The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network is a global collaboration of investigators, institutions, community representatives, and other partners organized for the purpose of evaluating prevention and treatment interventions for HIV and HIV-associated complications and co-morbidities in infants, children, and adolescents, and during pregnancy and postpartum through the conduct of high-quality clinical trials.
Main Areas of Focus
- To significantly decrease incident HIV and HIV-associated infections
- To decrease mortality and morbidity due to HIV and HIV-associated infections and co-morbidities among infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant/postpartum women
Oversight
The Network is directed by a leadership group led by Chair, Sharon Nachman, M.D., of the University of New York at Stony Brook, and the Network Vice Chairs, Patricia Flynn, M.D., of the St Jude Children's Research Hospital and Philippa Musoke, M.D., of the Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration
Read more about this network: IMPAACT Network
Events
IMPAACT holds a meeting annually.