December 2, 2011 We Can Win this Fight Thursday was World AIDS Day, which commemorates not only those who have been lost in the fight against AIDS but also the progress the world is making in confronting the global pandemic. President Obama took yesterday morning to speak at “The Beginning of the End of AIDS,” an event hosted by The ONE Campaign and (RED), where he outlined the progress the Administration has made in combatting the AIDS pandemic, and restated his commitment … [Read more...]
WORLD AIDS DAY 2011 – The Beginning of the End of AIDS
December 1, 2011 by
December 1, 2011 The Beginning of the End of AIDSToday is World AIDS Day, and President Obama is marking the occasion by speaking at "The Beginning of the End of AIDS," an event hosted by the ONE Campaign and (RED) at George Washington University. Find out more and watch live. Have questions about the global AIDS epidemic and what the Administration is doing to bring it to an end? Today at 2:30 p.m. EST, Gayle Smith, Senior Director for Development and Democracy at the White … [Read more...]
Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H. – CDC ECHPP Plans Released
November 17, 2011 by
Earlier this year, AIDS.gov reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had launched a website for its Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning . (ECHPP) Initiative, which provided $11.6 million in FY2011 for enhanced planning and coordination activities in the 12 Metropolitan and Statistical Areas (MSA) accounting for an estimated 44% of U.S. AIDS cases in 2007. Today the CDC added to its listing of executive summaries by posting the … [Read more...]
AIDS.gov – Talking To Your Cell Phone
November 16, 2011 by
Co-authored by Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.gov A day after Apple announced the new 4S iPhone, they lost their leader and visionary, Steve Jobs. We joined many others in commemorating the loss of a man whose work and vision have impacted the HIV and public health community with technology, access and communication. He helped all of us re-imagine what technology could do and how it could change our lives. The new iPhone has been getting a lot of … [Read more...]
U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights of Day 1
November 12, 2011 by
The 15th annual U.S. Conference on AIDS got underway yesterday in Chicago. Over the next four days we’ll be sharing brief daily highlights from the conference focusing particularly on issues related to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Our first post is longer than usual, but with two plenary sessions and numerous day-long sessions, much transpired on this first day of the conference to share with our readers. More than 2,500 participants are gathered for the conference representing all … [Read more...]
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) in Washington DC.
October 20, 2011 by
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) meets on September 29, 2011 in Washington DC. The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) convened for a meeting on September 29 and 30, 2011, in Washington, DC. The Council heard from both members of PACHA subcommittees and external presenters. Highlights of some of those sessions include: White House Update Mr. Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), opened the meeting with a brief … [Read more...]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) to Redouble Our Efforts
October 15, 2011 by
By James Albino and Miguel Gomez According to CDC estimates , 9,400 Latinos in the United States were newly infected with HIV in 2009. Latinos make up 16% of the U.S. population, but approximately 20% of new infections. Sixty-four percent (or nearly two-thirds) of all HIV infections in the Latino community occur among gay and bisexual men. Among women, 1,700 heterosexual Latinas became infected in 2009, making them more than four times more likely to become infected with HIV than white … [Read more...]
Road to AIDS 2012 Town Hall Meetings Kick Off
October 13, 2011 by
Last month, the first Road to AIDS 2012 Town Hall meeting kicked off in San Francisco, California. This was the first of 15 meetings to be held across the country leading up to the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) (note: every Road to AIDS 2012 meeting is free and open to the public). AIDS 2012 is the largest gathering of people working in HIV and will take place July 22-27, 2012 in Washington, DC. This first town hall brought together diverse community members to … [Read more...]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day ~ Kick-off on Capitol Hill !
October 11, 2011 by
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day ~ Kick-off on Capitol Hill ~ On Tuesday, September 20, I had the opportunity to speak at a briefing on Capitol Hill about National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). The briefing kicked off activities that will culminate in the annual observance of the AIDS Awareness Day on October 15. There was much discussion of data recently released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention estimating that 20 percent of all new HIV infections in … [Read more...]
NIAID – ‘Voice’
September 30, 2011 by
NIAID STATEMENT NIH modifies ‘VOICE’ HIV prevention study in Women Oral tenofovir discontinued in clinical trial A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the study cannot show that one of the study products, oral tenofovir, marketed under the trade name Viread, is effective. An independent … [Read more...]
41st Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 2011 – Legislative Conference
September 20, 2011 by
From September 21-24, thousands of Americans, elected officials, business and industry leaders, and media will gather for the 41st Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) 2011 Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme of the four-day event is “iLead | iServe”, highlighting the value and impact of leadership and services within the community. The conference features more than 80 workshops, seminars and forums that will cover a range of topics … [Read more...]
