[T]he International AIDS Society (IAS) and 15…leading public and private sector organizations have released a…new research agenda designed to…advance global responses to HIV in women and children. The…consensus statement, Asking the Right Questions: Advancing an HIV Research Agenda for Women and Children, includes 20 specific recommendations to…improve responses to the HIV-related challenges facing women and children worldwide. The Agenda…focuses on key gaps in clinical and programmatic knowledge that hinder access to effective HIV prevention, treatment and care for women and children...The Agenda identifies priority research questions within four broad categories: 1) clinical research on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) and paediatric treatment; 2) clinical research on treatment issues for women; 3) operations research for women; and 4) operations and implementation research related to PMTCT...[refers to Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck]