Associated Press reports that while “… countries including Britain, Canada, Germany and the U.S. have ordered millions of (monkeypox) vaccine doses, none has gone to Africa.” After more than two …
Advocates Finally Get New HIV Law for Argentinians
After over eight long years of tireless advocacy by AHF Argentina and civil society partners, which included multiple presentations to legislators over the years, Argentina’s Senate has finally passed a …
First Omicron XE Variant in Miami-Dade Identified by AHF Partner
A sample of a new recombinant variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus, called Omicron XE, has been identified for the first time in the Miami-Dade area by a partner of AHF’s SARS-CoV-2 …
U.S. Vaccine Tech Transfer to Africa a Win for Global Health
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today praised the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) for committing to share innovative technologies with a South Africa-based biotech company, Afrigen, which should speed up …
WHO, Monkeypox is a Pandemic
With more than 7,600 cases throughout 58 countries globally, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges the World Health Organization not to repeat the past mistake of delaying declarations for COVID-19 and immediately declare the monkeypox …
WHO Makes Bad Decision on Monkeypox
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) after the global health institution failed …
Africa CDC Deserves Self-Determination for Public Health Policies
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today objected to efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO) to rein in Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) autonomy in declaring regional health …
WTO Patents Decision: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for Health Equity, says AHF
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) expressed disappointment today with the decision of the World Trade Organization’s Ministerial Conference, which fell short of substantively addressing intellectual property rights roadblocks to …
Make Pandemic Preparedness a Top Priority at Americas Summit
Leaders from the Americas are gathering at their Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, after COVID-19 devastated a significant portion of the region with 1.3 million deaths in Latin …
What is the Plan? Asks AHF, as World Health Assembly Meets
Ahead of the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) on May 22-28 in Switzerland, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls on WHA Member States to commit to the adoption of a new …