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Directors Guild of America, site of the 2015 Heroes in the Struggle Gala Reception and Awards Presentation

On Thursday, June 18, 2015, the Black AIDS Institute will hold its 16th Heroes In The Struggle Gala and Awards Celebration at the Directors Guild of America.

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Lessons to Be Learned From a PrEP Scale-Up in San Francisco

Robert M. Grant, M.D., MPH, a senior investigator at San Francisco-based research organization Gladstone Institutes.

The second in a series of articles about the PrEP findings presented at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Go here to read part 1.

The goal of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is to prevent those at high risk of HIV from becoming infected. Does it do what it sets out to do? A study in San Francisco suggests that although PrEP does, in fact, achieve that goal, the number of people actually taking PrEP is much lower than what is needed to have the maximum effect.

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CDC Leading New Efforts to Fight HIV Among Gay, Bisexual Men and Transgender People

Eugene McCray, M.D., Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention in CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lead new programs totaling more than $185 million in HIV prevention funding for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people, with a particular focus on addressing the needs of MSM of color. The multi-faceted strategy will respond to the severe burden of HIV among MSM and transgender men and women through three new programs enabling health departments and local HIV prevention partners to deliver the most effective HIV prevention tools.

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Office of National AIDS Policy to Host National HIV/AIDS Strategy Regional Forums

Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy

Over the next two months, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will host four regional forums across the country that will inform the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy for 2016-2020. Central to achieving the Strategy's goals is sustained and ongoing dialogue with communities around the country, including state and local health officials, community based organizations, medical and social service providers, and people living with HIV.

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