Let Communities Lead
Let us join the rest of the world in celebrating the world's Aids Day as we increase awareness of the available HIV prevention strategies for all ages. True:'Let the communities lead'.
News Updates
Webinar: Community and Public engagement of adolescents living with HIV/AIDS on modality of viral load monitoring to improve suppression in East Africa
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Hypovax PhD opportunity at UVRI
The Hypovax consortium (www.hypovax.org) has been established at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) in The Netherlands to address the recognized challenge of differences in vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy between countries, and between populations within countries.
Scientists Make Strides in HIV Vaccine Research
What you need to know:
- One of the participants, Dr Bernard Kulohoma from International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) in Kenya said the major objective of the gathering was strengthening the capacity of scientists across the ADVANCE network in Africa and India in the development of HIV Vaccine.
Scientists Breed Anti-malaria Mosquitoes
UVRI, which started the research project in 2016, says it is in the process of returning the mosquito species from a US laboratory.
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/scientists-move-to-breed-...
Research Monitoring Scheme Training Held at UVRI
The Monitoring Training course was held from 28th August to 1st September 2023 at Uganda Virus Research Institute- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative premises. It aimed at equipping participants with comprehensive insights into effective monitoring practices within the context of clinical research.
EACCR HOSTS TRAINING ON HIV PREVENTION AMONG ADOLOSCENTS
The global community has failed to reduce the rate of infection among teenagers at the same rate as infection among adults despite Fast-Track targets to terminate the AIDS epidemic by 2030. In actuality, the rate of progress is three times slower. AIDS is the number one killer of people in this age range in several regions of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa (UNICEF 2019).
'The Last Roll of The Dice’ for an HIV Vaccine This Decade
A novel trial that has been described as "the last roll of the dice" for a generation of HIV vaccines has entered its latter stages.
Called PrEPVacc, the trial is testing two vaccines alongside two forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to test vaccine efficacy while offering protection to prevent the spread of HIV.
Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium: Announcing The First Speaker!
This year’s Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium is Professor Sharifah Sekalala who will talk about ‘An Analysis of Legal Issues Relating to Digital Health Surveillance and Innovation’.