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Global Advocacy “ Towards an HIV Cure”

Global Advocacy “ Towards an HIV Cure”. Marie-Capucine Penicaud, IAS Community Scientific Literacy Workshop July 22, 2012. Global Advocacy “ Towards an HIV Cure”. What have we done so far? What is our message? What are we going to do next ? What can you do?.

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Global Advocacy “ Towards an HIV Cure”

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  1. Global Advocacy “Towards an HIVCure” Marie-Capucine Penicaud, IAS Community Scientific Literacy Workshop July 22, 2012

  2. Global Advocacy “Towardsan HIV Cure” • What have wedoneso far? • Whatisour message? • What are wegoing to do next? • Whatcanyou do?

  3. “Towards an HIV Cure” The Global Scientific Strategy “Towards an HIV Cure” was launched on 19 July 2012! Visit the IAS website for more information and sign the Rome Statement for HIV Cure research to be accelerated: www.iasociety.org.

  4. Launch of the Global ScientificStrategy . The International AIDS Society scientific working group on HIV Cure. Towards an HIV cure: a global scientific strategy. Nature Rev. Immunol. 18 Jul 2012 (doi: 10.1038/nri.3262)

  5. Media Launch, July 19th • 20 signatories: funders, activists, universities • 3 press conferences in 3 languages • Webcast and media kit • Impact so far => 2500 hits

  6. Symposium, 20 and 21 July

  7. Message • IncreaseInvestements for a Safe, Scalable and Affordable cure. The timing is right scientifically • Novel short-course treatment strategies allowing • life-long drug-free remission of patients will bring • individual, global and economical benefits • Treatment and preventionmust remainpriorities: HIV Cure researchshouldbethe 4th pillar of the response

  8. What’s next @ AIDS 2012 • Science-focused press conference on Thursday 26th: • stem cell transplant, • SAHA, • Visconti, etc… • Booth: distribution of policy papers and scientific strategy, HIV cure desk for Q & A’s

  9. “Towards an HIV Cure” sessions CommunityScientificLiteracy Workshop Sunday July 22, 3:45-5:45pm, Session Room 8 Plenary session « Viral eradication: the cure agenda » by J. Martinez Picado Tuesday 24 July 22, 8:30-10:30am, Session Room 1 Mechanisms of HIV latency Tuesday 24 July 22, 4:30-6:00pm, Session Room 2 HIV Reservoirs: where & how is the virus hiding? Thursday 26 July 22, 2:30-4:00pm, Session Room 9 HIV Persistence and eradication Thursday 26 July 22, 11:00-12:30pm, Session Room 9

  10. What’snext Information Exchange Database Ethics Working Group • Stakeholders • Advisory • Board • Funding Coordination Focus • Coordination of all components Industry Collaboration Group Cost-Effectiveness Working Group Social Sciences Research Team

  11. How to contribute? • Sign-on the Rome Statement to accelerate investments in HIV Cure research on www.iasociety.org • Endorse the scientific strategy by providing your logo to hivcure@iasociety.org • Circulate the information in your networks: policy papers @ IAS booth

  12. Acknowledgements Françoise Barré-Sinoussi Steve Deeks Mark Harrington Richard Jefferys Bernard Kadasia Rosanne Lamplough Olivier Rescaniere & all Towards an HIV Cure Group Members .

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