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OMOLOLU FALOBI AWARD:
DEADLINE CHANGE TO 31 JANUARY 2010
THE OMOLOLU FALOBI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV PREVENTION RESEARCH
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
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Call for Nominations: Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV Prevention Research Community Advocacy 2010 DEADLINE – 31 JANUARY 2010 We are happy to announce note that the M2010 Co-chairs (International Microbicides Conference 2010) have confirmed their commitment towards supporting this award with a full scholarship to the Conference for the Award Recipient. To respect their scholarship deadlines, we are bringing 'forward' the deadline for the Omololu Falobi Award to 31 January 2010. “The Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV Prevention Research Community Advocacy” was established to honour the life and work of Omololu Falobi and highlight the essential role of community advocacy in HIV prevention research. This award is an important and ongoing legacy to Omololu and is recognition to his commitment and contribution to HIV prevention research advocacy. About Omololu Falobi For more about Omololu, please visit www.omololuinourhearts.org
The African Microbicides Advocacy Group (AMAG) is proud to collaborate with the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), the Global Campaign for Microbicides (GCM), JAAIDS, NHVMAS and TAM - to coordinate this award process. Financial support for the Award comes from AMAG, AVAC,GCM, Family Health International (FHI) and NHVMAS, Open Society Institute in South Africa (OSISA) and UNAIDS, THIS AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT is intended to honour individuals who have shown leadership and commitment to HIV prevention research advocacy and to recognize the work of advocates who have inspired others in their commitment to HIV prevention. The Nomination & Selection Process
Award Planning Committee Manju Chatani-Gada, African Microbicides Advocacy Group (AMAG) & AVACMitchell Warren, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC)Katie West Slevin, Global Campaign for Microbicides (GCM)Olayide Akanni, Journalists Against AIDS in Nigeria (JAAIDS) Morenike Ukpong, New HIV Vaccine & Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS)Mayowa Joel, Treatment Access Movement (TAM), For more information, please write to: omololufalobiaward@yahoo.com Please send your nominations in before Please download nomination forms here
Please visit Omololu's memorial site at www.omololuinourhearts.org |
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Who is AMAG?
The African Microbicides Advocacy Group (AMAG) is a coalition of microbicides advocates from organisations and institutions based and/ or working in various African countries. AMAG was launched at the 2004 International Microbicides Conference.
The AMAG network has over 400 members from 30 countries across
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We are from diverse communities, groups and cultures within the Africa Region, but share a commitment to supporting the process of developing a microbicide that is ethically developed, effective, safe and accessible. We believe in a human rights-based approach that promotes the rights of all people to equitable access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support. AMAG Meeting - London, Mar2004 |
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“With over 30 clinical trials in
AMAG Aims:
- To ensure that a coordinated African voice is engaged in setting and moving forward the microbicides advocacy agenda in
- To support participating organizations to prepare for more effective, better coordinated Microbicide advocacy in their own contexts and between African countries.
“How do we empower communities – future users, African researchers and NGOs, all women - to be active in this research – to own it, to critique it, to use it?”
Advocacy Objectives:
- African-driven agenda for microbicides R&D, advocacy and sustainable access
- Community partnership in the research process
- South-South, South-North collaboration
- Sharing lessons and information
- Capacity building for community empowerment
- Equitable access to future products
- More research to respond to needs of women with HIV
- Community readiness for microbicides
AMAG Activities:
We share lessons and resources so we can learn from each other about more effective ways to advocate for ethically developed, effective and safe microbicides. We seek to do this in ways that address the special challenges and the realities in
“Nothing about us, without us."
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AMAG Meeting-Bangkok Jul04
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AMAG Meeting-Bangkok Jul04
- Highlight the role and need for relevant African voices and leadership in setting the microbicides agenda
- Support and conduct capacity-building opportunities
- Map and link Africa-wide advocacy initiatives, and support budding initiatives
- Consolidate our work and ideas - share lessons and information, facilitate dialogue
- Facilitate and contribute to partnership-building between researcher and community groups;
- Raise and place emerging issues on the microbicides advocacy agenda;
- Build relationships with partners in the South and North
- Work with and through partners to prepare communities for clinical trials
- Emphasize community partnership beyond and vs. community involvement in trial recruitment and management
- Advocate the need for more research relevant to HIV+ women
- Promote an advocacy campaign that incorporates microbicides, vaccines and other new-prevention technologies with treatment activism.
2006 events/meetings participated/presented at include:
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- Microbicides 2006 Conference
- XVI World AIDS Conference
AMAG eForum: This is a closed email discussion forum for those actively working on microbicides advocacy, research and policy in
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Contact us!
For more information about AMAG, to find out about upcoming AMAG events, to send us reports, articles or your suggestions about this website –
write to the AMAG Steering Committee and AMAG Coordinator at:
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