cervical tissues to healthcare policies and community priorities beyond HIV prevention and care.
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On Wednesday, May 20, AVAC’s Mitchell Warren was joined by Nicholas Enrich, author of Into the Wood Chipper and former global health lead at USAID, and Rosemary Mburu, Executive Director of WACI Health, for Inside the Decisions that Changed Global Health: An AVAC Conversation with Nicholas Enrich.
During the call, Enrich shared an inside perspective on the decisions that led to the dismantling of USAID and the foreign aid freeze and what they mean for global health today.