AVAC

04/21/2026

Across Kenya, South Africa & Zimbabwe, partners are coming together to share a new model for action designed to elevate as national & regional priorities. Check it out: https://www.stiwatch.org/regional-advocacy/

📽️ And watch our South Africa partners describe the work, https://youtube.com/shorts/a8p0OXKdAmw?feature=share

STIs in South Africa

04/20/2026

These new data are a warning, not reassurance. treatment may look stable, but testing and are declining. The stop-work orders and funding disruptions are cracking the foundation of the HIV response.

04/17/2026

Today became the latest country to introduce (LEN) for ! Find all of AVAC's LEN resources here: https://avac.org/lenacapavir/

04/16/2026

It’s and if you haven’t already, check out our 3 new national advocacy agendas, a coordinated effort to elevate STIs as a national health priority and accelerate action on vaccines, diagnostics, prevention and care.

https://buff.ly/SqreNiH

04/13/2026

It's .

Zimbabwe’s new advocacy agenda sets a new path forward, calling for increased advocacy, expanded diagnostic testing, integrated services & stronger domestic financing for prevention and research.

Explore new country-led advocacy agendas driving action: https://www.stiwatch.org/regional-advocacy/

04/10/2026

The new issue of is out!

Proposed US budget cuts, supply chain disruptions, evolving commitments & a renewed push to weaken US policy highlight a rapidly shifting landscape.

Read more: avac.org/blog/global-.https://avac.org/blog/global-health-watch-issue63/

04/08/2026

New ( ) advocacy agendas are here!

Across Kenya, South Africa & Zimbabwe, partners are coming together to launch a new model for action—country-led agendas + cross-country advocacy hubs designed to elevate as national and regional priorities.

Together, they are strengthening diagnostics, prevention, care & community leadership in shaping the response, https://www.stiwatch.org/regional-advocacy/

📍 Learn more + join the conversation, https://www.stiwatch.org/event/launching-sti-advocacy-hubs-national-agendas-from-kenya-south-africa-zimbabwe/

04/03/2026

This week, the world lost a true leader, Stephen Lewis, whose life was defined by an unwavering commitment to creating a better, more just world. Lewis’ unwavering passion and fearless advocacy continue to set the standard, reminding us that global health demands urgency, equity and accountability. This week’s follows that charge. It covers growing calls for transparency: from Zambia’s bilateral MoU, to the anticipated proposal to cut 20% cut from the US National Institute of Health’s 2027 budget, and the pricing and access negotiations around , as well as the Global HIV Prevention Coalition’s new Prevention Access Framework.

https://avac.org/blog/global-health-watch-issue62/

03/31/2026

We're sharing the new Prevention 2030 Access Framework w/ UNAIDS, The Global Prevention Coalition and partners.

“Innovations...especially , have added to the array of prevention choices...History will judge us harshly if we as a global community fail to meet this scientific moment," says our ED.

Read: tinyurl.com/2rudup69

03/30/2026

Advocates & communities are essential to scaling equitably.

At the Kenya Health Integration Summit, AVAC & highlighted strategies to ensure scaleup of new px options while safeguarding equitable access for all populations.

Read about , https://buff.ly/qAZoupA

03/25/2026

From advancing access to for in Zambia to mobilizing global advocacy for research and translating science at , see how AVAC's advocacy is driving impact, https://avac.org/blog/the-impact-report/

03/24/2026

Expanding access means meeting people where they are.

Join to hear how community health workers & pharmacists are taking beyond clinics and into homes, streets & communities.

Register: https://avac-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/IokopBDsTgOIQ69wSZkXcw #/registration