HIV Policy & Advocacy
Doctors & Advocates Demand Better Health Coverage for HIV & Hepatitis
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Friday, 07 February 2014 00:00
- Written by HIVMA, AAHIVM and FPC
Coverage of preferred drugs in treatment guidelines, access to expert providers, lower co-pays, and clarity about patient assistance programs are among the steps HIV medical providers and patient advocates recommend to ensure that people with HIV and hepatitis C receive adequate care and treatment under the Affordable Care Act, according to separate statements released this week.
HIV/AIDS Community Mourns Passing of Nelson Mandela
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Thursday, 12 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Numerous HIV/AIDS activists and organizations have joined the worldwide chorus of acclaim for former South African president Nelson Mandela, who in his later years was credited with strengthening that country's response to AIDS, especially after his son died of the disease.
UNAIDS Reports Progress Ahead of World AIDS Day
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Wednesday, 27 November 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Sunday, December 1, is the 26th annual observance of World AIDS Day. In advance of the commemoration, UNAIDS issued its 2013 annual report, AIDS by the numbers, showing that most areas of the world have seen accelerated progress against the epidemic, but some are falling behind. The U.S. Congress last week passed the PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013, extending international HIV/AIDS funding for another 5 years.
World AIDS Day: More Funding for HIV Cure, Global Fund, No One on ADAP Wait List
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Wednesday, 04 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Acknowledging World AIDS Day on December 1, President Obama announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would reallocate $100 million over the next 3 years towards HIV cure research and donate up to $5 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. In other funding news, NASTAD announced last week that there are currently no people with HIV on AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists.
EACS 2013: EACS Condemns Impact of Russian Anti-Gay Law on HIV Prevention and Care
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Wednesday, 16 October 2013 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) has strongly condemned the discriminatory legal and policy environment being promoted by Russian politicians against gay men, lesbians and transgender people.
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