January 7, 2022
Dear Advocate,
Join us Thursday, January 13 at 9:00 am EST for the
Ups & Downs in the Field: Setting an Agenda Together for HIV Prevention in 2022, a webinar to discuss the latest advances, disappointments and opportunities in HIV prevention.
Register here to join us in a lively conversation with Rachel Baggaley from the World Health Organization; Linda-Gail Bekker from South Africa’s Desmond Tutu Health Foundation; Grace Kumwenda of Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication; and Kenneth Mwehonge, the new executive director of Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS-Uganda).
2022 begins in the midst of possibility and uncertainty. Some HIV prevention interventions are advancing at record speed while others face unexpected challenges. With
lessons learned from oral PrEP, new targets from UNAIDS putting social drivers of epidemics in focus, and
pioneering innovation ignited in the response to COVID-19, the ability is at hand to fundamentally impact the epidemic through primary prevention. It means offering a full spectrum of much needed prevention choices to the people who need them most. And it depends on the core priorities AVAC has long championed: follow the science, center communities in the response and lead with equity.
This webinar will provide an opportunity to address key questions including: where we are with the introduction of
injectable CAB-LA and the
Dapivirine Vaginal Ring; the development status
of islatravir as a monthly pill and
injectable lenacapavir as promising new PrEP agents whose trials were
put on hold late in 2021; and how to ensure HIV prevention, and equitable access to innovation, do not fall further behind; and much more.
Let’s start 2022 by coming together to chart a shared agenda for HIV prevention and global health equity!
Best,
AVAC
