AIDS Foundation of Chicago in Vienna

The world’s largest public health conference, the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010), kicked off this past weekend in Vienna, Austria. The event brings together 20,000 people from across the world to discuss the current state and the future path of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

There are a TON of online outlets covering AIDS 2010 but here are a few links to get you plugged in:

Keep up with AFC in Vienna

Check out what AFC is up to at the conference (PDF) International AIDS Conference website Webcast schedule (PDF) HIV Prevention Justice Alliance website International Rectal Microbicides Advocates website National HIV/AIDS Strategy website Coverage from The Body Scientific coverage from aidsmap View the poster: "Advancing a more coordinated, accountable, and outcomes-oriented response through advocacy toward a National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States" (PDF) Read the press release about the poster (PDF)

Obama Administration Unveils
National AIDS Strategy

After three years of rigorous grassroots advocacy, the Obama Administration will release the country’s first National HIV/AIDS Strategy on Tuesday, July 13. The unprecedented plan sets forth an ambitious agenda to effectively address the domestic U.S. HIV epidemic.

Tuesday afternoon, administration officials will brief the public on the main features of the Strategy and will hold a reception to honor representatives from more than 200 HIV/AIDS organizations from around the country.

“This day marks the culmination of years of hard work and commitment from the HIV/AIDS community,” said AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) President and CEO Mark Ishaug. “We thank the President and his staff for delivering on their promise of developing a National HIV/AIDS Strategy and for doing so in a manner that is inclusive of so many diverse voices. Now we must transform the document’s inspiring vision into reality – and that will be no small task.” READ MORE.



Governor Quinn's Budget Highlights the AIDS Drug Assistance Program

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced today that state funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), which provides life-saving HIV medications to low-income people with HIV, will be sufficient to “serve approximately 4,500 clients a month – an increase of 400” program recipients. In the last nine months, the program provided HIV/AIDS medications to an average of 4,165 Illinoisans per month and the number of new enrollees continues to climb.

Quinn’s budget includes a $17 million funding reduction for the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), which supports critical HIV/AIDS and public health services. No HIV programs were specifically listed for funding reductions. READ MORE.

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