The South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative or SAAVI is a South African organization with the mission of coordinating the research and development of HIV vaccines in and for South Africa.
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SAAVI was established in 1999 by the South African government as a project of the South African Medical Research Council.
SAAVI frequently partners with the HIV Vaccine Trials Network.
In June 2009, SAAVI announced that it was testing a new HIV vaccine candidate but suspended all further vaccine development indefinitely due to lack of funds.[1]