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.

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.”

“Obama, Keep the Promise on Global AIDS!”

July 1, 2010

Five AIDS treatment clients and medical care providers from Uganda are visiting Washington, DC for a series of over 50 meetings this week on Capitol Hill with Senate and Congressional leaders to lobby Congress to honor the US’ landmark commitment to PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), the successful US global AIDS program.

CDC Fails to Follow Through on Lifesaving HIV Testing Guidelines

June 30, 2010

As health departments, community organizations and AIDS advocates around the country observe National HIV Testing Day today, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) criticized the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) for its failure to implement its own landmark 2006 change it its official HIV testing guidelines that included the recommendation for routine testing of all individuals ages 13-64 for HIV as they visit or encounter routine healthcare settings.

AHF Pops Obama Trial Balloon of $30M for Hard-hit US AIDS Drug Program as “Unacceptable”

June 30, 2010

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, is deflating a trial balloon floated by some Obama Administration officials that suggests a mere $30 million in additional funding could adequately help close a gaping $126 million hole in funding for the nation’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), the federal and state funded, state run network of assistance programs that supply lifesaving AIDS drugs to low-income Americans in need.

Cal/OSHA Says Current State Health Regs Require Condoms in Porn

June 30, 2010

California’s of Department Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) convened its first meeting of an Advisory Panel to explore strengthening adult film worker safety regulations in California today in downtown Los Angeles. In March, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted unanimously to convene the Advisory Panel in order to take public comment from health advocates, industry officials and the general public on whether—and how—to amend state health statutes to better protect adult film workers.

Cal OSHA Panel Meets to Set ‘Condoms in Porn’ Health Rules

June 28, 2010

California’s of Department Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) will convene its first meeting of an Advisory Panel to explore strengthening adult film worker safety regulations in California. During its Standards Board meeting in March in Costa Mesa, the Board voted unanimously to convene the Advisory Panel in order to take public comment from health advocates, industry officials and the general public on whether—and how—to amend state health statutes to better protect adult film workers.

Former Adult Film Stars File California Class Action Lawsuit Against AIM Porn Clinic Over Health Disclosures

June 28, 2010

Two former actresses in the adult film industry, including Diana Grandmason, are filing a California lawsuit against Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation (AIM), a Los Angeles area HIV testing clinic funded by and serving the adult film industry, alleging privacy breaches of their protected patient health data.