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When the US #foreignaid freeze halted #HIV & #globalhealth prms overnight, AVAC took the fight to court to defend life-saving work & decades of investments. While the case helped unlock millions in delayed assistance, the damage is real & the fight isn’t over, avac.org/blog/one-yea....
One Year Ago, We Sued the US Government
Today marks one year since AVAC and the Journalism Development Network worked with the Public Citizen Litigation Group to sue the US President, the State Department, the US Agency for International De...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
When the US #foreignaid freeze halted #HIV & #globalhealth prms overnight, AVAC took the fight to court to defend life-saving work & decades of investments. While the case helped unlock millions in delayed assistance, the damage is real & the fight isn’t over, avac.org/blog/one-yea....
HIV Prevention Pipeline: Products to Watch!
From the People’s Research Agenda, see this snapshot of HIV prevention options in development: from bNAbs to vaccines, from next generation #PrEP to multipurpose technologies.
From the People’s Research Agenda, see this snapshot of HIV prevention options in development: from bNAbs to vaccines, from next generation #PrEP to multipurpose technologies.
Resources
To search for clinical trials and detailed information on products in development, visit our Prevention Research & Development Database
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February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
HIV Prevention Pipeline: Products to Watch!
From the People’s Research Agenda, see this snapshot of HIV prevention options in development: from bNAbs to vaccines, from next generation #PrEP to multipurpose technologies.
From the People’s Research Agenda, see this snapshot of HIV prevention options in development: from bNAbs to vaccines, from next generation #PrEP to multipurpose technologies.
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Breaking news: One of the largest monkey research centers in the United States has taken the first steps toward converting itself into a primate sanctuary, a seismic change that would affect biomedical research across the country. https://scim.ag/4bH2COV
In unprecedented move, giant monkey research center may become a primate sanctuary
University votes to consider ending all studies at Oregon National Primate Research Center. But cost and feasibility are still in doubt
www.science.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Breaking news: One of the largest monkey research centers in the United States has taken the first steps toward converting itself into a primate sanctuary, a seismic change that would affect biomedical research across the country. https://scim.ag/4bH2COV
Inside this week's issue of #globalhealthwatch:
While WHO & the UN pursue reforms toward more sustainable & flexible financing, failure by member states to stabilize funding & modernize governance could strip capacity from global institutions just as they are needed most, avac.org/blog/global-...
While WHO & the UN pursue reforms toward more sustainable & flexible financing, failure by member states to stabilize funding & modernize governance could strip capacity from global institutions just as they are needed most, avac.org/blog/global-...
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Inside this week's issue of #globalhealthwatch:
While WHO & the UN pursue reforms toward more sustainable & flexible financing, failure by member states to stabilize funding & modernize governance could strip capacity from global institutions just as they are needed most, avac.org/blog/global-...
While WHO & the UN pursue reforms toward more sustainable & flexible financing, failure by member states to stabilize funding & modernize governance could strip capacity from global institutions just as they are needed most, avac.org/blog/global-...
Get a snapshot of long-acting #PrEP with this suite of infographics tracking regulatory approvals, volumes, implementation science studies, and non-profit prices. buff.ly/gXvrKsE
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Get a snapshot of long-acting #PrEP with this suite of infographics tracking regulatory approvals, volumes, implementation science studies, and non-profit prices. buff.ly/gXvrKsE
Are you interested in #HIVcure research and live in the United States? The #Cure Academy offers an opportunity to build knowledge, skills, and a network to advance the #HIV field. Apply before February 13! tinyurl.com/yhrt3fv3
February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Are you interested in #HIVcure research and live in the United States? The #Cure Academy offers an opportunity to build knowledge, skills, and a network to advance the #HIV field. Apply before February 13! tinyurl.com/yhrt3fv3
This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch covers the $50B US foreign affairs bill, which averts the deepest cuts, new modelling warns aid cuts could cost millions of lives by 2030, UN & WHO finances under strain & OHSU's primate research center transition, avac.org/blog/global-...
#globalhealth, #HIV
#globalhealth, #HIV
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch covers the $50B US foreign affairs bill, which averts the deepest cuts, new modelling warns aid cuts could cost millions of lives by 2030, UN & WHO finances under strain & OHSU's primate research center transition, avac.org/blog/global-...
#globalhealth, #HIV
#globalhealth, #HIV
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Avac’s Mitchell Warren on #HIV in 2026: after an earthquake, architects don't build the same building again — they build something far more resilient. This is building forward, not building back. #TrumpFundingCuts bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
What will HIV funding look like in 2026? - Bhekisisa
After a year of US funding cuts across global public health, including South Africa’s hard-hit HIV programmes, new realities are settling in. We spoke to Mitchell Warren from the New York-based HIV…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Avac’s Mitchell Warren on #HIV in 2026: after an earthquake, architects don't build the same building again — they build something far more resilient. This is building forward, not building back. #TrumpFundingCuts bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Today's roundup shows the impact of US policies on the #HIV response, new data on declining #PrEP initiations following #PEPFAR stopwork orders, e a new graphic on how & why delivery of LEN for PrEP is moving faster than any other product + application details US #HIVCure Academy, buff.ly/6Q5Yk37
Impact of US Withdrawal from WHO, New Data on PrEP, Cure Academy Applications Open
New this week: resources on the impact of harmful US policies on the HIV response; updated infographics on the ups and downs in PrEP; and an opportunity to apply for the US HIV Cure Academy in North…
avac.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Today's roundup shows the impact of US policies on the #HIV response, new data on declining #PrEP initiations following #PEPFAR stopwork orders, e a new graphic on how & why delivery of LEN for PrEP is moving faster than any other product + application details US #HIVCure Academy, buff.ly/6Q5Yk37
Another important read by @theandrewgreen.bsky.social
theforsaken.substack.com/p/thanks-but...
#HIV #PEPFAR #foreignaid
theforsaken.substack.com/p/thanks-but...
#HIV #PEPFAR #foreignaid
Thanks, but no thanks
Not everyone is so enthusiastic about the new health financing agreements Washington is striking with African countries
theforsaken.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Another important read by @theandrewgreen.bsky.social
theforsaken.substack.com/p/thanks-but...
#HIV #PEPFAR #foreignaid
theforsaken.substack.com/p/thanks-but...
#HIV #PEPFAR #foreignaid
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Reporting this story in Cameroon, I met people who were blind because larval worms died in their eyeballs: NTDs cause immense suffering and disability.
But they're preventable! And treatable! And eliminatable!
But they're preventable! And treatable! And eliminatable!
U.S. tax dollars backed the effort to wipe out neglected tropical diseases for 20 yrs. Many countries eliminated 1 disease, and were tantalizingly close on others. Then the U.S. walked away – jeopardizing all that investment, with diseases poised to come roaring back www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h...
‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Reporting this story in Cameroon, I met people who were blind because larval worms died in their eyeballs: NTDs cause immense suffering and disability.
But they're preventable! And treatable! And eliminatable!
But they're preventable! And treatable! And eliminatable!
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Science, Politics, and Evasion: Lessons from Bhattacharya’s Senate HELP Testimony
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Science, Politics, and Evasion: Lessons from Bhattacharya’s Senate HELP Testimony
If you’ve been reading my previous posts, you will not be shocked to learn that I am no fan of NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya.
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Science, Politics, and Evasion: Lessons from Bhattacharya’s Senate HELP Testimony
open.substack.com/pub/miranday...
open.substack.com/pub/miranday...
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Trump signed the bill, which contains billions in foreign aid funding, into law Tuesday. But there are many questions about what comes next.
US Congress passes $50 billion foreign affairs bill
US Congress passes $50 billion foreign affairs bill
www.devex.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Trump signed the bill, which contains billions in foreign aid funding, into law Tuesday. But there are many questions about what comes next.
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Senator Murray Demands Answers from NIH Chief Bhattacharya on Trump Attempts to Sabotage Cures & Clinical Trials
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February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Senator Murray Demands Answers from NIH Chief Bhattacharya on Trump Attempts to Sabotage Cures & Clinical Trials
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bit.ly/49XJx9X
Are you interested in #HIVcure research and live in the United States? The #Cure Academy offers an opportunity to build knowledge, skills, and a network to advance the #HIV field. Apply before February 13! tinyurl.com/yhrt3fv3
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Are you interested in #HIVcure research and live in the United States? The #Cure Academy offers an opportunity to build knowledge, skills, and a network to advance the #HIV field. Apply before February 13! tinyurl.com/yhrt3fv3
Hot off the presses! The #PEPFAR stopwork order resulted in major declines in #PrEPAccess. Our latest issue of #PxWire shows the impact, country by country, with significant declines to life-saving #PrEP. #DeadlyPause buff.ly/tC66sCu
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Hot off the presses! The #PEPFAR stopwork order resulted in major declines in #PrEPAccess. Our latest issue of #PxWire shows the impact, country by country, with significant declines to life-saving #PrEP. #DeadlyPause buff.ly/tC66sCu
"Cutting ties with #WHO, scaling back global funding and sidelining civil society in decision-making does not protect health, it jeopardizes the infrastructure that gives life-saving innovations like #LEN a chance to bend #HIV epidemic’s trajectory..." - AVAC's Mitchell Warren
The U.S. withdrawal from the @who.int has made Americans less safe, further damaged diplomatic relationships that the country relies on and will make us less healthy, writes @avac.org’s Mitchell Warren in a First Person op-ed.
positivelyaware.com/us-retreats-from-who
positivelyaware.com/us-retreats-from-who
U.S. retreat from WHO harms global health and the HIV response
positivelyaware.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
"The more severe funding scenario...would result in a death toll roughly the size of Barcelona, Paris, and London — or to put it in another hemisphere, the entire U.S. state of Florida. That includes the deaths of 5.4 million children under the age of 5, the study states."
A new study estimates that by the end of the decade, between 9.4 million and 22.6 million people could die as a result of aid cuts across the world.
Aid cuts could lead to millions of deaths by decade’s end, new study finds
Aid cuts could lead to millions of deaths by decade’s end, new study finds
www.devex.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"The more severe funding scenario...would result in a death toll roughly the size of Barcelona, Paris, and London — or to put it in another hemisphere, the entire U.S. state of Florida. That includes the deaths of 5.4 million children under the age of 5, the study states."
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A new study puts a number on the potential human toll of sharp aid cuts over the past year, projecting an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if the current trends persist.
Global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030, study projects
The Lancet study examines how the dismantling of international aid by the U.S. and other countries could undo decades of health gains.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A new study puts a number on the potential human toll of sharp aid cuts over the past year, projecting an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if the current trends persist.
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NYT: N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower Protection
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@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social @nytimes.com @sherylnyt.bsky.social
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February 2, 2026 at 10:21 PM
NYT: N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower Protection
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@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social @nytimes.com @sherylnyt.bsky.social
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@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social @nytimes.com @sherylnyt.bsky.social
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January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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The U.S. withdrawal from the @who.int has made Americans less safe, further damaged diplomatic relationships that the country relies on and will make us less healthy, writes @avac.org’s Mitchell Warren in a First Person op-ed.
positivelyaware.com/us-retreats-from-who
positivelyaware.com/us-retreats-from-who
U.S. retreat from WHO harms global health and the HIV response
positivelyaware.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The U.S. withdrawal from the @who.int has made Americans less safe, further damaged diplomatic relationships that the country relies on and will make us less healthy, writes @avac.org’s Mitchell Warren in a First Person op-ed.
positivelyaware.com/us-retreats-from-who
positivelyaware.com/us-retreats-from-who