njectable PrEP: Upcoming Webinar from The Choice Agenda
njectable PrEP: Upcoming Webinar from The Choice Agenda
August 3, 2022
Dear Advocate,
AIDS 2022 in Montreal just wrapped up, and stay tuned for our full summary soon. For now, though, a quick update on injectable cabotegravir for PrEP (CAB), which was a hot topic at the conference and the subject of next week's Choice Agenda webinar.
Dear Advocate,
AIDS 2022 in Montreal just wrapped up, and stay tuned for our full summary soon. For now, though, a quick update on injectable cabotegravir for PrEP (CAB), which was a hot topic at the conference and the subject of next week's Choice Agenda webinar.
- New data from the HPTN 083 and 084 trials re-confirmed the safety and efficacy of CAB for PrEP;
- WHO guidelines added injectable PrEP as an additional prevention option;
- ViiV, the drug-maker of CAB for PrEP, and the Medicines Patent Pool announced an agreement to provide a voluntary license and begin the process of identifying generic manufacturers;
- A new coalition convened by Unitaid, WHO, UNAIDS and the Global Fund, with AVAC serving as the secretariat, will collaborate with civil society, normative agencies, governments, and funders, in accelerating access to longer-acting PrEP; and
- Advocacy and activism around global access to CAB included on-stage protests, meetings with key decision makers and many, many other discussions led by advocates and partners.
Join us Monday, 8 August at 9:00 ET / 15:00 SAST for our next The Choice Agenda webinar, Faster, Smarter and More Equitable – Accelerating Roll Out and Uptake of CAB for PrEP.