AVAC, BMGF, CIFF, MedAccess, Unitaid and ViiV Healthcare announce collaboration to catalyse more affordable access to long- acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention

4 August 2022

AVAC press release announcing a new collaboration focused on pricing, innovative funding mechanisms, tracking regulatory approvals, and ensuring the inclusion of civil society in key planning and decision making to speed access to injectable cabotegravir (CAB) for PrEP. Launched at the 24th International AIDS Conference, this collaboration includes AVAC, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, MedAccess, Unitaid, and ViiV Healthcare.

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