International HIV and AIDS Alliance
October 2015

PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, which essentially means providing HIV treatment
(antiretroviral drugs) to people who are HIV negative before they are exposed to the virus, as a way
to prevent them from contracting HIV. Evidence has shown that PrEP works. Currently PrEP is only
available in a few countries, and not yet fully integrated into combination prevention options in all
contexts.
The Alliance sees PrEP as a powerful new tool for HIV prevention that could expand the range of
HIV prevention options available for people and communities. Believing that everyone should be
given the possibility to choose from a range of prevention options, the Alliance wishes to work with
communities to create and share knowledge on PrEP, understand if/when/how taking PrEP might be
feasible, and to work together towards the end of AIDS.
The survey has been designed and reviewed by a working group across the Secretariat and some
LO’s already involved with PrEP from across the Alliance. The PrEP working group includes: Lucy
Stackpool-Moore, Susie McLean, Matteo Cassolato, Gitau Mburu, Jane Coombes, Kate Iorpenda,
Ruth Ayarza, Bangyuan Wang, Georgina Caswell, Claire Mathonsi, Robert Common, Robinah
Kanyeihamba, Margret Elang, Thomas Cai, Javier Hourcade Bellocq, Jet Riparip, Robinson Cabello,
Emma Aldrich and Cedric Nininahazwe.