News 2012

PACHA Meeting Examines Women and HIV, Other Issues at Winter Meeting


At the end of last month, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) convened for its first meeting of 2012. It was my privilege to lead that meeting, my first as PACHA’s new chairperson. Our agenda was a very full one and the discussions thoughtful, rich, and informative.

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Youth Programme Aims to Strengthen the Participation of Young People at AIDS 2012


If previous International AIDS Conferences are any indication, young people will comprise one of the most actively engaged delegations at AIDS 2012. This is welcomed news, as the leadership and involvement of young people is critical to the goal of achieving an AIDS-free generation. HIV significantly affects young people. In the U.S., young people aged 13 to 29 accounted for 39% of new HIV infections in 2009. Globally, an estimated 3,300 young people between 15 and 24 become infected each day.

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New Frontiers in HIV Testing

It is understandable why advances in the development of anti-HIV drugs have so dominated media stories about the AIDS epidemic in recent years. The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy has had such a tremendous impact on HIV morbidity and mortality that early commentators of the phenomenon often referred to “the Lazarus effect” when describing the profound improvements in health and vitality resulting from these new therapies.

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In This Issue


 

We chat with Greater Than AIDS ambassador Dr. Lisa Masterson, a board-certified ob/gyn and Emmy-nominated co-host of the award-winning talk show The Doctors, about her passion for maternal and fetal health, including for women who are pregnant and have HIV.

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Dr. Lisa Masterson: An Advocate for Maternal and Fetal Health


One in a weekly series about the Black AIDS Institute's Greater Than AIDS ambassadors, who are using their VIP status in Black America to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS and HIV testing and treatment.

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  1. Congressman Chaka Fattah: Leader, Funder, Activist
  2. Community Mobilization with African American Youth: The Black AIDS Institute’s African American HIV University (AAHU) Class of 2011
  3. Advances in Science Advance the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
  4. Podcasting CROI: Bringing the Science to You

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