Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

The Public Health Agency of Canada estimates that 70,000 people in Canada were living with HIV at the end of 2011, and there are over 3,000 new infections each year. Globally, more than 35.3 million people - the equivalent of the population of Canada - were living with HIV in 2012, according to the World Health Organization. Ultimately, a safe, effective, affordable and globally accessible HIV vaccine is needed to end the AIDS epidemic and reverse its devastating social and economic impacts, particularly for those living in low-and-middle-income countries. This research proposal seeks to contribute to the dissemination, exchange and uptake of HIV vaccine research evidence, bringing together researchers in the field and others interested from all research disciplines and geographical regions to present their work and engage in knowledge translation activities with their peers, as well as with people from other scientific disciplines, public and private sector representatives.