AIDS Care Model: ‘Test & Treat’— Getting to 10 Million on ARVS

July 21, 2010

As both cost containment of care and services and treatment-as-prevention gain greater prominence in the global fight against HIV/AIDS during the Vienna AIDS Conference, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which currently provides AIDS medical care to more than 139,000 individuals in 23 countries worldwide, will host a satellite session today, July 21st, titled “Test and Treat: Getting to 10 Million on Treatment” (IAC Mini Room #5 at 6:30pm) preceded by a press conference (5pm, Media Center, Room PCR #2).

International AIDS Conference Events

July 20, 2010

AHF is currently participating in the 18th International AIDS Conference (July 18 - 23) in Vienna. The International AIDS Conference is the largest biennial gathering for those working in the field of HIV/AIDS, as well as for policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals who are committed to ending the pandemic.

Protest of Speaker Pelosi Over AIDS Drug Crisis to Include “Die-in”

July 19, 2010

Scores of AIDS advocates participated in a protest and “die-in” hosted by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), outside Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco office to descry the Speaker’s inaction on the current AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) crisis.

AHF: U.S. Must Honor Its Commitment on Global AIDS

July 19, 2010

Doctors and AIDS advocates from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which provides AIDS medical care to more than 138,000 individuals in 23 countries worldwide, will host a press conference at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna on Monday, July 19th at 12 noon (Media Center, Room PCR (News - Alert) #3) to reiterate their call on the United States to honor the its landmark commitment to PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), the successful US global AIDS program.

AIDS Advocates Rally at Iowa Capitol Bldg. Over AIDS Drug Crisis

July 19, 2010

Scores of AIDS advocates participated in a rally Tuesday, July 20th at 10:30 AM outside the Iowa State Capitol Building to bring attention to the state’s current AIDS drug crisis.

Ft: Lauderdale: AIDS Advocates Protest at Federal Bldg to Save AIDS Drug Program

July 15, 2010

75 protestors gathered outside the Ft. Lauderdale Federal Building in Florida. The coalition of AIDS patients, health care providers and advocates are asking the Obama administration and the Florida Congressional delegation to save the state's ailing AIDS Drug Assistance Program. More than 600 people are on the waiting list to receive lifesaving AIDS drugs in Florida and that list is growing by 250 to 300 people per month. Florida is ranked 3rd in the nation for the most new cases.

AHF Tests 519 People at NAACP Conference

July 14, 2010

AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Magic Johnson Mobile Testing Van, which recently concluding a six month, 48 state national cross country HIV testing tour, made a stop at the 101st National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Conference in Kansas City, Missouri this week for a four-day testing event where over 500 people were tested.

Obama administration unveils national HIV/AIDS strategy

July 14, 2010

By: the CNN Wire Staff

The Obama administration aims to cut the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States by 25 percent over the next five years, according to a nationwide HIV/AIDS strategy unveiled Tuesday.

Row over Obama's Aids strategy

July 13, 2010

By: Sarah Boseley

Michel Sidibe, head of UNAIDS, said we are at "a defining moment" in the response to HIV/Aids in an interview with me this morning. He was talking about the need to re-shape the campaign, as he put it, in the face of rising numbers of people getting infected and economic recession.

The day ahead in health policy

July 13, 2010

By: Julian Pecquet

Not a lot happening on Capitol Hill today, but plenty off. The Health and Human Services Department kicks things off in the morning by unveiling long-awaited regulations regarding electronic health records.