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<p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research
(NIHR). Since 2013, the NIHR has supported five studies investigating the development
of HIV vaccines through its research infrastructure. The NIHR has also funded a wide
portfolio of awards investigating other methods of HIV prophylaxis, for a combined
total investment of almost £11 million since 2010. As the nation's largest funder
of health and care research, the NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into
any aspect of human health, including on HIV vaccine development and HIV prevention
more broadly.</p><p>The Department will be publishing a new Sexual and Reproductive
Health Strategy and a HIV Action Plan in 2021. HIV prevention approaches, including
any new evidence related to potential HIV vaccines, will be considered as part of
the development process.</p>
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