Resources

AVAC’s Resource Database contains educational and advocacy materials covering a wide range of issues on biomedical prevention of HIV, STIs, COVID-19 and emerging health threats—from research to rollout.

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Results

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The Scientific Journey of Lenacapavir — and the Urgency to Defend HIV Prevention Science 

On June 11, AVAC hosted a conversation, The Scientific Journey of Lenacapavir: From basic science to clinical development to impact, to explore how US support from NIH for basic science and South Africa’s clinical research infrastructure made possible the development of lenacapavir for PrEP (LEN), a discovery in HIV prevention that went on to be named Science magazine’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year.

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June 2025


Why HIV Prevention Must Not Be Left Behind

In this presentation at the INTEREST 2025 conference, Rhoda Msiska of Copper Rose Zambia emphasizes the urgency of protecting the progress made in scaling up PrEP and the need to act now to expand access to new HIV prevention tools like injectable lenacapavir (LEN) and the Dual Prevention Pill (DPP).

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May 2025


Better Engagement, Better Evidence

Writing in The Lancet Global Health, AVAC staffers Stacey Hannah, Jessica Salzwedel, and several co-authors, write about the importance of community stakeholder engagement clearly seen after World Health Organization adoption of new rules requiring clinical trials to improve this kind of coordination.

April 2025


Community-Led Monitoring: Transforming the HIV response in Malawi

In this episode of PxPulse: The Advocacy Chronicles we delve into community-led monitoring (CLM) in Malawi, where civil society and communities are successfully using this approach to connect government decision makers to the gaps in HIV services and to what people really need.

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January 2025


AVAC’s Most Downloaded Resources of 2024

From the implementation of DoxyPEP to the game-changing trial results of lenacapavir for PrEP, 2024 has been a landmark year for advancements in HIV and STI prevention. AVAC’s most downloaded resources capture these pivotal milestones, offering essential insights and tools to power your advocacy. Dive into the highlights and stay informed about the strategies shaping the future of HIV prevention.

December 2024


No Data No More Scorecard Tool

This scorecard advocacy tool synthesizes the visions put forth in the No Data No More Manifesto to Align HIV Prevention Research with Trans and Gender-Diverse Realities into scorable indicators to help realize trans-inclusivity in research.

November 2024


An Advocate’s Guide to Research in Pregnant and Lactating Populations

A resource that provides background on the need for research in pregnant and lactating populations and how advocates can advance inclusion.

November 2024


People’s Research Agenda: New dimensions to the “3D” pathway

Launched at HIVR4P in Lima, Peru in October 2024, the People’s Research Agenda (PRA) is a collaboratively developed framework for aligning the needs and priorities of affected communities with the agenda for HIV prevention research. 130...

October 2024


PxPulse: The Advocacy Chronicles with Danielle Campbell from PrEP in Black America

In this episode of the Advocacy Chronicles, we’re putting the spotlight on the US, on the dismal statistics on access to PrEP in Black communities, on the state of HIV prevention among Black Americans overall, and the work of one advocacy group—...

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October 2024


People’s Research Agenda

Led by AVAC alongside a network of partners, the People’s Research Agenda puts forward recommendations to diversify and strengthen the HIV prevention pipeline, enhance investment and financial support for HIV prevention research and development, and guide an advocacy strategy that truly addresses the needs of communities across the prevention pipeline.

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October 2024


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