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  • “We Neglect Primary HIV Prevention at Our Peril”

    The July issue of The Lancet HIV focuses on the need to scale up prevention to reduce new infections—reiterating that achieving the UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 treatment targets is not possible otherwise. As the editors note in the introduction to the issue, “We can do much with existing interventions, but as the papers in this issue show evolution of programmes and technology will be needed to have the greatest effect.”

    June 30, 2016
    Treatment

  • Introducing Innovation: The Role of Devices in VMMC

    The Journal of AIDS (JAIDS) published a special supplement on devices for VMMC. The collection of articles examine safety, acceptability and operations research on implementation of two devices used to assist male circumcision in adults and adolescents, PrePex and ShangRing.

    June 30, 2016
    Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision

  • Announcing the Call for 2017 Fellows

    AVAC is pleased to announce the call for applications for 2017 Advocacy Fellows. Consider applying to be an Advocacy Fellow and join the 50 Fellows and alumni of the program! This update provides information on the Advocacy Fellows program, the application process, link to a short informational video and details on an upcoming informational call for interested applicants to be held on Thursday, 7 July 2016.

    June 29, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • Stakeholder Engagement Community of Practice June Round Up

    AIDS 2016 is quickly approaching and the virtual network has been filled with webinars and resources preparing advocates and educators for the conference! This year the Global Village will feature a Research Literacy Networking Zone! AVAC is helping to coordinate the zone, and we would love to highlight the informational-educational-communication materials you use for your research literacy work! And keep reading to see what you may have missed on the virtual network!

    June 29, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • High Level Disappointment

    AVAC joins our colleagues and collaborators from civil society in expressing disappointment in the UN HLM Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast-Track to Accelerate the Fight against HIV and to End the AIDS Epidemic By 2030 that was issued, noting in particular the failure to produce language that elevates gay men and other men who have sex with men, transgender people and sex workers to equal status with all other people at risk of and living with HIV in the world today.

    June 10, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • What Should the Next US President Do? Advice for Hillary and Donald.

    On behalf of IFARA, thebodypro.com recently posted two videos. In the first, Jim Pickett, director of Prevention Advocacy and Gay Men's Health at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, spoke with Robert Grant, MD, MPH, Mike Cohen, MD, Ian McGowan, MD, PhD, FRCP, and Mitchell Warren about HIV prevention research presented at this year's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI).

    June 6, 2016
    HIV Vaccine, Cure, Microbicides, PrEP, Treatment
    AVAC

  • Introducing PrEP Facts: Women’s Sexuality and HIV Prevention

    PrEP Facts: Women’s Sexuality and HIV Prevention, a Facebook group for women looking to take control of their sexuality and health, launched last week.

    June 3, 2016
    PrEP
    Faith Landsman

  • Register Now for June 6 Webinar on Basics of HIV Cure Research!

    In July, thousands of advocates, researchers and educators will arrive in Durban excited to hear the latest news in the HIV field. To get ready for the upcoming developments in HIV cure research, AVAC is thrilled to announce the first webinar in a six-part series preparing advocates and cure-enthusiasts alike for the HIV cure research agenda being presented at Durban.

    June 2, 2016
    Cure
    AVAC

  • We Told You So—New UNAIDS report shows missing focus on rights and evidence-based responses hurting prevention

    UNAIDS released a new report showing a 2 million increase in the number of people on treatment over the previous year. However, declines in rates of HIV acquisition have slowed and overall rates of new infections largely unchanged, showing how missed opportunities like unreached VMMC targets and evidence-based responses are hurting prevention.

    May 31, 2016
    Combination Prevention

  • Submit a Session for the AIDS 2016 Research Literacy Zone!

    For the first time, the Global Village at AIDS 2016 will feature a Research Literacy Networking Zone, a space for advocates, local community members, conference presenters and researchers to engage with one another and discuss the science of HIV prevention, treatment and cure research. The Zone’s organizing committee is seeking programming during the week. Have a session idea that relates to HIV prevention research or implementation? We want to hear from you!

    May 27, 2016
    General
    AVAC

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