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Advancing HIV Prevention Research in Pregnant and Lactating People (PLP): Think Tank Report & Action Plan
The AVAC/PHASES think tank was convened to advance HIV prevention research with pregnant and lactating people.
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An African-Led Movement for Prevention Research
The Coalition to Accelerate & Support Prevention Research (CASPR) project focuses on developing and sustaining an Africa-centered network dedicated to accelerating biomedical HIV prevention research, and advancing equitable access to proven HIV prevention products.
Amidst a shrinking envelope of global resources for the overall HIV response, the HIV prevention field is challenged with scaling up proven prevention options while sustaining momentum in research and development (R&D) of next-generation HIV prevention products. People need a rich array of effective choices that work for their life circumstances, and urgently.
But as we’ve learned from past experience, once products are shown to work, programs, policies and funding must match the needs of affected communities and overcome the barriers that have blocked or slowed access in the past, while at the same time, accelerating R&D of the prevention pipeline.
CASPR’s many initiatives take on these challenges.
The Coalition to Accelerate & Support Prevention Research (CASPR), designed by AVAC in collaboration with key partners and supported by USAID, is a set of partnerships and activities focused on accelerating biomedical HIV prevention research.
CASPR is an Africa-led coalition of 13+ partners, supported by AVAC, working together to change how HIV prevention is pursued and delivered. CASPR activities are focused primarily in key African countries with the highest burden of new HIV infections, and where biomedical HIV prevention research is ongoing or planned. The Coalition:
CASPR has created a platform to support, expand and advance African-centered leadership on the crucial advocacy that’s needed to ensure a robust pipeline of prevention options reach the people who need them most.
In six years, the CASPR project has:
For more information about CASPR, contact Breanne Lesnar at breanne@avac.org.
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The AVAC/PHASES think tank was convened to advance HIV prevention research with pregnant and lactating people.
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The Engage platform was created to support stakeholders looking to find community, increase their understanding on a topic or connection with others to create and implement advocacy action around clinical research and implementation.
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This manifesto reflects the urgent need for peer-led HIV prevention research with true ownership and acceptability in trans and gender-diverse communities.
This new timeline shows the potential time points when the next-generation of HIV prevention options might find their way into new programs.