AVAC's Blog: P-Values

People using PrEP pointed to support groups as one of the most important resources they depend on to help them maintain good adherence. The groups consist of 10-15 people who are self-led and meet regularly to share their experiences and challenges in using PrEP.

The South African AIDS Conference (SA AIDS) kicks off at the International Convention Centre in Durban. Whether or not you’ll be Durban, you can engage with AVAC and partners at SA AIDS in a variety of ways.

Europe is the birthplace of the smallpox vaccine and the Renaissance, among other treasures. So why can’t this continent that has brought forth such cornerstones of public health and flourishing civilization deliver oral PrEP, which already exists and is being successfully implemented in several countries?

A presentation by the WHO earlier in the year brought good news about voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), telling a story of lives saved—many, many lives. But a new framework and ambitious targets, without similarly ambitious funding commitments, leaves advocate and AVAC staffer Angelo Kaggwa-Katumba with the chills.