Commemorating 2018 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD), the VARG partnered with Ubuntu Research Foundation (URF), a community initiative led by a group of young women who work in HIV research and have an interest to mobilize multiple key stakeholders and advance...
Mail and guardian, Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism South Africa: HIV Vaccine Trial – Why Not Everyone Is Getting the HIV Prevention Pill. Only some study participants have access to the tablet that can cut the risk of HIV infection...
A Phase 3 Double Blind Safety and Efficacy Study of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir Compared to Daily Oral TDF/FTC for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in HIV-Uninfected Women. HPTN084 is a study being done to to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the...
www.avac.org A founding and current partner of the VARG, AVAC works to accelerate the ethical development and global delivery of HIV prevention tools as part of a comprehensive and integrated response to the epidemic. Through education, policy analysis, advocacy and...
http://www.samrc.ac.za The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) was established in 1969 with the aim to deliver on a mandate to promote the improvement of the health and the quality of life of the population of our country through research,...
The report, a tribute the men of the “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male”, highlights the deliberations and interactions that took place during the VARG / South African Medical Research Council Imbizo as a prelude to the...
VARG Member and IPM Board Member, Maureen Luba shared her thoughts on the future of HIV prevention as she delivered a vote of thanks during the recently concluded International AIDS Conference, in Amsterdam. As IPM’s work to continue to grow...
The half-day event commemorated not only HVAD but also the 25th anniversary of AFRIMS. About 120 people attended the meeting. They were CAB members from 5 CABs, research teams from 6 institutes and officers from MoPH and HIV vaccine development sub-committee. The...
On HVAD2018 the VARG’s Matthew Rose, took part in the May episode of AVAC’s Px Pulse podcast along with VARG Emissaries Kundai Chinyeze and Bill Snow who is also the founder of AVAC and friend of the VARG, HVTN’s Larry Corey....
The full report of all VARG activities for #HVAD2018 can be read and downloaded here! Blogs have proven to be a great way of getting out important information to a critical mass of readers without navigating a cumbersome media or editorial...
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) on 18 May each year commemorates U.S. President Bill Clinton’s 1997 declaration that, “only a truly effective, preventive HIV vaccine can limit and eventually eliminate the threat of AIDS”. In 2014 alone, AIDS killed more than...
In addition to a statement in a national newspaper commemorating International HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, issued by the VARG in partnership with AfNHi and AVAC, VARG Member Maureen Luba and fellow advocate Ulanda Mtamba spoke to Malawi’s national broadcaster , MBC, about...
VARG member Chamunorwa Mashoko partnered with the award-winning radio station, Capitalk 100.4FM. Capitalk 100.4 FM is Zimbabwe’s first and only Harare based commercial talk radio station. The valuable resource for advocates entitled “HIV Vaccines – an introductory factsheet” created by the VARG’s founding...
Objectives of the meeting/engagement To update media owners and managers on ongoing HIV vaccine research with the aim of increasing their knowledge and interest in the subject. To mobilize media bosses and interest them in the HIV vaccine story so that they...
Celebrating Africa Day: HIV Vaccine Development – A four-point agenda Each year on May 18, advocates all over the world commemorate the day to mark progress in the search for an AIDS vaccine. Also, the Africa Day is the annual commemoration...
