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Global Health Watch: UNAIDS launches review, NIH GoF controversy, support for IDSA’s Jeanne Marrazzo, UK authorizes LEN for PrEP

This week the UNAIDS board approved a new Global AIDS Strategy and launched a formal review of the agency’s future; turmoil at the NIH continues over gain-of-function research; and the scientific community rallies around the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s (IDSA) appointment of Jeanne Marrazzo as its chief executive officer. Also, the UK regulatory agency approved lenacapavir for PrEP (LEN) marking its seventh regulatory approval in just six months.

30 Years of Standing for Science and Equity

This month, AVAC marked our 30th anniversary. Over three decades, the HIV field has evolved dramatically—but what we do, and why we do it, has remained constant: standing for science, equity, and community leadership, and ensuring evidence drives decisions that affect people’s lives. We’ve been able to do this work because of your partnership and support, and we are deeply grateful.

Global Health Watch: NIH turmoil + a high-profile lawsuit, future of UNAIDS, more Countries sign “America First” MoUs with US

This week covers the significant turmoil at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a close look at the NIH deputy director’s role in disruptions in leadership and funding cuts, and a lawsuit filed by the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). It also covers urgent civil society pushback against efforts to sunset UNAIDS, the rapid expansion of US “America First” bilateral health agreements across Africa, and what’s next for STI research, prevention and diagnostics.

AVAC Board Member Jeanne Marrazzo named CEO of IDSA 

AVAC enthusiastically applauds the selection of Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, to serve as the new chief executive officer of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

AVAC Board Member Jeanne Marrazzo named CEO of IDSA 

AVAC enthusiastically applauds the selection of Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, to serve as the new chief executive officer of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

The Future of HIV Prevention Depends on Speed, Scale and Equity 

We are in a golden moment, where innovation, evidence and opportunity align. But proposed funding cuts could undo everything. These aren’t abstract numbers on a page. These cuts would shutter clinics, slow prevention, restrict treatment, and roll back the very systems that allow new tools like LEN to reach people.

STIWatch Quarterly Newsletter

As many global health fields reassess their reliance on US government funding for research and development, the STI field—already underfunded and reliant on alternate donors—now faces even greater uncertainty. In this newsletter, we share a new STI resource for advocates and highlight the top issues we’re monitoring as events continue to unfold.

Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026)

People’s Research Agenda

The People’s Research Agenda sets out a people-centered framework for equitable and accelerated R&D and product introduction. It tracks the science, shows where investments align—or fail to align—with community-defined priorities, and spotlights critical gaps in the pipeline of prevention options needed to meet the diverse realities of all populations.

Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs) Studies Halted by USAID Funding Termination

This graphic shows a list of which studies have been halted by eliminated USAID funding.