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  • NOVEL APPROACHES 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).

  • EDCTP Funded Trial Could Be ‘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.

    African-led and coordinated out of Entebbe, Uganda, with international support, its success could mark the start of a new phase of vaccine development. Should it fail, it could also see immunologists give up on a generation of vaccines.

  • 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’.

  • UVRI Conducts Protocol Training on MACK Study.

    A team of scientists from Uganda Virus Research Institute(UVRI) led by Dr Benjamin Watyaba and Saidat Namuli conducted training on 16th -17th August 2023 at the AIDS Support Organization TASO-Jinja in Uganda 

  • Call-The African Career Acceleration Fellowships for Post-Doctoral Applicants

    The Francis Crick Institute has just announced a new round of fellowships in the Crick Africa Network.

    The African Career Acceleration Fellowships are supported by LifeArc and are for early-career African biomedical scientists to develop translational scientific programmes and become independent scientists. The Institute is looking for, a keen interest in translational science, and a commitment to establishing their own research groups and continuing their careers on the African continent.