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  • Baseball, Guts and Glory: R4P kicks off in Chicago

    Welcome to the first of AVAC’s updates from and about HIVR4P, the biennial conference on all things biomedical prevention. Looking for a guide to on what may spark conference fever—read on!

    October 17, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • Preparing for HIVR4P

    This week marks the start of the HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P), the biennial meeting focused on biomedical HIV prevention research, and AVAC.org/HIVR4P is your one-stop shop for the latest on the data presented, hallway chatter and more!

    October 12, 2016
    General

  • Making Sense of Recent Cure Headlines—People Living with HIV and Advocates Speak Out

    Recent headlines touting that “a cure for HIV is near” have popped up on media platforms across the globe this week. These came after a trial in the UK reported treatment of the study’s first patient with a new therapy. Like many headlines, they’re not the truth—not even close. The trial won’t have final results until 2018. It’s only then that researchers will know whether the intervention had an effect. But this didn’t stop the mainstream media from trumpeting an early victory against the virus.

    October 5, 2016
    Cure
    AVAC

  • Woman-Centric Research and Why it’s Time to Listen to the Ladies

    AVAC recently hosted a webinar to explain and explore the complex issues of hormonal contraceptives and HIV risk in light of a new analysis. The debate surrounding this issue has been passionate and comes at a time when a number of influential voices are calling for a paradigm shift that would align scientific research with the health needs of women.

    September 29, 2016
    Hormonal Contraceptives and HIV
    Jeanne Baron

  • Start Talking. Stop HIV.

    Nicely Done. The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) gets five stars for this music video showcasing a number of key strategies for preventing HIV. It’s sex-positive, it’s fun and it gets the word out: There are more tools than ever before to protect you from HIV—try them, you’ll like them.

    September 29, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • Moving Forward with PrEP and MSM in Kenya and Uganda—And It's Just the Beginning

    This begins a series of updates about ongoing work to expand access to oral PrEP to all the Africans who need it. Check out our blog post by AVAC's Micheal Ighodaro about the first ever consultation about PrEP for gay African men that was held in South Africa in April.

    September 26, 2016
    PrEP
    Micheal Ighodaro

  • Who inspires you in HIV prevention? Nominations open for 2016 Falobi Award

    AVAC is pleased to join a number of partners to announce the call for nominations for the 2016 Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV Prevention Research Community Advocacy. This update includes information on the award, a link to the nomination form due September 28, 2016 and information about the upcoming HIV Research for Prevention (R4P) Conference where the selected advocates will be honored.

    September 15, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • Self-Testing is on the Map

    UNAIDS’ “Fast Track” plan to end the AIDS epidemic includes a trio of targets known as “90 90 90”. Achieving the first 90 (testing) can only happen with a dramatic growth in the number of people testing their HIV status. One way to reach this goal might be “self-testing” kits. Studies reported at the AIDS 2016 conference brought insight into how self-testing kits could work.

    September 13, 2016
    Treatment
    Jeanne Baron

  • Two Women, Both with Stories Showing How Hard It Is for Women to Get PrEP

    This article, originally posted on the US-based Betablog.org, is a strong reminder that PrEP access for women is facing significant hurdles in the US and around the world.

    September 12, 2016
    PrEP
    Emily Newman

  • Webinar: An Update on Hormonal Contraception and HIV

    AVAC, in collaboration with ICW East Africa, held a webinar on the most recent data regarding hormonal contraception and HIV. Click through for a recording.

    September 7, 2016
    Hormonal Contraceptives and HIV
    AVAC

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