News 2017
Is President Trump a Friend or Foe in the Fight Against AIDS? Activists Skeptically Look for Signals
Ron Simmons, Ph.D., former President and Chief Executive Officer, Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.
Eugene McCray, M.D., Director, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Linda Scruggs, founding member of the Positive Women's Network-USA and the National Black Woman HIV Network
President Donald Trump hasn't said much about his plans to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and maybe that's a good thing, some health-care advocates say. If alternative facts or sudden changes in policy or funding associated with fighting the deadly disease spill out in 142 characters, the progress that the HIV/AIDS community has experienced in recent years could be wiped out completely.
Combating Stigma: One of the Keys to an HIV-Free Generation
Vanessa Johnson, National Training and Leadership Director, Positive Women's Network-USA
Everyone involved in the mission to end HIV/AIDS wants to get as many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) into care as possible. Yet stigma remains a key barrier to achieving that goal. The Black AIDS Institute and the Positive Women's Network (PWN) USA held a Brown Bag Lunch Webinar in March 2017 to help change that.
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REPORT: Women Who Are of Color, Trans and HIV-Positive Must Fight Overlapping Oppressions
Jazielle Noelle Newsome, a transwoman living with HIV
Research by the Transgender Law Center highlights the major economic, social and health challenges facing trans women of color living with HIV.
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U.S. Sees Big Drop in Number of Babies Born With HIV
Mother and child
The number of infants born with HIV in the United States has dropped dramatically over the past two decades, a new study shows.
According to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 69 cases of HIV-infected infants in 2013, compared with 216 cases in 2002.
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Funding Opportunities for Research to Help Achieve HIV Prevention and Treatment Goals
A Black scientist checks an experiment
Three new funding opportunities have been announced to support research to help achieve national and global HIV prevention and treatment goals, and to address minority health and health disparities. These are just three of many important funding opportunities that support critical work related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment in the United States and around the world.
Read more: Funding Opportunities for Research to Help Achieve HIV Prevention and Treatment Goals