Towards an HIV Cure

AIM: To drive concerted efforts to accelerate global scientific research, advocacy and collaboration towards a cure for HIV

"It is time to more firmly plant the need for an HIV cure on the policy agenda. While interventions that lead to a meaningful cure are at least decades away, we must begin planning for it sooner than later. Once available, we must ensure a cure can be successfully delivered to those countries most burdened by the disease, and delivery must come at speed."

Sharon Lewin

IAS Towards an HIV Cure Advisory Board Co-Chair

Accelerating global scientific research, advocacy and collaboration towards a cure for HIV is a major strategic priority for the IAS. In 2011, the IAS launched the Towards an HIV Cure programme, which focuses on advancing the HIV cure field in countries where resources for HIV cure research are limited and facilitating interaction with HIV and other biomedical research areas.

It does so by:

Promoting scientific exchange and collaboration and increased research literacy
Growing capacity-building programmes for HIV researchers and community advocates in countries where resources for HIV cure research are limited
Advocating for the prioritization of HIV cure in the global health agenda by supporting a well-informed, multidisciplinary network