Public awareness campaign—with stark billboard image of a homeless person asleep on a sheet of cardboard—pushes civic leaders and community to act more swiftly and decisively on homeless crisis. ‘Do …
AHF to WHO: Ebola History Cannot be Repeated
AHF calls on the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and Deputy Director-General of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Dr. Peter Salama, to expedite delivery of Ebola vaccine to …
ACQC to Host Ribbon-cutting Ceremony of New Woodside LGBT Youth Drop In Center May 18th
ACQC seeks to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services throughout the borough of Queens, which has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in New York City. This …
AHF: Congenital Syphilis Rates a ‘Tragedy’ and L.A. County Does Nothing
City News reports that, “Only six cases were reported in 2012 — a 12-year low point — while 44 were recorded in 2017, according to the Department of Public Health.” …
Prides: AHF to Hail Condoms as ‘Lifesaver’ at LGBTQ Pride Celebrations Nationwide
Long Beach Pride Parade, Sunday, May 20th World’s largest AIDS organization to celebrate LGBTQ equality and promote condom use for HIV and STD prevention at more than two dozen Pride …
Gilead Lawsuits: California HIV Patients File Class Action and Personal Injury Cases Over Key HIV Drug
Legal actions filed by patients with HIV from Los Angeles, San Diego & Marin Counties target Gilead over its promotion of HIV/AIDS medication that causes permanent damage to the kidneys …
‘Gonorrhea Alert’ Billboards Caution about New Drug-resistant Strain of STD
New AHF billboards are prompted by a case of super-resistant strain of gonorrhea reported earlier this year to the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as the CDC’s prior report …
State Sen. Wiener Right at Home with Rich Real Estate Heavyweights
SAN FRANCISCO (April 26, 2018) California State Sen. Scott Wiener today is playing to his base – the real estate industry. As honorary speaker at the “Global Leaders in Real …
AHF Women Call for a Woman to Lead UNAIDS
Women leaders at world’s largest AIDS organization send letter to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) urging that a highly-qualified woman candidate be appointed to replace UNAIDS Executive Director Michel …
Protest at World Bank Meeting Over Faulty Middle-income Country Designations
WASHINGTON (April 17, 2018) — As officials gather for the Spring Meeting of the World Bank Group this week in Washington, DC, social justice and HIV/AIDS advocates, including those from …