March 11, 2019

Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD
Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 715-G Washington, DC 20201

Tammy R. Beckham, DVM, PhD
Director, Office of HIV/AIDS & Infectious Disease Policy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
330 C Street SW, Room L001
Washington, DC 20024

On behalf of the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) and its Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition (RWMPC), thank you for the opportunity to provide input toward updating the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). HIVMA and RWMPC represent nearly 6,000 healthcare providers and researchers who work to treat people living with HIV, prevent new infections, and ultimately end the HIV epidemic, many of whom have been leaders on the frontlines of this work for decades. Healthcare provider input is critical to developing a strategy that reflects the prevention, care, support services and research needs in different communities across the country and to ensuring the Strategy is a practical, but ambitious roadmap to ending the HIV epidemic.  Read full statement here.