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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Addresses AIDS 2012

During today’s AIDS 2012 plenary session, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about progress and next steps toward achieving an AIDS-free generation. During her remarks she echoed the call she first made on World AIDS Day 2011 for the...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 12:29 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012, Featured

USG at AIDS 2012: Video with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS, sat down with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH to discuss his speech at the opening plenary of AIDS 2012 and his 31 years as a physician...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 2:12 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh Addresses AIDS 2012

During today’s AIDS 2012 plenary session, Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh, MD, MPH, discussed development and implementation of the United States’ first-ever comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Dr. Koh provided an overview of the Strategy...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 8:36 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

AIDS Memorial Quilt in the White House

The return of the International AIDS conference to the U.S. marks a moment to celebrate the American leadership and efforts that have transformed the response to the epidemic, to remember the lives lost to this disease, and to recommit to the vision of...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 5:08 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

Facing AIDS goes Mobile

Adding your photo to the Facing AIDS initiative just became easier. We are pleased to announce that Facing AIDS iPhone/iPad app is now available on the iTunes App Store. The app makes it easier than ever to help put a face to to the epidemic. After downloading...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 4:21 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile, AIDS 2012

Answering the Call to Action with Science

Twenty-five years ago, we were horrified to see the toll HIV/AIDS was taking in the developing world. Not only did it wipe out nearly a generation of adults in sub-Saharan Africa, it also killed countless children and left many more orphans. After several...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIH, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

White House Video Series for AIDS 2012

This week, while the 2012 International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) is being held in Washington, D.C., the White House released a series of related videos.First was a three-minute videohistory of HIV and the United States’ response that includes President...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 7:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Uncategorized

New Media in Changing the Response to HIV

On Monday, July 23, AIDS.gov hosted a satellite session at AIDS 2012 on the State of New Media and HIV. During the session we heard how new media is changing the response to HIV, allowing individuals and programs to engage others and create conversations...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 12:46 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, AIDS 2012

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Dr. Koh and Dr. Daulaire

While at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), took the opportunity to talk with Dr. Nils Daulaire, Director of the Office of Global Affairs at...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2012 2:40 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Global

The Global Perspective on HIV/AIDS and Mental Health

As AIDS 2012 (the XIX International AIDS Conference) continues in Washington, DC, we are reminded of the numerous, multiple, and far-reaching impacts this epidemic has had in the past 30-plus years. The burden of being HIV positive, or caring for loved...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: SAMHSA, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

25 Years of HIV/AIDS Training has Transformed the Research Landscape

Dr. Bridbord was a co-chair of the International AIDS Conference in 1987. Conversations I had with colleagues in June of 1987, during the last AIDS meeting held here in Washington, inspired me to develop a program that would create HIV/AIDS research expertise...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIH, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

Conversations from AIDS 2012: Ron Valdiserri and Dawn Averitt Bridge on Expanding Public Awareness of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

At the XIX International Conference on AIDS (AIDS 2012) on Tuesday July 24, 2012, Dr. Ron Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, caught up with Ms. Dawn Averitt Bridge, Founder and Chair of The Well Project . They discussed...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 9:33 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012, Featured

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Dr. Koh and Ambassador Goosby

The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) is the largest meeting of individuals from around the world working to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In this video interview, Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 11:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: PEPFAR, HIV Policy & Programs, Global, PEPFAR Updates, AIDS 2012

AIDS 2012: HIV in Gay and Bisexual Men

The impact of the HIV epidemic on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) around the world has received considerable attention at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012). The Lancet (the British medical journal) distributed...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 1:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2012

USG @ AIDS 2012 Video: Dr. Koh and A. Toni Young

In the latest interview from the Conversations from AIDS 2012 series, Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh speaks with Toni Young, Executive Director of the Community Education Group (CEG) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Young discusses CEG’s massive...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 3:26 PM by AIDS.gov blog