European AIDS Vaccine Trials An advocacy agenda Marion Zibelli EATG’s Vaccine Working Group

Or, * Voulez-vous vous joindre aux défenseurs des vaccins contre le sida, ce soir ? * Do you want to join AIDS vaccine advocates tonight?

Once upon a time... Katy De Clercq, Belgium Maxime Journiac, France Simone Marcotullio, Italy Vlastimil Mayer, Slovak Republic Julian Meldrum, UK Jo Robinson, UK Maite Suárez, The Netherlands Joan Tallada, Spain Emmanuel Trénado, France Filippo von Schloesser, Italy Matthias Wienold, Germany Marion Zibelli, Spain (Chair)

...and we are also European AIDS vaccine advocates. We are all European HIV treatment activists...

We believe in the benefit and the necessity to join advocacy on HIV/AIDS treatments and new HIV preventive technologies, such as vaccines. Some will say we live in sin! We don’t believe so.

So let’s unite!  But why?  But how?  And when?

So let’s unite!  But why?  But how?  And when?

The world needs that access to HIV drugs and the best SOC be offered to people who urgently need them. The world needs an AIDS vaccine. –Europe needs an AIDS vaccine.  Scaling-up access to treatment  Enhancing capacity for vaccine trials

So let’s unite!  But why?  But how?  And when?

HIV treatment activists and AIDS vaccine advocates in Europe: Common agendas 1. Inform and educate oCommunity oCivil society oPolicy makers oMPs oMedias 2. Lobby oGovernements oMPs oPolicy makers Both at country, EU and international level.

And many more issues in common... Science and clinical trials Equity Pricing Patents Regulatory aspects Manufacturing Delivery National Plans CABs

Money, money, money With few resources available, what should be our priority? Wait a second... “It’s not either, or. It’s more!” Frans van den Boom, IAVI Europe

So let’s unite!  But why?  But how?  And when? Ce soir?

Let’s continue the discussion... Thank you.