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Proven strategies for today and research for tomorrow. A global source for updates, advocacy and information on HIV prevention. More at AVAC.org.

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“Over the past two years, as America’s global health architecture was dismantled piece by piece, Dr Bunnell has been one of the few people quietly holding what remains together,” mike Reid

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This week's #GlobalHealthWatch covers a controversial #hepB vaccine trial halted, the #cutsKill rally where advocates mobilized to protect US research funding, a call to accelerate #LEN for #PrEP access & Global Fund decisions that could reshape global health financing. 🔗 avac.org/blog/global-...

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LEN for #HIV #PrEP is moving faster than previous PrEP products, but is not even close to delivering impact at scale. AVAC & Access Bridge call for greater ambition: at least 3 million people reached in 2 yrs. No less and no slower, with a push for more and faster. Read: bit.ly/now-what-len

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‼️ Happening today at 12:15pm as part of #IDWeek2026. Join AVAC, @hivma.bsky.social, @prep4allnow.bsky.social and partners as we call on Congress to protect lifesaving #HIV care, treatment and prevention. avac.org/event/save-h...

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Join HIVMA and the Save HIV Funding campaign at the #IDWeek2026 #CutsKill Quilt rally next Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 12:15pm in the Ballroom ABC Foyer to call on Congress to protect lifesaving HIV care, treatment and prevention. Can’t attend in person? Tune in to the livestream on HIVMA’s Instagram.

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What can we learn from the speed of the #lenacapavir regulatory approvals in Africa? SA approved #LEN for #HIV #PrEP 4 mo's after the US & Europe, compared w/nearly 3.5 yrs for oral PrEP. Access Bridge explores this & lessons for future PrEP options like #alimatravir. lnkd.in/p/gqWUQCA4

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⏰ Join us tomorrow, Wednesday at 10:00am ET. How can we sustain medical innovation and ensure breakthroughs translate into real-world impact? AVAC's Mitchell Warren joins a Financial Times webinar to explore what it takes to move innovation forward. avac.org/event/invest...

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Join us at #IDWeek2026 for the #CutsKill Quilt rally! More details: avac.org/event/save-h....

avac.orgSave HIV Funding RallyOn Wednesday, October 21 join the Save HIV Funding campaign at IDWeek 2026 for a rally calling for the restoration and protection of federal HIV funding. The #CutsKill Quilt art installation returns t...
HIVMA@hivma.bsky.social

Join HIVMA and the Save HIV Funding campaign at the #IDWeek2026 #CutsKill Quilt rally next Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 12:15pm in the Ballroom ABC Foyer to call on Congress to protect lifesaving HIV care, treatment and prevention. Can’t attend in person? Tune in to the livestream on HIVMA’s Instagram.

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"...But launching an intervention is only the beginning. We need to know whether people are actually getting it, whether they continue using it, whether clinics have enough stock & whether the people who could benefit most are being reached. That requires good data."

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What happens if you get your #LEN jab at one clinic — but you're somewhere else when your next dose is due? SA's digital system that connects participating LEN clinics outside the Western Cape let's health practitioners know. Here's how it works bhekisisa.org/opinion/2026...

bhekisisa.orgFrom first jab to the next: The data system tracking South Africa’s LEN roll-out - BhekisisaSouth Africa’s LEN roll-out isn't just about getting six-monthly HIV prevention jabs into people's arms. We also need to know whether people return for their next dose, whether clinics have enough…
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New issue of #GlobalHealthWatch is out, avac.org/blog/global-... It covers the #WHS2026 and the second "Berlin patient" cured of #HIV, the new UN pandemic preparedness declaration, concerns over the proposed #hepb vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau & NIH peer-review changes.

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“This is a 5-alarm fire.” Jeremiah Johnson, @prep4allnow.bsky.social #NIH funding delays are already halting promising HIV studies. Advocates explain what's at stake. 🚨 Help #SaveHIVResearch. @taghivscience.bsky.social ghivscience.bsky.social @hivma.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

linkedin.com#hiv #savehivresearch | AVAC“This is a five-alarm fire for not just #HIV advocates, but for anyone who is dedicated to sophisticated science.” - Jeremiah Johnson, PrEP4All For almost four decades, the NIH-funded HIV clinical tr...
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“This may be one of the most shortsighted, scientifically absurd & ideologically wrong decisions, & there have been a lot of those in the last 20 mo's,” our ED told Positively Aware re: NIH's plan to pause new studies across 4 #HIV clinical trials networks. www.positivelyaware.com/articles/hiv...

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#HIV research is under threat, US health assistance ends in Zimbabwe, and $ billions in foreign aid remain in question. This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch tracks these developments, #WHO and Global Fund leadership races, and the fight to protect #UNAIDS. 🔗 avac.org/blog/global-...

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When advocates work together, they shape what comes next. From the latest threats to #NIH & the fight to #SaveHIVResearch, to shaping clinical trials, community leadership in AI and equitable access, AVAC’s latest roundup shows the power of coalition advocacy. 🔗 Read, avac.org/blog/latest-...

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This incredibly important piece from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social captures what's at stake as delays & cuts threaten decades of #HIV research: “What took 40 yrs to build on here could just collapse in a minute w/out continued investment & commitment.” - Wafaa El-Sadr 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/h...

nytimes.comH.I.V. Research Networks Face Uncertain Future Amid Funding DelaysThe networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.
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Please sign onto the #SaveHIVFunding Campaign letter that demand that HHS approve the release of overdue Notices of Funding Opportunities that fund the #NIH #HIV clinical trials networks and Centers for AIDS Research #CFARs for the next 7 years, docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

docs.google.comSave HIV Funding Research Organizational Sign-on LetterThe Save HIV Funding Campaign urges organizations and individuals to consider signing on to this letter urging Members of Congress to demand that HHS approve the release of overdue Notices of Funding ...
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ICYMI: This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch tracks billions in US #globalhealth funding in question, new #NIH + America First health plans, leadership transitions at the #GlobalFund and #WHO, and the US rejection of the UN pandemic preparedness declaration. 🔗 avac.org/blog/global-...

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Another important read by @bhekisisa.org, bhekisisa.org/opinion/2026.... "South Africa helped prove that #LEN works. The next question is whether we can make it affordable and widely available, while also strengthening our ability to make medicines in Africa." #PrEP #HIV #lenacapavir

bhekisisa.orgWould homegrown LEN cost more? Why SA should still make the HIV prevention jab - BhekisisaSouth Africa wants to make the six-monthly HIV prevention injection lenacapavir locally. But cheaper generics made elsewhere are expected from 2027. Vinodh Aroon Edward explains why getting the jab to...

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The final (and clearly revised) new NIH Strategic Plan for #HIV and HIV-Related Research is now posted.

oar.nih.govNIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research | National Institutes of HealthNIH Strategic Plans for HIV and HIV-Related Research guide the largest public investment in HIV research, building on scientific progress and opportunities for advancing research to end to the HIV pan...
TAGHIVscience@taghivscience.bsky.social

Appears that OMB is reviewing the next proposed NIH #HIV Strategic Plan by somehow designating it as a "significant regulatory action" under a Clinton EO: www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eo... The original intended content of the plan can be seen on this Oct 2024 videocast (starting about 1hr 59min).

videocast.nih.govNIH VideoCast - 67th Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council Meeting (OARAC)The 67th meeting of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) will include a brief report from the Acting Director of the Office of AIDS Research. The meeting will feature an update on the ...
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Today is the end of the US fiscal yr & a consequential deadline for congressionally-appropriated #foreignassistance. Our ED explains what “pocket rescission” means, why it's a reminder of where we were last year, and why this is about more than foreign assistance. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

linkedin.com#foreignassistance | AVACToday is September 30th, and as our Executive Director, Mitchell Warren shares, "I'm not sure that we've all recognized historically what an important day it is. It's the end of the fiscal year in the...
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From 1 antibody to 3: the #bNAb field is moving toward combination approaches designed to provide broader, long-acting protection against #HIV. Huub Gelderblom of #HVTN takes us through the pipeline. We’re live for the next 40 minutes, join us: avac.org/event/whats-...

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ICYMI, happening tomorrow! What’s next for broadly neutralizing antibodies or #bNAbs for #HIV prevention? Join Huub Gelderblom, Sharana Mahomed, Matthew Rose, Pervin Anklesaria & John Mascola for the latest! Register: avac.org/event/whats-... #HIVprevention #HIVcure

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ICYMI: "It's a zombified CDC." The agency that was once the world's "undisputed leader in public health" is a skeleton of its former self. by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Apoorva Mandavilli
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I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Big issue of #GlobalHealthWatch this week tracking pushback against political influence over NIH research, proposed #NIAID restructuring, the path to generic lenacapavir for PrEP and the Accra Reset’s vision for a new #globalhealth architecture. avac.org/blog/global-...

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Our latest #STIWatch newsletter looks at how advocates are turning evidence into action, from advancing country-led #STI priorities and strengthening syndromic management to tracking new data, guidance and perspectives shaping STI prevention, diagnosis and care. 🔗 www.stiwatch.org/resources/st...

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“We are dismayed & concerned that NIH’s hasty actions to reorganize #NIAID are threatening the incredible progress that has been achieved toward #HIV treatment & prevention.” AVAC made these comments to the NIAID Council & ARAC urging NIH to withdraw the proposed reorg, tinyurl.com/NIADcomment

avac.orgAVAC's Remarks to the NIAID Council and the ARAC on the proposed NIAID reorganizationAVAC delivered a public comment for the record at the NIAID Council meeting raising concerns about the proposed NIAID reorganization and its potential impact on HIV research, including the elimination...
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“The future of AI in HIV should be shaped with communities, not simply built from data about them.” — Solange Baptiste, @itpc.bsky.social The latest AI + HIV newsletter explores #AIDS2026 rx, emerging tools, governance, equity and accountability. 🔗 Read the issue: avac.org/ai-hiv-issue2/

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"Do vaginas demand perfection" Jenell Stewart just asked on #TheChoiceAgenda webinar as she shared data from Dr. Marrazzo + colleagues, which challenge assumptions about the need for perfect oral #PrEP daily adherence among cisgender♀️. Join: avac.org/event/evolvi...

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Thanks @gregfolkers.bsky.social, @sherylnyt.bsky.social + colleagues for sharing + examining the latest #NIH developments. AVAC is tracking what’s changing—and why it matters—each week in Global Health Watch. Subscribe, avac.org/global-healt...

avac.orgGlobal Health WatchThis weekly newsletter is dedicated to breaking down critical developments in US policies and their impact on global health. Tailored for our partners in the US and around the world, this resource aim...
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NYT: White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Tony Romm @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social @sherylnyt.bsky.social @tonyromm.bsky.social Russell Vought Jay Bhattacharya nyti.ms/4dMC9PU

nyti.msWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.