Black AIDS Institute Brings AIDS 2012 Hubs to the City of Brotherly Love

African-American HIV/AIDS activists came together in Philadelphia to share knowledge about the International AIDS Conference that was held in Washington, D.C., back in July. These HIV Post-Conference Updates, sponsored by the Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) and the Black AIDS Institute, were held on Sept. 19 at the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) and on Sept. 20 at Temple University.

U.S. Conference on AIDS – Highlights from Day 2

The annual U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA) continued Monday. Among the highlights was a plenary session that put the spotlight on research for an HIV cure.

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The Black Treatment Advocates Network hosted African-American HIV/AIDS activists in an AIDS 2012 post-conference hub in Los Angeles to share what they learned at the International AIDS Conference in Washington back in July.We report.

U.S. Conference on AIDS – More Highlights from Day 2

At the annual U.S. Conference on AIDS on Monday, Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), offered a plenary speech on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

One Quarter of HIV Infections in US Group Form Clusters or Networks

One quarter of HIV sequences from almost 4000 people in a US study group were genetically related—meaning they involved people who probably infected each other. One network included related viral sequences from 336 people.