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CROI 2026 opened with a sobering message and defiant acknowledgment. Against a backdrop of funding cuts, dismantled programs, and growing political interference, speakers on the first two days of CROI warned that interrupting support for HIV research “is not a policy choice; it threatens infrastructures that took decades to build.”
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This week, we reflect on the escalating war on science. Two recent pieces illustrate how budget decisions and policy priorities are reshaping US scientific and global health leadership and undermining the stability of programs relied on by hundreds of millions of people. We also track the consolidation of power across US health agencies, mounting uncertainty in vaccine regulation, and the Global Fund’s ongoing replenishment.
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In a year marked by funding freezes, political disruption and historic scientific breakthroughs, we are proud to share our 2025 Year in Review – one defined by crisis and resilience.
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CROI 2026 opened with a sobering message and defiant acknowledgment. Against a backdrop of funding cuts, dismantled programs, and growing political interference, speakers on the first two days of CROI warned that interrupting support for HIV research “is not a policy choice; it threatens infrastructures that took decades to build.”
This week, we reflect on the escalating war on science. Two recent pieces illustrate how budget decisions and policy priorities are reshaping US scientific and global health leadership and undermining the stability of programs relied on by hundreds of millions of people. We also track the consolidation of power across US health agencies, mounting uncertainty in vaccine regulation, and the Global Fund’s ongoing replenishment.
In a year marked by funding freezes, political disruption and historic scientific breakthroughs, we are proud to share our 2025 Year in Review – one defined by crisis and resilience.
AVAC will be tracking the HIV and STI science at CROI 2026, including advances in long-acting HIV prevention, evolving science around cure, and important discussions on the impact of the global funding crisis on research, development, and delivery. Here we share ways to follow and join in the conversation, in-person or virtually.
It’s been one year since AVAC and the Global Health Council filed their lawsuits over the sweeping foreign assistance freeze — cases that challenged the Administration’s withholding of Congressionally appropriated funds. That broader dispute continues, as four US states sued the administration over its decision to withhold $600 million in public health grants. This issue also examines ongoing signs of erosion in vaccine confidence and calls for early global access planning for Merck’s monthly oral PrEP candidate.
On the first day of the new administration, a sweeping foreign aid freeze shut down life-saving HIV and global health programs overnight. Over 52 weeks, AVAC documented the harm, and took the fight to court.
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This week a $50 billion US foreign affairs spending bill was signed into law, averting severe proposed cuts; a new modelling analysis projects millions of additional preventable deaths by 2030 if global aid cuts continue; and the financial crises facing the UN and WHO continue. We are also following plans to transition or close the Oregon National Primate Research Center, a leading research institution.
New this week: resources on the impact of harmful US policies on the HIV response; updated infographics on the ups and downs in PrEP; and an opportunity to apply for the US HIV Cure Academy in North Carolina this April.
As this issue goes to publication, the US fiscal year budget remains unresolved in the Senate, adding to uncertainty for global health funding. This week’s issue tracks the expansion of the Global Gag Rule, the US’s formal withdrawal from the WHO, growing pushback on concerning vaccine policy, and the new finding that nearly half of US CDC surveillance databases have been paused or stopped.
Last week marked one year since the US president took office and began systematically dismantling global health and equity. Here is a roundup of essential conversations and resources summarizing the past 365 days and what’s at stake as we move forward.
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Discover perspectives on the latest findings, biggest challenges and most exciting successes in our collective work.
AVAC’s email list for organization and individuals interested in timely updates and critical perspectives on developments in biomedical HIV prevention.
A comprehensive round-up of HIV prevention media coverage and scientific publications.
Each month this podcast uses interviews, discussion and first-person reflections to explore vital topics confronting the field of HIV prevention research.
PxWire is AVAC’s quarterly update on biomedical HIV prevention. Each issue highlights key developments, challenges and opportunities, and features a centerspread infographic that provides a visual tool for framing these issues.
Pandemic Watch is a curated news digest on the latest pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR) news and resources.
A collection of official statements from AVAC.
Media clippings featuring AVAC, its staff and close partners in the news media.