These Selected Advocacy Fellows Are:
- Individuals living in developing countries where biomedical HIV prevention research (see above) or rollout of male circumcision for HIV prevention is ongoing or planned. The seven Advocacy Fellows come from Kenya (two), South Africa (two), Uganda (one) and Zambia (one).
- Emerging/mid-career community leaders and advocates (the program is not intended for senior staff or researchers).
- Individuals with experience or education in the areas of HIV/AIDS, public health, international development, women's rights, media and communications, or advocacy.
They will focus on a variety of issues including: monitoring the rollout of male circumcision for HIV prevention; journalist and media engagement around prevention research; research literacy with disenfranchised groups; PrEP and Microbicide trial results dissemination; building civil society engagement in the research process; and creating linkages between trial communities and policy makers among other things.
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