AHF Extends Ban To Bristol-Myers

July 29, 2010

By: Staff Reporter

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has banned sales representatives from Bristol-Myers Squibb from its clinics for refusing to lower the price of its antiretroviral medication – part of a battle against escalating drug prices the Los Angeles-based organization claims it’s winning.

BMS Lies About Cooperation with AIDS Community, Says AHF

July 28, 2010

AHF Refutes Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Claim—Made On its Website In Response to Criticism Over Its AIDS Drug Pricing—That It Has “Worked Collaboratively with the HIV/AIDS Community to Help Meet the Needs of People Living with this Disease”

HuffingtonPost: Bill Clinton Was Right About Wasted HIV/AIDS Funding

July 28, 2010

By: Sen. Tom Coburn and Michael Weinstein

"In too many countries too much money goes to pay for too many people to go to too many meetings, get on too many airplanes," proclaimed the former U.S. President Bill Clinton in a keynote address at one of those very meetings, the XVIII Annual International AIDS Conference which was held last week in Vienna.

Truth and Reconciliation: President Obama's Global Health Initiative and HIV/AIDS -- Raising the Bar

July 28, 2010

By: Anand Reddi

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, special advisor for health policy in the Office of Management and Budget, published an op-ed in The Huffington Post responding to criticisms made by the global health community that the Obama administration is flat-lining HIV/AIDS treatment funding.

CA Controller Chiang Urges BMS to Cut Price of AIDS Drug Reyataz

July 27, 2010

Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced that California State Controller John Chiang has sent a letter to drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) urging the company to reduce the price of its key HIV/AIDS drug, Reyataz—one of the most expensive first-line AIDS treatment in the U.S.—for California and its AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).

AHF Bans BMS Drug Reps from Its Clinics

July 26, 2010

Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced that it has banned pharmaceutical sales representatives from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) from calling on AHF’s medical providers and staff in its sixteen U.S. healthcare centers.

Senator Coburn Introduces AIDS Bill to Save 2 Million Lives Globally

July 21, 2010

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, hosted a press teleconference on Thursday, July 22nd at 1:00 PM Eastern (U.S.A.)/10:00 AM Pacific to urge the United States Congress to immediately pass the HIV/AIDS Saves Lives First Act of 2010.

Obama AIDS strategy targets gay, bi men

July 21, 2010

By: Lou Chibbaro Jr.

A long-awaited National HIV/AIDS Strategy document the White House released this week calls for devoting more funds and attention to HIV prevention programs that target four high-risk population groups, especially gay and bisexual men.

AHF Takes To The Streets For ADAP Funds

July 21, 2010

By: Richard Gary

Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation led a protest in front of the Federal Building in Fort Lauderdale on Friday June 16, 2010 to protest the lack of federal funding for ADAP – the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.

AIDS drug crisis prompts rally at capitol

July 21, 2010

By: Lynda Waddington

Scores of AIDS advocates are expected to gather this morning at the Iowa Capitol to raise awareness of the 100 Iowans currently on waiting lists for life-saving medications.