The world is talking about ending AIDS. AVAC’s advocacy is dedicated to realizing that vision. To get there we must:
Journalists and scientists need each other if the public is going to understand the importance of research and support it. To bridge this gap, AVAC has conducted workshops for editors, scientists and civil society.
With HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) in the spotlight earlier this month, AVAC’s May episode of Px Pulse features four experts steeped in HIV vaccine research. Together they help set expectations for where the field is now and where it is going.
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, May 18, commemorates the vital and ongoing work to develop a vaccine against HIV. This work advances because of the ingenuity, courage and commitment of trial participants, host communities, funders, scientists and advocates. AVAC salutes the collective trust and sustained dedication to end the epidemic.
Research on broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) is taking the field of HIV prevention science in new directions, with implications for new prevention interventions and vaccine development. There’s much to know and much to learn about these powerful instruments of the immune system.
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AVAC uses education, policy analysis, advocacy, community mobilization and a network of global collaborations to accelerate ethical development and global delivery of biomedical HIV prevention options. Read more
AVAC advocates for a comprehensive response to the epidemic, involving smart use of every proven HIV prevention option available today and sustained research into many new strategies.