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Despite challenges, lessons from oral #PrEP and #CAB for #PrEP rollout have strengthened health systems for scaling up longer-acting PrEP. "Getting Rollout Right This Time" lays out the lessons and how to accelerate access to #HIV #prevention with speed, scale and equity. buff.ly/mkVViQw
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Despite challenges, lessons from oral #PrEP and #CAB for #PrEP rollout have strengthened health systems for scaling up longer-acting PrEP. "Getting Rollout Right This Time" lays out the lessons and how to accelerate access to #HIV #prevention with speed, scale and equity. buff.ly/mkVViQw
This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch covers the launch of a review into the future of #UNAIDS, continued leadership turmoil at #NIH amid GOF research debate & strong scientific support for Jeanne Marrazzo's new role at IDSA 👇
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#GlobalHealthWatch #HIV #GlobalHealth
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#GlobalHealthWatch #HIV #GlobalHealth
December 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch covers the launch of a review into the future of #UNAIDS, continued leadership turmoil at #NIH amid GOF research debate & strong scientific support for Jeanne Marrazzo's new role at IDSA 👇
avac.org/blog/https-a...
#GlobalHealthWatch #HIV #GlobalHealth
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#GlobalHealthWatch #HIV #GlobalHealth
A #LEN for #PrEP resource toolkit: check out this collection of Infographics, advocacy guides, lessons learned from oral #PrEP rollout and practical frameworks for accelerating access to long-acting #PrEP buff.ly/IPwZrdQ
December 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A #LEN for #PrEP resource toolkit: check out this collection of Infographics, advocacy guides, lessons learned from oral #PrEP rollout and practical frameworks for accelerating access to long-acting #PrEP buff.ly/IPwZrdQ
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The People's Research Agenda: Using a people-centered framework for tracking, translating, and advocating for HIV prevention R&D. buff.ly/Zueow1Y
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The People's Research Agenda: Using a people-centered framework for tracking, translating, and advocating for HIV prevention R&D. buff.ly/Zueow1Y
ICYMI last week we shared a look back and look ahead to the latest in #STI prevention and diagnostics. Read AVAC’s year-in-review and what we’re watching next. 👇
www.stiwatch.org/looking-back...
www.stiwatch.org/looking-back...
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
ICYMI last week we shared a look back and look ahead to the latest in #STI prevention and diagnostics. Read AVAC’s year-in-review and what we’re watching next. 👇
www.stiwatch.org/looking-back...
www.stiwatch.org/looking-back...
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2025 was a miserable year for global health
It’s nice see some hopeful things we can look forward to 👇🏾
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
It’s nice see some hopeful things we can look forward to 👇🏾
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
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December 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
2025 was a miserable year for global health
It’s nice see some hopeful things we can look forward to 👇🏾
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
It’s nice see some hopeful things we can look forward to 👇🏾
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"It [Jeanne Marrazzo's post] speaks to IDSA’s desire to emphasize science over politics and science over ideology, and that's what you will get with Jeanne Marrazzo." - AVAC's Mitchell Warren
As Marrazzo prepares for helm at #IDSA, scientific community praises choice
Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, calls Marrazzo a “superb choice.”
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Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, calls Marrazzo a “superb choice.”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Photo: University of Alabama at Birmingham
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"It [Jeanne Marrazzo's post] speaks to IDSA’s desire to emphasize science over politics and science over ideology, and that's what you will get with Jeanne Marrazzo." - AVAC's Mitchell Warren
For 30 years, AVAC has stood for science, equity & community leadership—pushing #HIVprevention forward even as the challenges surmount and the stakes increase. As new tools emerge and systems are tested, that mission matters more than ever.
Read the newblog: avac.org/blog/30-year...
#HIV
Read the newblog: avac.org/blog/30-year...
#HIV
30 Years of Standing for Science and Equity
This month, AVAC marked our 30th anniversary. Over three decades, the HIV field has evolved dramatically—but what we do, and why we do it, has remained constant: standing for science, equity, and comm...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
For 30 years, AVAC has stood for science, equity & community leadership—pushing #HIVprevention forward even as the challenges surmount and the stakes increase. As new tools emerge and systems are tested, that mission matters more than ever.
Read the newblog: avac.org/blog/30-year...
#HIV
Read the newblog: avac.org/blog/30-year...
#HIV
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A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles. n.pr/49mT6i6
Some patients face hurdles getting HIV prevention drugs. Here's what to know
A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles. n.pr/49mT6i6
New modelling rx in @thelancet.com shows most efficient #HPV vaccination strategies in low- and lower-middle income countries, www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
For more on the #STI #vaccine pipeline and what to watch next, visit www.stiwatch.org
#STIprevention
For more on the #STI #vaccine pipeline and what to watch next, visit www.stiwatch.org
#STIprevention
Ranking the most efficient human papillomavirus vaccination strategies in low-income and lower-middle income countries: a mathematical modelling analysis
Our study suggests that the most efficient vaccination strategy to prevent cervical
cancer in LICs and LMICs is to vaccinate girls aged up to 20 years with a single-dose
vaccine with high vaccination ...
www.thelancet.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New modelling rx in @thelancet.com shows most efficient #HPV vaccination strategies in low- and lower-middle income countries, www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
For more on the #STI #vaccine pipeline and what to watch next, visit www.stiwatch.org
#STIprevention
For more on the #STI #vaccine pipeline and what to watch next, visit www.stiwatch.org
#STIprevention
Thank you @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for this piece, www.thenation.com/article/soci....
#HIV #HIVprevention #PEPFAR #USAID
#HIV #HIVprevention #PEPFAR #USAID
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thank you @gregggonsalves.bsky.social for this piece, www.thenation.com/article/soci....
#HIV #HIVprevention #PEPFAR #USAID
#HIV #HIVprevention #PEPFAR #USAID
This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch covers upheaval at #NIH & consequences for #HIV research, pushback against efforts to sunset #UNAIDS, and the rapid spread of U.S. “America First” bilateral health MoUs in Africa 👇
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#GlobalHealth
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#GlobalHealth
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This week’s #GlobalHealthWatch covers upheaval at #NIH & consequences for #HIV research, pushback against efforts to sunset #UNAIDS, and the rapid spread of U.S. “America First” bilateral health MoUs in Africa 👇
avac.org/blog/global-...
#GlobalHealth
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#GlobalHealth
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This about sums it up, folks.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This about sums it up, folks.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Yvette Raphael gave a powerful keynote at this week’s UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, where the direction of the global #HIV response is being shaped. "We can achieve a future where HIV is no longer a threat, if we trust, invest, and partner with communities."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LW3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LW3...
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yvette Raphael gave a powerful keynote at this week’s UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, where the direction of the global #HIV response is being shaped. "We can achieve a future where HIV is no longer a threat, if we trust, invest, and partner with communities."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LW3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LW3...
We enthusiastically applaud the selection of Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, an AVAC board member, to serve as chief executive officer of @idsainfo.bsky.social (IDSA). Our ED Mitchell Warren calls Marrazzo an extraordinary choice to lead IDSA and the field into the future avac.org/press-releas...
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We enthusiastically applaud the selection of Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, an AVAC board member, to serve as chief executive officer of @idsainfo.bsky.social (IDSA). Our ED Mitchell Warren calls Marrazzo an extraordinary choice to lead IDSA and the field into the future avac.org/press-releas...
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As the United States inks health financing deals with African countries, the battle for crucial HIV services continues: theforsaken.substack.com/p/far-from-o...
Far from over
As the United States inks health financing deals with African countries, the battle for crucial HIV services continues
theforsaken.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As the United States inks health financing deals with African countries, the battle for crucial HIV services continues: theforsaken.substack.com/p/far-from-o...
"In his 2 months as acting director, Memoli enacted the Trump administration’s agenda with aplomb, pushing through the mass cancellation of grants focused on topics such as DEI, transgender health, & COVID-19; multiple NIH leaders were ousted while he was acting director, including Jeanne Marrazzo."
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya came into the job as an outsider and a radical—but his second in command, an insider elevated to power, may leave the more memorable legacy, Katherine J. Wu reports:
The Most Feared Person at the NIH Is a Vaccine Researcher Plucked From Obscurity
While NIH director Jay Bhattacharya focuses on podcasting, his second in command is dramatically remaking the agency.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"In his 2 months as acting director, Memoli enacted the Trump administration’s agenda with aplomb, pushing through the mass cancellation of grants focused on topics such as DEI, transgender health, & COVID-19; multiple NIH leaders were ousted while he was acting director, including Jeanne Marrazzo."
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Jeanne Marrazzo, the former head of the U.S. NIAID, has sued the federal government, which fired her on 26 September.
Her suit claims it did so in retaliation for a whistleblower complaint she filed against the Trump administration. https://scim.ag/48HUI5X
Her suit claims it did so in retaliation for a whistleblower complaint she filed against the Trump administration. https://scim.ag/48HUI5X
Fired NIH institute head sues Trump administration
Jeanne Marrazzo says she lost her job because she spoke out against risky public-health policies
www.science.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Jeanne Marrazzo, the former head of the U.S. NIAID, has sued the federal government, which fired her on 26 September.
Her suit claims it did so in retaliation for a whistleblower complaint she filed against the Trump administration. https://scim.ag/48HUI5X
Her suit claims it did so in retaliation for a whistleblower complaint she filed against the Trump administration. https://scim.ag/48HUI5X
❗Statement from African Women Prevention Community Accountability Board on @unaids.org transition, tinyurl.com/awpcabstatem...
"Any move to sunset UNAIDS before ending #AIDS, as a public health threat is premature and unacceptable."
#HIVprevention #HIV
"Any move to sunset UNAIDS before ending #AIDS, as a public health threat is premature and unacceptable."
#HIVprevention #HIV
December 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
❗Statement from African Women Prevention Community Accountability Board on @unaids.org transition, tinyurl.com/awpcabstatem...
"Any move to sunset UNAIDS before ending #AIDS, as a public health threat is premature and unacceptable."
#HIVprevention #HIV
"Any move to sunset UNAIDS before ending #AIDS, as a public health threat is premature and unacceptable."
#HIVprevention #HIV
"Every funding cut can represent at minimum, a delay. Every delay in rollout is a missed chance to prevent infections. Every un- or underfunded clinic is a barrier to access. Every policy is a choice to be inclusive or leave someone behind..."
Read: avac.org/blog/the-fut...
#HIVprevention
Read: avac.org/blog/the-fut...
#HIVprevention
The Future of HIV Prevention Depends on Speed, Scale and Equity
When the US Food and Drug Administration approved lenacapavir (LEN) for PrEP, it offered something rare in public health: a genuine turning point. We now have one of the greatest opportunities and sci...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Every funding cut can represent at minimum, a delay. Every delay in rollout is a missed chance to prevent infections. Every un- or underfunded clinic is a barrier to access. Every policy is a choice to be inclusive or leave someone behind..."
Read: avac.org/blog/the-fut...
#HIVprevention
Read: avac.org/blog/the-fut...
#HIVprevention
Another must-read by @jirairratevosian.bsky.social, ratevosian.substack.com/p/2025-broke...
#globalhealth #HIVprevention #PEPFAR
#globalhealth #HIVprevention #PEPFAR
2025 Broke the System. 2026 Decides the Future of Global Health.
Reflections on a year of political shocks, global realignments, and the signals we can’t afford to ignore. Predictions for 2026.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#STIWatch looks back at 2025—and ahead to 2026. Rising #STI rates, major #HPV vaccination gains, slow but promising diagnostics, the rise of #selfcare, and what’s next for #vaccines and policy reform. Read AVAC’s year-in-review and what we’re watching next. 👇
www.stiwatch.org/looking-back...
www.stiwatch.org/looking-back...
Looking Back at 2025 - and Ahead to 2026 - STI Watch
Dear Advocate, As 2025 draws to a close, the STI field is at a pivotal moment, facing rising infections, decreased funding, and a strained global health landscape. Yet there is real promise in new in...
www.stiwatch.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
ICYMI Friday, our issue of #GlobalHealthWatch covers the latest in the US bilateral MoUs as part of the new #Americafirst #globalhealth strategy, and much more.
Read it here: avac.org/blog/global-...
Read it here: avac.org/blog/global-...
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ICYMI Friday, our issue of #GlobalHealthWatch covers the latest in the US bilateral MoUs as part of the new #Americafirst #globalhealth strategy, and much more.
Read it here: avac.org/blog/global-...
Read it here: avac.org/blog/global-...
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BodyPro: Early Glimpses of the Global Devastation Caused by U.S. Government Cuts to HIV
by David Alain Wohl @bodyprohiv.bsky.social
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by David Alain Wohl @bodyprohiv.bsky.social
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December 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
BodyPro: Early Glimpses of the Global Devastation Caused by U.S. Government Cuts to HIV
by David Alain Wohl @bodyprohiv.bsky.social
bit.ly/3MZ690o
by David Alain Wohl @bodyprohiv.bsky.social
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