According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in eight people living with HIV in the United States is undiagnosed, and more than one third of all new HIV infections are transmitted by people who do not know that they have HIV. Community-based organizations will help increase access to HIV self-testing in underserved communities and among those most vulnerable to HIV.

The CDC Foundation today announced a donation of $50,000 from Walgreens as the first gift to the Foundation’s Ending the HIV Epidemic Fund.

Following last year’s impactful collaboration between Walgreens and the CDC Foundation addressing the Zika outbreak, the two organizations are once again working together to help address another public health challenge—HIV prevention. To help extend the CDC Foundation’s important research and demonstration project, Walgreens made a donation today to help fund the CDC Foundation’s Sustainable Healthcenter Implementation PrEP Pilot (SHIPP) study.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has provided a $1.5 million grant to the CDC Foundation that enables CDC to develop a comprehensive substance use prevention and sexual risk behavior reduction program in high-risk communities in three states.

To investigate long-acting PrEP formulations in macaque subjects.

To provide project management services to include management of design and performance by CDC of an animal research study involving application of microarray patches (MAPs) containing antiretrovirals for HIV treatment to rhesus macaques.

To investigate the biocompatibility, the drug release profile and length of prophylactic efficacy of a biodegradable subcutaneous implant containing antiretroviral drug(s), developed by RTI.

To evaluate the efficacy of injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in HIV-uninfected populations.

To evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of macaque-sized CLIP 3D printed intravaginal rings (IVRs) loaded with the potent antiretroviral Islatravir (EFdA) when administered vaginally to pigtailed macaques.