To learn more about preventive HIV vaccines and other ways that you can support the global effort to end AIDS, go to:
DAIDS – The Division of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
www3.niaid.nih.gov/about/organization/daids
DAIDS is a Division within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. DAIDS was formed in 1986 to develop and implement the national research agenda to address the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. Specifically, the mission of DAIDS is to help ensure an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by increasing basic knowledge of the pathogenesis and
transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), supporting the development of therapies for HIV infection and its complications and co-infections,
and supporting the development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.
VRC – The Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center
www.vrc.nih.gov/VRC
The VRC conducts preventive HIV vaccine research and development at a facility located on the campus of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. The VRC’s research is funded by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
HVTN – The HIV Vaccine Trials Network
www.hvtn.org
The HVTN is an international organization
of scientists and educators who have come together to develop a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It facilitates the production and testing
of vaccines against HIV/AIDS and conducts all phases of clinical evaluation, from testing experimental vaccines for safety to testing the effectiveness
of vaccines in preventing HIV. The HVTN was created in 1999 by the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
IAVI – International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
www.iavi.org
IAVI is a global not-for-profit
organization working to speed the search for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. Founded in 1996 and operational in 23 countries, IAVI
and its network of partners research and develop vaccine candidates. IAVI also advocates for a vaccine to be a global priority and works to ensure
that a future vaccine will be accessible to all who need it.
AVAC – The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
www.avac.org
A community-based
organization, AVAC has been working for 10 years to accelerate
the ethical development and global delivery of vaccines against HIV/AIDS.
AVAC provides independent analysis of developments in HIV/AIDS prevention
and treatment, public education on vaccine research, policy advocacy, and
helps local communities support and stay informed about HIV vaccine clinical
trials.
USMHRP - U.S. Military HIV Research Program
www.hivresearch.org
USMHRP is a tri-service research effort striving to
develop a globally
effective and safe HIV vaccine to protect at-risk military
and civilian
populations and to improve public health worldwide.
The Program is headed
by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in collaboration
with the
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of
Military Medicine.
USMHRP is dedicated to HIV vaccine development, prevention,
disease
surveillance, and care and treatment for HIV.
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