IAVI Report Vol. 2, no. 2

International Call for Action
n May 18,1997, United States President Bill Clinton asked.
that we "commit ourselves to developing an AIDS vaccine
within the next decade."
AIDS has already taken the lives of millions of men, women and
children. More than 29 million individuals have been infected with.
HIV. Each day, approximately 10,000 new infections occur, almost
95 percent of these in the developing world.
The investment of substantial government and private sector funds,
over a sustained period of time, enabled researchers to make
extraordinary progress in developing new HIV therapeutics.
Tragically, these advances are far beyond the reach of most HIVinfected individuals in the world. An effort of similar magnitude is
needed to develop HIV vaccines, without which AIDS will continue
its relentless march of destruction.
President Clinton stated that at the Summit of the Industrialized
Nations in Denver, he will seek to "enlist other nations to join in a
worldwide effort to find a vaccine to stop one of the world's
greatest killers."
We, the undersigned, believe that HIV 'disease is a global disease
and requires a global response. No single country or company has
the resources to go it alone. Therefore, we call upon the
industrialized nations of the world to support a global effort to
develop safe, effective, preventive HIV vaccines for use throughout
the world by 2007. We call upon the nations participating in the

on -VIVaccine De lopnent
Denver Summit to agree on a specific plan' to mee t goal:.
We also. call upon the large industrialized nations to.devote new
resources.to this-vaccine development effortincluding assuring that
vaccines are produced for developing countries, creating incentives
for maximum participation of the pharmaceutical/vaccine industry,
and agreement on specific mechanisms to ensure mutual
cooperation and coordination of the effort. The excruciating burden
of this disease demands that funds not be diverted fromresearch for
HV therapeutics or prevention. The creation of iew financiig
mechanisms, such as an AIDS Vaccine Development Fund and AIDS
Vaccine Purchase Fund, should be considered,
Finally, we call upon the large',industrialized nations to expand this
effort to other international forums, including the G-77 nations. The
industrialized nations must begin working with each other and less
developed countries, private industry, international agencies, and.
non-governmental organizations to lay the groundwork for
maximizing the research effort and securing broad international
access to any HIV vaccines that are developed.
I All countries around the world will gain by this effort and each has
a unique contribution to make, such as providing funding, scientists,
testing sites, and vaccine production. A global effort of this
magnitude would demonstrate how the world can come together in
an era of globalization for the good of all humankind - a noble goal
for the next century.

ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS
Accion Ciudadana Contra el SIDA (ACCS), Venezuela;Agency for Cooperation in International Health, Japan;AIDSAction Baltimore, Inc., US.;
AIDSAction Council, US.;AIDS Coordination Group, Netherlands;AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGIS), US.;AIDS Helpline-NI, United
Kingdom;AIDS Treatment News, US.;AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), US.;Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Foundation, US.;All India Institute of
Medical Sciences, India;Association-against HIVAIDS, Russia;Association de Recherche, de Communication.et dAction pour le
Traitement du SIDA (ARCATSIDA), FranceAssociazione Nazionale per la Lotta contro lAIDS (AATLAIDS), Italy; British Medical Association,
United Kingdom;British MedicalAssociation Foundation forAUDS, United Kingdom; Center forAIDS Prevention Studies.(CAPS), US;Centerfor Vaccine
Development, Mahidol University at Salaya, Thailand; Center of Research andAdvanced Treatment in AIDS and HIV(CMAID), Mexico; Corporacion
Chilena de Prevencion del Sida (CChPS), Chile;DeutscheAIDSStiflung, Germany;EuroCASO Secretariat, Netherlands; European Public Policy Network
on AIDS (EPPNA), United Kingdom; Family Health Trust, Zambia; Fondation Marcel Mdrieux, France; Fundapao Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Brazil;
Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), US; Global AIDSAction Network (GAAN), US.; Global Network of People Living with HIVAIDS (GNP+), flS.;HIV
Community Coalition ofMetropolitan Washington, DC, US.;HIV/AIDS STDActivities in Bangladesh (IASAB), Bangladesh; Holistic Health Cente, US;
Immigrants Fighting AIDS, US.; International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, US.; International Center for Research on Women, US.; International Christian
AIDS Network (ICAA9, United Kingdom; International Community of Women Living withAIDS (ICM, United Kingdom; International Council ofAIDS
Service Organizations (ICASO), Canada; International Council offewish Women, United Kingdom; International Lesbian and Gay Association,
Belgium;International Union against the Venereal Disease and the Treponematoses,Australia;Jonas Salk Foundation, US.;Kenya NationalAIDS
Control Programme, Kenya; Latino Comission on AIDS, US.; Liga Colombiana de Lucha contra el Sida, Colombia; London Lighthouse, United Kingdom;
Marathon of Mothers, US.;Mother's Voices, US;Mothers Organizing Mothers (MOMS), US.;National AIDS Fund, US.; National AIDS Trust, United
Kingdom; NationalAssociation of People withAIDS (NAPWA), US;National Lesbian and Gay Health Association (NLGlA), US.;Nederlandse
Vereniging tot Integratie van Homoseksualiteit COC, Netherlands; Network of Self-Help HIV andAIDS Groups, United Kingdom; People with AIDS
Health Group, US.; ProjectInform, US.; San Francisco AIDS Foundation, US; Scottish Voluntary HIV and AIDS Forum, United Kingdom; Southern Africa
AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS), Zimbabwe; St. Paul's Trust Initiative for AIDSfree India, India; The Terrence Higgins Trust, United
Kingdom;Title II Community AIDS National Network, US.;TreatmentAction Group, US.; UCSFAIDS Research Institute, US.; Uganda Cancer Institute,
Uganda; UK Coalition of People Living with PIV & AIDS, United Kingdom; Until There's A Cure Foundation, US.; Vaccine Advocates, US
IAVI is continuing to obtain organizational endorsements for this CallforAction. To sign on, call [phone],
fax: [phone] or e-maik [email protected].

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