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  • New Px Wire: Where did Durban leave HIV prevention?

    While the International AIDS Conference lacked the pageantry of the Olympics closing ceremony—which included a prime minister dressed as a video game character—the Durban wrap-up was a reminder of how important the meeting can be in framing global issues and priorities. AVAC’s new issue of Px Wire offers a look at how the Durban wrap-up catapults us into the future.

    August 22, 2016
    General, Hormonal Contraceptives and HIV, Microbicides, PrEP, Treatment, Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
    AVAC

  • Oh, that touch of gray: Not black and white—new review of data on DMPA and HIV risk raise “increased concerns”

    A World Health Organization-commissioned study on the relationship between hormonal contraception and HIV risk was released. The study, published in the journal AIDS, states that the data to date, “strengthen concerns about DMPA". Read on for updates on how advocates can get involved and a brief Q&A on these latest developments.

    August 12, 2016
    Hormonal Contraceptives and HIV
    AVAC

  • AVAC Condemns Police Attacks on Uganda LGBTI Community

    AVAC was shocked to learn of the attack by the Uganda police force on the LGBTI community in Uganda during their peaceful Pride celebration. Reports that police beat and assaulted Ugandan citizens who were peacefully celebrating Pride is both troubling and completely unacceptable. This kind of attack poses public health implications. When gay people face discrimination, they are less likely to seek HIV testing, prevention and treatment services.

    August 5, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • AVAC Report and Durban: A perfect pair

    Every International AIDS Conference leaves a paper trail. If you were in Durban for the meeting that ended nearly two weeks ago, you’re probably still finding pamphlets, stickers and business cards in the corners of your luggage. And if you stayed home, you’re probably wondering how to wade through the piles of publications—maybe not paper, but plenty of links to PDF documents. Here at AVAC, we’d like to help—with a quick tour of AVAC Report 2016: Big Data, Real People—and a look at the Durban sessions that related to its core messages.

    August 4, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • Plants, PrEP Posters and People: The Research Literacy Networking Zone at AIDS 2016

    AVAC and partners were proud to set up the first ever Research Literacy Networking Zone (RLNZ) in the Global Village at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban (AIDS 2016). The Zone was designed to be a place where experts and advocates could unpack the science and explain the status of HIV prevention, treatment and cure research to anyone and everyone at the conference with a hunger to know more.

    July 28, 2016
    General
    Stacey Hannah

  • Prevention, Treatment and Human Rights

    AVAC Executive Director Mitchell Warren and international gay rights activist Bisi Alimi dig into the tough realities of fighting HIV in 2016 in this interview, originally livestreamed from the AIDS 2016 conference in Durban.

    July 26, 2016
    HIV Vaccine, Combination Prevention, Cure, General, PrEP, Treatment
    AVAC

  • Reflections from Durban

    Throughout the week AVAC didn’t try to be comprehensive, or even objective. Our priority was to be alert, curious, sometimes critical and always committed to prevention. Observations from advocates and scientists brought exciting and sobering news from the frontlines, of which there are many, about what works and what doesn’t. Take a look at our conference diaries for what we saw, what we heard, what we learned, and how we stood up.

    July 25, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • Reflections from Durban: Day 6 at AIDS 2016

    After all the presentations, talking, and advocating, success depends less on a few days in Durban and more on a reimagined AIDS response—one that brings urgency to the major gaps in treatment, prevention, funding and human rights that we’ve just explored in so much depth for a few concentrated days in Durban. So rest up. We've got lots of work to do.

    July 22, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • Respect the Data, Respect the People: Day 5 at AIDS 2016

    We’ve rounded the corner here in Durban. With just one full day to go, we’re drilling down into the foundation of the global effort to defeat HIV, which rests on two fundamental imperatives: respect the data, respect the people.

    July 21, 2016
    General
    AVAC

  • I Bleed, I Rise: Day 4 at AIDS 2016

    Hello again! It’s day four of Durban week. Some folks may be starting to feel saturated with talk and facts. You may have missed lunch or a session you wanted to get to. Maybe, just maybe, you feel a little short-tempered with the conference hub-bub or the problems of the world, but a source of fresh energy coalesced on today with a galvanizing message: I bleed, I rise.

    July 20, 2016
    General
    AVAC

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