HIV Archives – Page 27 of 90 – Treatment Action Group

HIV, TB, HCV, Global Health and Research Communities Call on Congress to Protect the Fogarty International Center

March 30, 2017
Chad Cipiti

Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, and Democratic Leader Pelosi: We the undersigned urge Congress to reject devastating funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposed under the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 “skinny budget,” released on March 16, 2017. Of grave concern is the targeted elimination of the Fogarty International Center at NIH. This indiscriminate cut jeopardizes life-saving research required to end devastating global diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS, as well as malaria, dengue, and Ebola.

HIV Activist Learning Modules: Engaging our Community in HIV Prevention Policy Advocacy

March 29, 2017
Chad Cipiti

Since the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, community-led advocacy has been an essential component of local, national, and international responses to the crisis. Without the direct involvement of those most affected by the virus, we may never have seen…

President’s Budget Blueprint Threatens Research Essential to End the Epidemics of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis C Virus

March 20, 2017
Chad Cipiti

TAG strongly opposses the President’s 2018 budget blueprint, which threatens research essential to ending the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the United States and globally by cutting funding and eliminating programs.

Community mobilization – an assessment of mechanisms and barriers at CBOs and ASOs in nine U.S. metropolitan areas

March 2, 2017
Chad Cipiti

This webinar featuring Kenyon Farrow, U.S. and Global Health Policy Director, presents the findings of TAG's new report, Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and AIDS Service Organizations in Nine U.S. Metropolitan Areas. The webinar is…

Treatment Action Group Lauds Launch of NYC Sexual Health Clinics as Hubs of Comprehensive HIV Prevention and Care

February 17, 2017
Chad Cipiti

Amid growing concerns about federal government commitments to the national HIV response, TAG applauds the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) for its radical expansion of the city’s sexual health clinics as hubs of HIV prevention, care, and treatment.

LAM PEPFAR Request

February 17, 2017
Chad Cipiti

February 8, 2017: TAG and partner organizations advocating for the rights of people affected by HIV and TB around the world encouraged the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to support the immediate introduction of the LAM test in all PEPFAR-funded…

Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop 2017

February 12, 2017
Chad Cipiti

On Sunday February 12, 2017 in Seattle, the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition, AVAC, the DARE Community Advisory Board, the defeatHIV Community Advisory Board, European AIDS Treatment Group, Project Inform and TAG co-sponsored a community workshop on HIV cure research.

Story: Nigerian Scientists Claim to Have Discovered Complete Cure for HIV/AIDS

February 10, 2017
Dorrit Walsh

December 2016 – February 2017, Updated May 2017 Examples of media coverage: Nigerian Scientists Claim To Have Discovered Complete Cure For HIV/AIDS – Nigerian Bulletin, December 13, 2016 Michael Okpara varsity discovers new cure of HIV/AIDS – Daily Trust, February…

TAG Expands Its End the Epidemic Campaign to Include Southern States Heavily Impacted by HIV

January 30, 2017
Chad Cipiti

New initiative is under way to strengthen community leadership and mobilization toward ambitious HIV prevention and treatment goals against the backdrop of anticipated shifts in federal support and resources for critical programs.

Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and AIDS Service Organizations in Nine U.S. Metropolitan Areas

January 6, 2017
Chad Cipiti

New Report Shines Spotlight on Need for More Investments in Community Leadership and Mobilization to End HIV as an Epidemic January 9, 2017 – The success of recent local and state initiatives to end HIV as an epidemic will hinge…