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Comments to NIH Leadership Regarding the Proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

August 5, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

In response to the Biden administration's intention to create a new research agency under the NIH called the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), TAG and AVAC were invited to present remarks and guidance on the behalf of the Federal AIDS Policy Partnership and Research Work Group (RWG).

2021 Pipeline Report

July 16, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

Pipeline Report provides an overview of research and provides an overview of research and development of innovations for diagnosing, preventing, treating, and curing HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and tuberculosis (TB).

TAG Testimonies on Funding Priorities FY22 to Senate LHHS and Related Agencies

July 9, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

On June 24, TAG submitted testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining funding priorities for fiscal year 2022.

Research in Action Awards 2021

June 16, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

On November 16, we honored CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH; Ivy Kwan Arce, activist, mother, and artist living with HIV; and Erica Lessem, MPH, former TAG Deputy Executive Director.

2020 Annual Report

June 4, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

As the HIV epidemic changes over time, and new pandemics continue to emerge, TAG continues to evolve while remaining true to our activist roots. We partner with the most affected communities in the U.S. and around the world.

In Memoriam – Marco Castro-Bojorquez

June 3, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

We at Treatment Action Group (TAG) deeply mourn the loss of Marco Castro-Bojorquez, a visionary HIV and human rights activist, artist and filmmaker. Marco’s light shined brightly throughout his work and lifted up all around him.

TAG Urges Governor to Sign New York State Bill Expanding Adult Vaccines Available in Pharmacies

June 3, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

The bill, S4807A (Stavisky) / A6476A (Hyndman), improves preventive viral hepatitis vaccine access, and is particularly important for people who use drugs and unhoused New Yorkers.

ACT NOW: END AIDS

May 11, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

ACT NOW: END AIDS (ANEA) is a national coalition of community-based organizations, health departments, national policy partners, and activists committed to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. TAG is proud to be a co-founder and facilitator for ANEA.

Time for $5 Coalition Statement: Cepheid’s Updated GeneXpert Pricing Does Not Address Country Needs

May 10, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

The Time for $5 Coalition, comprised of over 150 civil society organizations globally, calls out Cepheid for the company’s insufficient and self-serving GeneXpert pricing packages for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), announced May 6, 2021.

TAG Welcomes U.S. Government Support of Intellectual Property Flexibilities to Enable COVID-19 Vaccine Access

May 6, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) applauds the U.S. government’s decision to support the India-South Africa proposed waiver of certain intellectual property rights to enable equitable access to life-saving interventions for COVID-19.