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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards 3-Year Grant to AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition.(Brief Article)
2002 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 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 in AIDS vaccine research and delivery. We thank the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its continuing leadership on global health, and look forward to expanding our efforts with the foundation's generous support."
Collins is a cofounder of AVAC, and is currently a principal with Progressive Health Partners, a health policy consulting company. He previously handled health policy and appropriations for Rep. Nancy Pelosi. He is the primary author of University ...
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