Obama Administration to Unveil National Strategy to Reduce HIV Infections

July 13, 2010

By: Karen Travers

The Obama administration plans to announce its national strategy Tuesday to reduce the annual number of HIV infections in the United States and improve health care for those currently living with HIV.

White House unveils strategy against HIV/AIDS

July 13, 2010

By: Noam N. Levey

The White House unveiled a new national strategy to combat HIV/AIDS on Monday, some three decades after the emergence of the deadly disease.

White House AIDS strategy to focus on prevention

July 12, 2010

By: Maggie Fox

A new White House strategy for fighting AIDS domestically will focus on preventing the spread of the virus, perhaps with the broader use of drugs and testing but also with a campaign to reduce stigma.

AIDS Programs Starved Under President’s National AIDS Strategy AHF: “President Obama Fails to Lead on AIDS”

July 12, 2010

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, will host a press conference Tuesday, July 13th at 3:30 PM Eastern, to criticize President Obama’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) which is being formally released in a White House press conference at 2pm Tuesday.

AIDS Journal Op Ed: “PEPFAR and Maternal and Child Health Initiatives Must Not Compete”

July 12, 2010

Just days ahead of the XVIII International AIDS Conference July 18-23 in Vienna, Austria, the journal AIDS—the official journal of the International AIDS Society—published an opinion piece by Sarah C. Leeper and Anand Reddi which argues against the Obama administration’s current take on global health which, the authors believe, frame HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health initiatives as competing funding priorities—to the detriment of both.

Helping HIV moms is Dr. Rodney Wright's mission

July 12, 2010

By: Clem Richardson

Thousands of young New York City residents are living with a legacy of the 1990s - HIV and AIDS infections.

Administration to unveil national AIDS strategy amid frustrations of advocates

July 12, 2010

By: Julian Pecquet

The White House will unveil a national HIV/AIDS strategy on Tuesday against the backdrop of advocates’ increasing complaints that the administration and Congress are not doing enough to fight the epidemic.

15 Zambians Complete Training in AHF Program to Train ‘HIV Medics’ for Country’s AIDS Fight

July 8, 2010

Graduation ceremonies will be held Saturday, July 10th in Lukasa for 15 Zambian health care professionals from several districts throughout the country who have completed an educational training program administered by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF).

Obama AIDS Funding Fix “Too Little Too Late,” Says AHF

July 7, 2010

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, hosted a press teleconference to denounce an Obama administration plan to address AIDS drug crisis with an insufficient $25 million as “too little, too late.”

Out of the Closet Thrift Shop Coming to Lauderdale

July 6, 2010

By: Cindy Kent

For months a sign perched at the lot of a former gas station has promised a new “Out of the Closet” thrift store at 1785 E. Sunrise Blvd.