Given the slow response of relief organizations, AHF will deploy resources to assist in the Puerto Rican relief efforts FT. LAUDERDALE (September 29, 2017) As the people of Puerto Rico …
AHF: CDC at Fault for Skyrocketing STD Rates, Must Rethink and Retool Prevention Efforts
CDC releases alarming Sexually Transmitted Surveillance 2016 Report today, finding, “… STDs at a record high, with staggering health consequences for millions of Americans.” Last year, AHF harshly criticized the …
Hepatitis A Outbreak: L.A. City’s Homeless Policies a Threat
Beyond bleaching sidewalks, the City of Los Angeles should immediately deploy portable toilets and hand-washing stations and put a halt to rousting homeless encampments. “Concentrate instead on improving overall sanitary …
AHF Praises Senator Bernie Sanders, Senate Colleagues on Introduction of ‘Medicare For All’ Legislation
In a show of force, 15 fellow Senators co-sponsor the innovative health care bill Senator Sanders also recently endorsed the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act (State Issue 2), a November …
AHF to Host Brooklyn #StandAgainstHate Community Forum
In response to the national moral crisis exposed by the tragedy of Charlottesville, AHF, the largest global AIDS group, launched a national advocacy and billboard campaign #StandAgainstHate targeting the hatred, …
AHF Lauds U. S. Representative Wasserman Schultz for Pressing FDA on Key Syphilis Drug Shortage
Amid rising national syphilis rates, Florida Congresswoman calls on FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to address Pfizer’s multiple manufacturing delays and stockouts of Bicillin L-A (Penicillin G benzathine), the preferred medication …
ACQC Names Rosemary Lopez as Interim Executive Director; Philip Glotzer Retiring after 20 Years Helming Queens AIDS Group
Incumbent E.D. Glotzer is set to retire September 1st after 20 years as head of respected Queens AIDS organization, which seeks to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services …
AHF: Congenital Syphilis a Growing Crisis; CDC Must Act Aggressively on Prevention, Treatment
The number of cases of congenital syphilis—mother to child transmission before or during birth—in 2015 (487 cases) is the highest it has been since 2001 (506 cases). The New York …
AHF: Congenital Syphilis a Growing Crisis; CDC Must Act Aggressively on Prevention, Treatment
The number of cases of congenital syphilis—mother to child transmission before or during birth—in 2015 (487 cases) is the highest it has been since 2001 (506 cases). The New York …
AHF: Condoms in Porn Victory! AHF Congratulates L.A. Board of Supervisors for Vote to Enforce Measure B
Supervisors today unanimously approved a resolution, including public health permit fees, for adult film producers as required under the Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, which L.A. County …
