CABs
Community advisory boards (CABs) are community engagement platforms, comprised of treatment advocates and community leaders with lived experience to review the state of treatment research, contribute to research protocols, engage in the research and development process, and meet with industry and developers about cost, pricing, and access plans.
HCV World CAB (2014-2017)
The HCV World CAB interacted with pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies that produce HCV treatment and tests to understand their access, licensing, and pricing strategies, particularly in high-burden, low- and middle-income countries.
First HCV World CAB Meeting
Treatment activists held the first global LMIC-focused dialogue with pharmaceutical companies that produce HCV treatment, co-organized by TAG and the Asia Pacific Network of PLHA. More
LAT CAB (2021-present)
Funded by the Unitaid LONGEVITY project, the LAT CAB is a new cross-disease long-acting technologies (LAT) community advisory board focused on malaria, the hepatitis C virus, HIV, and latent TB infection.
About
LAT CAB reviews the state of treatment research, contributes to research protocols, and engages in the research and development process for long-acting technologies for malaria, HCV, HIV, and LTBI. More
Community Surveys Show Enthusiasm for Long-Acting HCV Cure Research
People living with or at risk of hepatitis C virus, health care providers, and policymakers in low- and middle-income countries showed significant interest in a potential long-acting HCV cure, recent surveys have found. More
