Latest CDC grant terminations would set back efforts to end the HIV epidemic

Reports that the Administration intends to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding, including programs supporting HIV and STD prevention and HIV surveillance, are deeply troubling. Many of the grants under scrutiny aim to expand access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP — one of the most effective tools we have to prevent HIV and a strategy the Administration itself has identified as central to ending the HIV epidemic.   

We urge the Administration to immediately withdraw the rescissions of these grants, and we call on Congress to use its authority and oversight to prevent further damage to our nation’s public health infrastructure and to protect programs vital to disease prevention. The health of our communities depends on it.    

— Anna K. Person, MD, FIDSA — Chair, HIVMA 

About HIVMA 

The HIV Medicine Association is a community of more than 6,000 health care professionals who advance a comprehensive and humane response to the HIV pandemic, informed by science and social justice. HIVMA works to increase access to health care services and coverage for people with HIV and populations heavily impacted by HIV and to foster a robust, diverse and culturally competent HIV workforce. HIVMA is part of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Visit hivma.org to learn more.