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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards 3-Year Grant to AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

Published in AIDS Weekly, February 11th, 2002

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant of $600,000 over 3 years to the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC).

Founded in 1995, AVAC is a consumer-based advocacy organization working to speed development and delivery of AIDS vaccines to populations throughout the world.

"Expanded consumer-based advocacy is essential in order to accelerate development and delivery of vaccines for AIDS," said Chris Collins, AVAC's new executive director. "It is now clear that an AIDS vaccine is possible. The question is how soon we find it and who gets it when we do. Public support and engagement will be crucial in addressing many of the challenges...

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