KAMPALA, 13 December 2009 (PlusNews) - The African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP) is a network of African scientists, advocates, community and policy leaders with a mission to advocate for and support a coordinated international effort to promote the development of and future access to HIV vaccines suitable for use in Africa. The AAVP 5th international forum will take place in Kampala, Uganda on 13 - 15 December 2009. The meeting will convene a wide range of stakeholders in order to ensure strong linkages and collaboration and to provide important updates on a field that is constantly evolving.

For more information:
AAVP secretariat,
WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Initiative (HVI),
Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR),
WHO
Tel: +4122 7914393