European AIDS Vaccine Trials

An advocacy agenda

Marion Zibelli

EATG’s Vaccine Working Group

marion@eatg.org

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 educateo Communityo Civil societyo Policy makerso MPso Medias

2. Lobbyo Governementso MPso Policy 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...

Vaccines@eatg.org

Thank you.