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Px Wire

AVAC announces the launch of its new quarterly, Px Wire

Visit www.pxwire.org for details or click here to download the current issue

 

Updated information on MRK-Ad5 vaccine trials, the AIDS Vaccine Summit and AVAC's perspective

- AVAC's response to Washington Post article, March 21, 2008

- Click here to read the February 27th Advocates' Network update
- Download AVAC's report on the December 12, 2007 meeting of the AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee mtng
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Click here for additional coverage of the Merck vaccine trials

AVAC reports on the AIDS Vaccine 07 Conference - read the report

 

AVAC Receives $14 Million Grant from Gates Foundation
AVAC announced that it has received a five-year, $14 million grant from the Gates Foundation to create a new international HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Network.

- Read the press release

 

New AVAC Report on the State of the AIDS Vaccine Field Calls for Accelerated Action in AIDS Vaccine and HIV Prevention Research

- Download the Report (High-resolution) (Low-resolution)
- Visit the AVAC Reports webpage for more information on this and past year's Reports

 

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Global HIV Prevention Working Group releases its new report

"Bringing HIV Prevention to Scale: An Urgent Global Priority"

The report discusses the importance of expanding coverage of evidence-based HIV prevention interventions, provides examples of successful scale-up efforts and more...

 

Understanding Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) - AVAC's new fact sheet is designed to help HIV prevention advocates understand the purpose, function and actions of a critical entity in the clinical trials process: DSMBs

- Download the Fact Sheet

Important: Call for community input on guidance document
-Click here for more information on the document and how you can submit comments
-Click here to download the draft of "Good Participatory Practice Guidelines for Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials" (PDF)

 

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

Visit AVAC's HVAD webpage and download HVAD materials, access the HVAD events calendar and more...

- Download AVAC's HVAD brochure -

 

AVAC launches new tool for HIV prevention advocates: a comprehensive HIV prevention research timeline

 

Male circumcision for HIV prevention: Advocacy, recommendations and next steps

- Download "A New Way to Protect Against HIV? Understanding the Results of Male Circumcision Studies for HIV Prevention"

 

Introduction to AIDS Vaccines - Check out the newest online tool to learn about AIDS vaccines!

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If you have trouble viewing the presentation please contact us

 

First HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trial in Africa Begins

- AVAC statement

- South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI) statement

 

Phase III Trials of Cellulose Sulfate Microbicide for HIV Prevention Closed

Click here for more information

 

Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention

-Adult Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV -- Trials in Kenya and Uganda Stopped Early

- AVAC's statement on findings

- NIAID press release

- WHO/UNAIDS statement

- Q&A: NIAID-Sponsored Adult Male Circumcision Trials in Kenya and Uganda

AVAC releases 2006 AVAC Report AIDS Vaccines: The Next Frontiers In this year's AVAC Report, AVAC offers its first contribution to the scenario planning that it thinks is critical to the success of the field.

Click here for the Report

Click here for the press release

 

2006 AIDS Vaccines Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands August 29 - Sept 1

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XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto Canada, August 13-18, 2006

Click here for conference highlights and webcasts

 

Gates Foundation announces $287 million grant to fund new collaboration to accelerate HIV vaccine development.
Click here for the press release and information on the grantees.

New AIDS vaccine e-forum, "Translating Need into Reality - Accelerating the Search for an AIDS Vaccine"

Click here for more information on how to sign up and to view past postings.

AVAC launches AIDS Vaccine Clearinghouse, a comprehensive and interactive source of AIDS vaccine information on the Internet. Click here for the announcement.

Join AVAC's Advocates' Network, an electronic resource for organizations and individuals interested or already involved in advocacy for the development of vaccines for HIV/AIDS. The Advocates' Network will provide regular electronic announcements, updates and notices of events or activities related to AIDS vaccine research. Click here to go to the Advocates' Network page or to join click here.