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TAG Submission to WHO Public Hearing Regarding a New International Instrument on Pandemic Preparedness and Response

April 13, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

At the first of these two public hearings TAG submitted the following statement with six reasons why the new international instrument must explicitly acknowledge the right to science as a central guiding framework.

HIV Updates From CROI: The Good, the Bad, and the Long-Acting

March 29, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

On April 15 TAG presented, "HIV Updates From CROI: The Good, the Bad, and the Long-Acting." This free webinar unpacked the most significant developments in HIV research presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection (CROI), and what they mean for communities affected by HIV.

Talk About It with TAG: The Impact of Long COVID on People Living With HIV

March 3, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

On March 3, 2022, we presented the first "Talk About It with TAG" webinar. This series addresses the needs of community members by having open discussions with researchers and community experts on issues related to COVID-19 and HIV biomedical research.

image with scientific looking background; copy reads: 2022 Community HIV Cure Research Workshop

2022 Pre- and Post-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop

February 28, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

The 2022 Community HIV Cure Research Workshop took place virtually this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. There were two sessions, the first on Tuesday February 8th and the second on Tuesday March 1st.

Mourning Paul Farmer, Honoring His Legacy

February 23, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

TAG’s staff and board of directors are filled with grief at the premature death of Dr. Paul Farmer, who illuminated and changed our world with his combination of passion, intelligence, solidarity with the poor, and determined will for social justice.

A Brief Guide to TAG’s Listing of Research Toward an HIV Cure Clinical Trials and Observational Studies

February 17, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

Since 2014, Treatment Action Group’s website has featured a regularly updated listing of clinical trials and observational studies related to the scientific effort to develop a cure for HIV infection. Clinical trials typically involve the administration of experimental interventions, whereas observational studies only require blood draws or other sampling.

Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Input to HRC resolution 47/17

February 15, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

On February 9, TAG submitted this testimony to the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) to inform its upcoming report to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 'human rights in the context of HIV/AIDS' (HRC resolution 47/17).

CUREiculum 2.0: Community & Stakeholder Engagement in HIV Cure-Related Research Module

January 28, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

Engagement of affected communities in research is vital to ensuring that the science is ethical and responsive to community priorities and needs. This module covers the history of community-based HIV research advocacy and outlines principles and best practices for community…

CUREiculum 2.0: Analytical Treatment Interruptions (ATI) Module

January 13, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

Some HIV cure research studies ask participants to temporarily stop antiretroviral therapy, which is referred to as an analytical treatment interruption (ATI). This module explains the use of ATIs in HIV cure research and covers what is currently known about…

CUREiculum 2.0: HIV Persistence Module

January 13, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

An overview of current knowledge regarding how HIV persists in the body despite suppression of viral load by antiretroviral therapy. Understanding the mechanisms by which HIV persists is considered key to developing curative interventions that would prevent the virus rebounding…