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NEW YORK, NY, December 14, 2009 – The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative congratulates the partners involved in the MDP 301 Phase III clinical trial of a vaginal microbicide known as PRO 2000 on the successful conduct of the largest microbicide trial completed to date. We are disappointed to learn that PRO 2000 did not prove…

OFID Signs Three Grant Agreements to Co-finance  Major Health Initiatives December 1, 2009 Vienna, Austria Press inquiries: info@ofid.org The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) yesterday signed three grant agreements relating to important worldwide health initiatives. The agreements were signed on behalf of OFID by Mr. Suleiman J. Al-Herbish, Director-General, and by HRH Princess Ghida Talal, Chairperson of…

Achieving Universal Access: The Way Forward IAVI Calls for Strong and Sustained Global Investment in New HIV Prevention Tools NEW YORK, December 1, 2009—As we approach World AIDS Day, observed globally December 1, we are reminded that while progress has been made in expanding access to treatment and prevention and that progress has been made toward…

World AIDS Day 2009 “Universal Access & Human Rights” Global Health Community Statement “The full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all is an essential element in the global response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.” – 2006 UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS In observance of December 1st as World AIDS Day, and in recognition of…

First Clinical Study of Electroporation-Enhanced DNA Vaccine Delivery in Healthy Human Volunteers NEW YORK, NY, and SAN DIEGO, CA, November 30, 2009 – A Phase I study of a preventive HIV vaccine testing a novel delivery mechanism known as electroporation – the use of electrical pulses to increase the immune responses elicited by DNA vaccines…

Publication to Serve as Guide to Understanding, Building Productive Partnerships November 20, 2009 – Washington, DC – Meaningful and lasting progress in addressing global health challenges cannot be achieved without partnerships and collaboration, according to a publication released today, Case Studies for Global Health. The collection of case studies, which focus on access to medicines…

IAVI commends the Obama Administration for lifting the ban on people living with HIV from entering the United States. The process of reversing this policy was initiated by President George W. Bush and received Congressional support when PEPFAR was reauthorized last year. AIDS is a global epidemic, and the mobilization to combat the epidemic is…

Data Unveiled at Leading Scientific Conference Shows Promising Advances on Several Fronts The annual AIDS Vaccine 2009 conference, held in Paris from October 19-22, brought together more than 1,000 scientists from across the world engaged in an exciting new phase of AIDS vaccine research and development.  “There are many reasons for hope,” Michel Sidibé, executive…