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Cancellation of research grants @ the CHAVD & BARDA continue a dangerous pattern of impoundment tactics by the admin to bypass Congressional authority to appropriate funding. This damage to the vaccine research infrastructure in irreversible.

Read our statement: tinyurl.com/ye7bxs36

#VaccinePolicy

Join @AVAC.org & gbgmc.org for the launch of the Key Populations (KP) Long-Acting PrEP Demand Forecast, and learn about the future need for long-acting PrEP. Developed with avenirhealth.org AUGUST 12 10am EDT. Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Bad news for vaccines. Bad news for research. Bad news for public health.

Our executive director, Mitchell Warren, presented an overview on what's new and next in HIV prevention to the Centers for AIDS Research Antiretroviral for Prevention Lecture Series. The recording and slides are here: avac.org/event/whats-...

Today, our Executive Director Mitchell Warren presented to the Harvard U CFAR on #HIV Prevention R&D and Delivery, noting “the world is really excited about lenacapavir but if we stop funding both research and systems to deliver this new PrEP option (and others), we don’t really have #PrEP.”

Senate committee advances spending bill rejecting White House cuts to research and global health The House Appropriations Committee advanced out of committee a funding bill that protects programs vital to global health innovation, rejecting billions in cuts proposed by the Trump Administration.

Yesterday Senate appropriators advanced a funding bill that rejects billions in health spending cuts proposed by the Trump Administration and protects programs vital to #globalhealth innovation. Check out our detailed analysis.

This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch covers the EMA’s rec of injectable #lenacapavir for #PrEP, a whistleblower memo on the unlawful foreign aid freeze, #NIH's quiet shift that could slash future research grants + new threats to the USvPreventive Services Task Force. Read more: avac.org/blog/global-...

Join us this Monday Aug 4th at noon EST as our Executive Director presents on this webinar! “What’s New & Next in #HIV Prevention: Update on Research & Development AND Delivery” #PrEP cfar.globalhealth.harvard.edu/calendar_eve...

“Silence equals death. We cannot go back there. We must resist erasure and rebuild trust with communities we’ve abandoned.” — Jeanne Marrazzo at the #STIHIV2025 closing, calling for renewed #STI & #HIV activism, diversified funding & unapologetic advocacy.

@stihiv2025.org

#stihiv2025 🧪 day 3
Helen Rees on STI vaccines 💉

Vaccine hesitancy a growing problem to address if we want STI vaccines 💉 to be successful

Confidence
Complacency
Convenience
Context

“We’re not doing very well.” At #STIHIV2025, Helen Rees sounded the alarm: #STI rates are rising, congenital #syphilis is surging & #AMR is a threat. "#Vaccines, more than anything, make a huge contribution to global equity…if we want a more equal world, vaccines will be a core public health tool.

💡 Don’t miss next week's Inter-CFAR Antiretroviral for Prevention lecture with Mitchell Warren! @avac.org @emoryrollins.bsky.social

🗓️ Monday, Aug 4 | 12-1pm ET

Experts discuss the latest in HIV prevention research & delivery.

Open to all: mailchi.mp/efedf53f5413...

EMA Recommends LEN for PrEP Momentum continues to build for injectable lenacapavir (LEN) for PrEP as what could be one of the most transformational moments in HIV prevention ever. Just weeks after the US Food and Drug Administra...

Momentum continues to build for injectable #lenacapavir (LEN) for #HIV #PrEP! On Friday, the EMA recommended its approval in the EU and globally.

Now comes the challenge: getting it to the people who need it.

AVAC’s updated resources break down what needs to happen next, avac.org/blog/ema-rec....

The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option? This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.

This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.

#stihiv2025 🧪
Top research priorities for STI in the funding climate
🚨 involve communities
🚨 stop telling all women with vaginal discharge that they have an STI
🚨 prevention for young people
🚨 destigmatise, normalise STIs
🚨 measure real outcomes
🚨 get the basics right

“We need three things: data, better tools, and all sorts of partnerships,” said Lori Newman of the Gates Foundation in a powerful session on the what's needed to advance the global syphilis research agenda at #STIHIV2025. “We can work on all three to improve resources and strengthen the data.” #STI

Beautiful prez on #stigma by #HIV journalist @picardonhealth.bsky.social @ #STIHIV2025: “That’s what stigma means. When an illness affects not only your body, but your soul, & your place in society.”

ICYMI, our ED tells Devex that we must act now to prioritize equity, www.devex.com/news/why-int...

We're kicking off the first full day of #STIHIV2025 and today's plenary couldn’t be more urgent. #STI rates are rising while funding shrinks. If you're in Montreal, join AVAC's Alison Footman @gatesfoundation.bsky.social's Lori Newman and colleagues for this important discussion.

“Self-care interventions are an opportunity to help increase people's active participation in their impact.,” said @who.int's Sami Gottlieb at #STIHIV2025. Find about more about #STI and #HIV self-care interventions at www.stiwatch.org/self-care-ad....

Our own Alison Footman is helping kick off #STIHIV2025 with an important session on early-career development. Investing in the next generation of STI researchers is key to sustaining momentum, driving innovation, and advancing equity in a challenging global landscape. #STIresearch #HIVprevention

ICYMI, EMA recommends injectable #LEN for #PrEP.

IAS2025: Findings give hope for monthly HIV prevention pill An HIV prevention pill that could provide a month of protection per tablet has been given the green light to proceed to pivotal trials to test its efficacy. Elri Voigt reports on new findings on the p...

HIV prevention options has come a long way with a daily pill, injections lasting 2 or 6 months, and a monthly ring for women. A monthly pill could change the game even more, reports @elri-voigt.bsky.social.

www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/25/i...

In this week’s #GlobalHealthWatch: Plans to dismantle #PEPFAR + a new bill to restore its #HIVprevention programs. #Contraception destroyed + vaccine shipments halted, & key takeaways from #IAS2025.

Read: avac.org/blog/global-...

Good news for #HIVprevention! The EMA recommended marketing authorization for #lenacapavir for #PrEP. This was expected in Sept, so nice to see an early decision. A couple of steps forward and LOTS more to do!

More details here: www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/new-...

#LEN #HIV
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Rethinking the war on AIDS American funding cuts are a catalyst for fresh thinking

American funding cuts are a catalyst for fresh thinking

From Kigali: At IAS 2025, the HIV response rallies to face the crises The IAS 2025 conference in Kigali will go down as a critical turning point in the history of the HIV response. Every session, every meeting, every presentation played out against an existential threat...

Read AVAC's take on what's mattered most in Kigali at #IAS2025 and what’s next for HIV prevention.
✔️Post-conference roundup: avac.org/blog/ias2025...
✔️Day 1 highlights: avac.org/blog/ias2025... #IAS2025 #HIVPrevention

Is HIV integration a response or a death sentence? Communities demand answers "When our leaders talk about integration, what do they really mean? It's hypocrisy when they tell us to use outpatient [clinics], when they know mobile clinics exist because of their criminalisation of our lives,” said Yvette Raphael, Executive Director of Advocacy for Prevention of HIV in Africa, during a protest at the IAS opening ceremony. “Integration is not the solution. Let's be honest: without decriminalisation, accountability and the funding needed, integration will be a death sentence for us."

"At the just-concluded 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science (#IAS2025) in #Kigali, #Rwanda, one of the buzzwords was integration, specifically how it can bridge the gap in #HIV services following US government funding cuts. Opinions were deeply divided..." via @aidsmap.bsky.social

We Are Fumbling the Fight Against AIDS Senate Republicans saved some PEPFAR funding at the last moment—but Trump has already heavily damaged the program.

We Are Fumbling the Fight Against AIDS
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The #STIHIV2025 congress kicks off in Montréal this weekend. AVAC is tracking key sessions, strategies, and advocacy needed to confront rising infections and shrinking budgets. Follow along with our latest #STIWatch preview. #IUSTI2025 #STIadvocacy #GlobalHealth

🔗 www.stiwatch.org/whats-next-f...

#Pepfar used to fund #HIVPrevention where it mattered most. Now, Trump’s waiver blocks funding for most high-risk groups. $400M is back — but not for them.

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