True Choice in HIV Prevention Involves More than Product Options: Novel strategies in service delivery
The Choice Agenda and presenters from Brazil, Kenya, and South Africa discussed novel strategies for the delivery of HIV prevention interventions. All HIV prevention products have their “Achilles Heels.” Differentiated service delivery supports reaching a wide range of potential users and can overcome challenges with product attributes. Offering different strategies can also make the interface with health care easier and more community friendly.
Speakers:
Ines Dourado, Universidade Federal da Bahia
Catherine Verde Hashim, AVAC
Catherine Martin, Wits RHI
Katrina Ortblad, Fred Hutch
Adriano Queiroz, City of São Paulo Municipal Health Secretariat
Daniel Were, Jhpiego
Thanks to WHO for providing live simultaneous Ukrainian translation and to PAHO for providing live simultaneous translation in Portuguese and Spanish.
AVAC hosted a webinar focused on updates for the PURPOSE trials for injectable lenacapavir for PrEP. Gilead provided an overview of the PURPOSE 1 and 2 trial results and insight into the status of PURPOSE 3, 4, and 5. This was be an opportunity for civil society to hear from Gilead directly.
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PIBA Presents Reimagining the HIV Prevention Blueprint for Black Communities in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee
PrEP in Black America (PIBA) with regional Partners will host a Virtual Town Hall titled, Reimagining the HIV Prevention Blueprint for Black Communities in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
This is designed to offer a virtual platform for leaders in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas to share the narrative of PrEP within Black communities. The town hall will concentrate on three main objectives: 1. Motivating the Black public health workforce to spearhead the public health response. 2. Educating the broader Black community about the science and efficacy of PrEP. 3. Advocating for a federally funded national PrEP program.
Local Partners Include:
Community Health-PIER (MS)
FABRIC, Incorporated (MS)
Mississippi AIDS Education and Training Center (MS)
WeCare TN
Ryan White Part A Program Memphis (TN)
PIBA requests that only residents of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas (US) attend this virtual town hall.
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From Promise to Progress: Overcoming Barriers to Long-Acting PrEP Uptake among Black Gay Men in the US
GBGMC and partners are hosting a webinar on Monday, October 21, titled: “From Promise to Progress: Overcoming Barriers to Long-Acting PrEP Uptake among Black Gay Men in the US.”
This event will delve into the challenges preventing Black gay men from accessing and adopting long-acting PrEP.
By bringing together insights from product developers like ViiV, the CDC, AVAC, healthcare providers, and advocates, the webinar will explore strategies to address these barriers. Key topics include healthcare access, stigma, and the need for culturally competent care.
Our discussion will focus on identifying actionable steps to ensure equitable access to long-acting PrEP, with the goal of improving health outcomes for Black gay men in the US.
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An Update on the STI R&D Pipeline and Investments
AVAC and Impact Global Health, previously Policy Cures Research, co-hosted a webinar on the current STI R&D pipeline. This discussion featured leading experts sharing the latest advancements in STI diagnostics and treatments, discussing their potential impact on public health and where investments stand.
Speakers:
Mandisa Mdingi, Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa
Cécile Ventola, Senior Technical Officer at Impact Global Health
Launch of CIFF/Global Fund Initiative for the PrEP Ring
This webinar helped kick-off the launch of the PrEP Ring Early Market Access Vehicle (EMAV), recently announced by CIFF in partnership with the Global Fund. This initiative will provide up to US$2 million to purchase up to 150,000 dapivirine vaginal rings in countries implementing Global Fund HIV grants.
During the session participants heard from advocates about the importance of choices for HIV prevention, a bit of background on the ring itself and future vaginal ring products as well as an overview of the EMAV, how to benefit from it and resources to support countries in developing their requests for and introduction of the ring.
The 5th HIV Research for Prevention (R4P) conferenceis being held in Lima, Peru from 6 to 10 October. Held every two years, HIVR4P is the only global conference to focused exclusively on biomedical HIV prevention, including AIDS vaccines, microbicides, PrEP, treatment as prevention and other approaches.
See below for conference highlights, recaps and announcements.
Join Copper Rose Zambia, as a part of CASPR, for a webinar, The Road Ahead – SRH Integration Advocacy. The webinar will launch the SRH Integration Advocacy Roadmap, and feature healthcare providers, advocates, and more to discuss the future of sexual and reproductive health integration.
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Integrating HIV and PrEP Services in US Correctional Facilities
This webinar explored the integration of HIV prevention and PrEP services in diverse US correctional settings and during the critical period following release. It also highlighted innovative HIV status-neutral approaches, fostering holistic and comprehensive HIV care, treatment, and prevention services in these settings.
Presenters:
Jeannette Webb, BS, University of Chicago
Russell Brewer, DrPH, University of Chicago
Chad Zawitz, MD, Cook County Health, Chicago
Gjvar Payne, Capitol Area Reentry Program, Baton Rouge
Louise Bienvenu, JD, Frontline Legal Services, New Orleans
This is a UNGA side event at Yale Club of New York City, 50 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017
At this year’s UN General Assembly, policymakers, advocates, diplomats, and practitioners will convene a High Level Meeting (HLM) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As new global commitments are made by state actors, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) will convene a group of experts to illustrate the importance of supply chains and strong health systems in combating AMR.
Through a panel discussion featuring practitioners, health workers, and advocates, MSH and partners will explore the role of supply chains, laboratory capacity, health facilities and other foundational aspects of health systems in meeting the increasingly complex challenge of AMR.
Topics discussed may include (but are not limited to): the importance of supply chains and regulatory systems in addressing AMR and supplying critical medicines, the critical role of laboratories, microbiology services and diagnostic tools, the importance of adequate water and sanitation in health facilities, and the role of healthcare workers in remaining combating and monitoring AMR.
MSH hopes that this discussion will “make real” the challenges and opportunities presented by this year’s HLM and provide real-world examples of how to address the growing threat of AMR.
Speakers:
Opening remarks: Marian Wentworth, President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health
Keynote introduction: Côte d’Ivoire Minister of Health Pierre Dimba
Scene Setting Remarks: Dr. Mirfin Mpundu, Senior Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Biodefense Advisor, Emerging Threats Division of the Office of Infectious Diseases, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
