H. Res. 844

In the House of Representatives, U.S., 

July 28, 2006.

Whereas HIV/AIDS has killed over 25,000,000 people worldwide and poses a serious threat to the economic and political stability of the countries hit hardest by this terrible 

epidemic; 

Whereas the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) 

was founded in 1996 as a public-private partnership with 

a mission to ensure the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV/AIDS vaccines for use throughout the world, with a particular focus on developing countries, where the need is most urgent; 

Whereas the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative’s research 

and policy programs have galvanized scientific efforts and 

substantially increased financial and political support for 

this vital effort; 

Whereas since its founding, the International AIDS Vaccine 

Initiative has advanced six vaccine candidates from concept to clinical trials, targeting the subtypes of HIV circulating in the developing world—a record matched only 

by one large pharmaceutical company; 

Whereas ten years ago only a few developing countries had 

participated in HIV/AIDS vaccine trials, but today several countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are ac-
2

•HRES 844 EH 

tively participating in HIV/AIDS vaccine trials, a reflection of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative’s activism and commitment to working collaboratively with developing country partners; 

Whereas the model of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, which closely links clinical trial site investigators to 

product developers, has resulted in the first HIV/AIDS 

vaccine trials being conducted in Kenya, Rwanda, and 

India, as well as trials in Uganda and South Africa; 

Whereas the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative is a 

founding member of the Global HIV/AIDS Vaccine Enterprise, recognized by the G–8 as an important actor in 

the quest for a vaccine; is an affiliated member of the 

National Institutes of Health’s Partnership for AIDS 

Vaccine Evaluation; and is hosting NIH trials at International AIDS Vaccine Initiative sites in Africa; 

Whereas the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative’s Core 

Clinical Immunology Laboratory was the first Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) accredited laboratory 

in the world to assess HIV/AIDS vaccines, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative’s laboratory in Uganda 

was the first to receive such accreditation in Africa; and 

Whereas the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative established a ground-breaking Neutralizing Antibody Consortium to address one of the key scientific challenges to 

vaccine design: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) congratulates the International AIDS Vaccine 

Initiative on ten years of significant achievement in the 

search for an HIV/AIDS vaccine; 
3

•HRES 844 EH 

(2) recognizes the role of the International AIDS 

Vaccine Initiative in raising awareness and increasing financial and political support for this important cause; 

(3) admires the commitment of the International 

AIDS Vaccine Initiative to collaborating with developing 

country researchers, governments, and civil society in the 

common goal of finding a vaccine; 

(4) expresses support for the continued success of 

the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; and 

(5) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to 

the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. 

Attest:

Clerk.