At the Forefront

MHRP is at the forefront of the battle against HIV to protect U.S. troops from infection and to reduce the global impact of the disease. While its primary focus is developing a globally effective HIV-1 vaccine, the program provides prevention, care and treatment through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

MHRP is centered at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.

MHRP was authorized by Congress in 1986, and since has become a leader in international efforts to combat HIV. With five sites in Africa and Asia, the program’s growth has been achieved through the combination of strong vaccine science, the careful development of research sites, and partnerships with key research institutions in the U.S. and host countries.

The integration of prevention, care and treatment has helped MHRP build strong and trusting relationships with the communities in which research is conducted, while providing an ethical framework to conduct HIV clinical research.

International Research Network

The program’s network includes international laboratory and clinical research capabilities. MHRP has developed research sites in Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Thailand. MHRP’s main laboratories are located in Rockville, Maryland.

• Vaccine Partially Protects Monkeys from HIV-like Infection

  1/10/2012

  New vaccine research in monkeys suggests that scientists are closing in on the critical ingredients of a protective HIV vaccine and identifies new HIV vaccine candidates to test in human clinical trials.

• Promising Results of Novel Combination HIV Vaccine

  1/4/2012

  Results from a recent study published in Nature show that novel vaccine combinations can provide partial protection against infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) in rhesus monkeys.

• MUWRP Provides Safe Male Circumcision at Uganda's Parliament Health Week

  12/30/2011

  Nearly 400 men undergo the procedure along with HIV counseling and testing.

• A Trip to Koome Island

  12/23/2011

  Voices from the Field: Monica Millard, MUWRP Program Director

• President's Bioethics Commmission Released Its Report on Human Subjects Protection

  12/21/2011

  In its report concerning federally-sponsored research involving human volunteers, the Commission concluded that current rules and regulations provide adequate safeguards to mitigate risk.