Fund the fight for a herpes cure
More than four decades after the first herpes treatment was approved, patients are still waiting. Your gift drives research, better testing, and smarter policy, and helps end the stigma.
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One gift, four fronts in the fight
Herpes Cure Advocacy is the only patient advocacy organization committed to accelerating a cure for herpes infections. Every donation powers all four parts of that work.
Drive research for a cure
Move promising therapies and vaccines from the lab into clinical trials, faster.
Improve testing and diagnosis
Push for faster, more accurate tests that catch infections early and cut transmission.
Advocate for better policy
Work with policymakers on research funding, better treatment options and public health.
Expand awareness and education
Educational materials, conference resources and expert-led talks that dispel myths and reduce stigma.
Donor-powered progress
Our volunteer-driven team, backed by donors like you, has pushed federal health agencies to take herpes seriously.
- September 2023
A federal research plan for HSV
The NIH published its Strategic Plan for Herpes Simplex Virus Research after HCA’s policy push for federal HSV research.
- November 2024
Herpes in the national strategy
After HCA’s grassroots advocacy, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health published an addendum to the 2020 National Strategic Plan that includes a public health response to herpes infections.
- 2026
Herpes Cure Pipeline 5.0
Our fifth annual report on the therapies and vaccines in development, presented at the 2026 STI Prevention Conference.
Explore Pipeline 5.0
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From a monthly gift to stock, a donor-advised fund or a gift in your will, every option moves the cure forward.
Give monthly
Recurring gifts give us steady support to plan research and advocacy. Choose “Monthly” in the donation form.
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We need a cure today
Every donation, whether $10 or $10,000, moves us closer to a world where herpes is effectively treated and free from stigma.
Herpes Cure Advocacy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 87-4325698). All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.