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Founded in 1995, the non-profit AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) seeks to create a favorable policy and social environment for accelerated ethical research and eventual global delivery of AIDS vaccines as part of a comprehensive response to the pandemic. This work is guided by the following principles:
- Translate complex scientific ideas to communities AND translate community needs and perceptions to the scientific community.
- Manage expectations.
- Hold agencies accountable for accelerating ethical research and development.
- Expand international partnerships to ensure local relevance and a global movement.
- Ensure that policy and advocacy are based on thorough research and evidence.
- Build coalitions, working groups and think tanks for specific issues.
- Develop and widely disseminate high-quality, user-friendly materials.
AVAC currently focuses in four priority areas:
- Develop and advocate for policy options to facilitate the expeditious and ethical development, introduction and use of AIDS vaccines and other new prevention technologies.
- Ensure that rights and interests of trial participants, eventual users and communities are fully represented and respected in the scientific, product development, clinical trial and access processes.
- Monitor the AIDS vaccine field and mobilize political, financial and community support for AIDS vaccine research as part of a comprehensive response.
- Build an informed, action-oriented global coalition of civil society and community-based organizations exchanging information and experiences.
Board of Directors
Sam Avrett
Maureen Baehr
Chris Collins
Anne-Marie Duliege
David Gold
Pontiano Kaleebu
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Alexandre Menezes
Mike Powell, President
Luis Santiago
Bill Snow, Emeritus
Jim Thomas
Steve Wakefield
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Staff
Mitchell Warren, Executive Director
Emily Bass, Senior Publications and Program Advisor
Kevin Fisher, Senior Policy, Strategy and Research Associate
Deirdre Grant, Project Assistant
Edd Lee, Director of Education and Outreach
Donate to AVAC
For more information about AVAC, please contact us at:
Physical: 119 West 24th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011
Mailing: 101 West 23rd Street, Suite 2227, New York, NY 10011
Phone: +1-212-367-1279 • Fax: +1-646-365-3452 • E-mail: avac@avac.org
Internet: www.avac.org, www.aidsvaccineclearinghouse.org, www.endingaids.org
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