HIVMA Chair Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH, Response to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2022 to 2025
On this World AIDS Day, HIVMA welcomes the release of the Biden-Harris Administration’s 2022 National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which will provide an important road map for ending HIV as an epidemic in the United States.
IDSA and HIVMA Support BIO Preparedness Workforce Act
IDSA and HIVMA applaud the bipartisan introduction of the Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks (BIO) Preparedness Workforce Act by Reps. Lori Trahan (D-MA) and David McKinley (R-WV), H.R. 5602, and its inclusion in an Oct. 26 Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing.
HIVMA Recognizes Excellence in HIV Clinical Education and Research with 2021 Awards
Recognizing preeminent contributions to the field of HIV medicine in clinical education and research, the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) presented its 2021 Awards for Excellence to Roger Bedimo, MD, MS, FIDSA, and Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH during IDWeek 2021.
HIVMA Names Marwan S. Haddad, MD, MPH, as Chair of its Board of Directors
New board members affirm commitment to work to address health disparities and end the HIV epidemic. The HIV Medicine Association is pleased to announce the election of a vice chair and three new members to its Board of Directors and to name Marwan S. Haddad, MD, MPH, as its new chair.
IDSA and HIVMA Call for Greater U.S. Leadership in Accelerating Global Vaccine Equity
IDSA and its HIVMA support the Biden Administration’s call for new global commitments to control the COVID-19 pandemic and applaud the Administration’s initial steps of donating vaccine doses and making financial contributions to COVAX, the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access initiative.
Infectious Diseases Professionals: Eliminating Viral Hepatitis ‘Ambitious but Achievable’ Goal
As scientific and political leaders commemorate World Hepatitis Day, infectious diseases professionals call on policymakers to support the updated National Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan that aims to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat in the United States.
Major Health Care Professional Organizations Call for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Health Workers
IDSA and HIVMA joined more than 50 health care professional organizations in calling for requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all health care workers.
House Appropriations Committee Advances Critical Investments in Public Health and Ending the HIV Epidemic
The bill includes new funding for HIV research at the National Institutes of Health, for infectious diseases prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program.
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Is Crucial, Leading HIV Organizations Say
More than 50 organizations working to end the HIV epidemic in the United States and globally are urging the White House to quickly nominate a leader for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as the Department of State’s U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator.
National Organizations in Epidemiology and Infection Prevention Say COVID-19 Vaccines Should Be Required for Healthcare Personnel
IDSA has developed a joint statement on considerations for COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for healthcare workers with SHEA, HIVMA, the PIDS, APIC, AMDA, & SIDP.
HIVMA Congratulates Leandro Mena, MD, MPH, on Appointment as Director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention
HIVMA is thrilled to congratulate Dr. Leandro Mena on his appointment as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Director of STD Prevention.
President Proposes Investments in Public Health and in Ending the HIV Epidemic in First Budget Request
President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2022 signals a commitment to global leadership, public health and biomedical research. The proposal’s historic 23% increase in funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services