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  • ViiV Healthcare and the Medicines Patent Pool Expand Access to Latest HIV Drugs
    Posted by Caroline Atkinson, Michael Froman on April 4, 2014 at 6:05 PM

    A recent agreement between ViiV Healthcare (a joint venture of GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Shionogi) and the Medicines Patent Pool marks a significant step forward in ongoing efforts to achieve both access to medicines for developing countries and the promotion of innovation to develop more of these life-saving treatments.

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  • What They’re Saying: Douglas M. Brooks as the New Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy
    Posted by Gautam Raghavan on March 25, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    After President Obama announced that Douglas M. Brooks would lead the Office of National AIDS Policy, HIV/AIDS organizations from around the country announced their support.

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  • Progress Made on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities
    Posted by Lynn Rosenthal and James Albino on February 18, 2014 at 6:31 PM

    The Office of the Vice President, the White House Council on Women and Girls, and the White House Office of National AIDS Policy mark progress to date by the President’s Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities.

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  • Sharpening Our Focus to Meet National Goals on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
    Posted by Timothy Harrison on February 7, 2014 at 3:40 PM

    As we observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) 2014, we are reminded that African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV/AIDS in the United States.

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  • United in Hope with Bienestar
    Posted by Herb K. Schultz on December 12, 2013 at 12:09 PM

    On Saturday, November 30th, Herb K. Schultzs represented the Obama Administration before 500 clients, staff, Board, community members, public officials and clergy at Bienestar's annual "Unidos in Esperanza" (United in Hope) event in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Weekly Wrap Up: “Forward the Example”
    Posted by Alicia Oken on December 6, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    Weekly Wrap Up: Economic Mobility, The passing of Nelson Mandela, White House Youth Summit, Holidays at the White House and World AIDS Day.

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  • Sharing Responsibility, Strengthening Results
    Posted by Dr. Grant Colfax and Gayle Smith on December 2, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    An AIDS-free generation is within our reach, but it must be a shared responsibility. No one nation or entity can do it alone.

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  • Recognizing World AIDS Day 2013
    Posted by Jocelyn Samuels on December 2, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    In recognition of World AIDS Day 2013, the Department of Justice reaffirms its commitment to eradicating stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS across our country. This year’s observance offers us the chance to both reflect on the work we have done in the past year to protect the rights of people with HIV/AIDS and – due to the sad truth of continuing discrimination – the significant work to be done in the year ahead.

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  • On World AIDS Day, Tracking Our Progress
    Posted by Grant Colfax, MD on December 2, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    On World AIDS Day 2013, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy releases a report outlining the first recommendations and action steps from the HIV Care Continuum Initiative detailing how federal efforts will be integrated to improve outcomes along the care continuum

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  • HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act is Now Law
    Posted by Dr. Grant Colfax on November 21, 2013 at 8:25 PM

    President Obama signs into law the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, bipartisan legislation that updates regulations from 1988 to reflect our advances in understanding and treating HIV

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