02/14/2012The president’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget proposal released yesterday makes important investments in domestic HIV programs but falls short in committing the resources necessary to put us on course to end AIDS globally.
12/16/2011As Congress finalizes federal funding for key domestic and global HIV and health programs for fiscal year 2012, the feasibility of turning the tide on the HIV pandemic has been tempered by fiscal constraints and a return to federal policies based on ideology rather than science.
12/01/2011To halt this pandemic, we must fully implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, continue our investment in the Ryan White Program, and ensure that more people have access to effective HIV care through the implementation of health care reform.
12/01/2011Today President Obama made a bold and important move in combating HIV disease by announcing a new initiative that commits to putting six million people with HIV on treatment globally by 2013 and investing much needed new resources in HIV care and treatment through the Ryan White Program.
10/21/2011HIVMA and the Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition (RWMPC) developed a paper describing the ideal HIV care model and calling for innovative financing and continued public health funding to support this care and expand it.
08/02/2011August 02, 2011 (Washington, DC) -- Congress has outlined a framework for enacting major cuts to the federal budget over the next decade that could have far reaching consequences for people living with, and at risk for, HIV infection here and abroad. We urge members of Congress to seriously consider the human impact of the funding and policy decisions that they will be making in the coming months.
07/22/2011July
22, 2011-- Twelve prominent HIV/AIDS advocacy groups call on President Obama
and congressional leaders to consider the impact on vulnerable populations,
including people living with HIV/AIDS, of deficit reduction plans requiring
hundreds of billions in funding cuts for health care and human services.
07/21/2011Two promising young physicians, Maya Green, MD, MPH, and Albert Slezinger, MD, have been awarded this year’s Minority Clinical Fellowship Awards by the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), part of an effort to address this disparity, and the broader shortage in the HIV medical workforce.
06/27/2011June 27, 2011 (Arlington, VA)--On HIV Testing Day, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) urges everyone to get tested for HIV, a critical step in limiting the spread of HIV, connecting those who are infected with lifesaving care, and improving public health for everyone.
06/03/2011Statement from HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) Chair Kathleen Squires, MD. Thirty years ago this month, the first alarming reports of a new and deadly infection were published by the Centers for Disease Control and
05/12/2011May 12, 2011 (WASHINGTON) – Study results released today show significant prevention and added health benefits of starting HIV infected patients on immediate treatment. HPTN 052, a study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
02/15/2011Statement from the HIV Medicine Association Chair Kathleen Squires, MD We applaud President Obama for sustaining and enhancing funding for programs that play a key role in the nation's response to HIV in the United States.
02/11/2011The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), and the Center for Global Health Policy understand the need to get the nation’s fiscal house in order. But as infectious disease and HIV experts, we have seen how cuts in critical funding for federal health agencies have devastated the lives of Americans and people around the globe. Although the cuts now being proposed by House leaders may appear “penny wise,” we believe they are “pound foolish.”