July 2016 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Peace Corps’ Marie McLeod Shares Perspective from AIDS 2016

During the Tuesday’s activities at AIDS 2016 in Durban, South Africa, we had a chance to speak with Marie McLeod, Director of Global Health and HIV Office at the Peace Corps. Peace Corps is among the federal agencies that supports the implementation of...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2016 5:41 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Global, PEPFAR Updates, Facebook, Videos, Global Health, AIDS 2016

NIH’s Dr. Dieffenbach Shares Perspectives from First Day of AIDS 2016

The 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) opened in Durban, South Africa today. As we’ve done from other scientific conferences, we caught up with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2016 12:36 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: NIAID, NIH, Clinical Trials, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls, Facebook, Videos, AIDS 2016

PEPFAR Welcomes the Return of the International HIV/AIDS Conference to Africa

July 18, 2016 This week, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) joins thousands of partners for the 21st International HIV/AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, South Africa. The conference returns to Africa for the first time since...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2016 8:17 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: PEPFAR, Global, PEPFAR Updates, Women and Girls, Global Health, AIDS 2016

HIV Therapy for Breastfeeding Mothers Can Virtually Eliminate Transmission to Babies

HIV Therapy for Breastfeeding Mothers Can Virtually Eliminate Transmission to Babies For HIV-infected mothers whose immune system is in good health, taking a three-drug antiretroviral regimen during breastfeeding essentially eliminates HIV transmission...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2016 7:16 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Women and Girls, AIDS 2016, MTCT

PEPFAR and DREAMS Partners Announce Winners of the $85 Million DREAMS Innovation Challenge

Durban, South Africa – Today, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Janssen), one of the Janssen pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson; and ViiV Healthcare announced a combined $85 million...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2016 7:05 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, PEPFAR, Global, Women and Girls, Global Health, AIDS 2016, Social Determinants

Vaginal Ring May Cut HIV Infection Risk if Used Consistently

NIH Clinical Trial Will Clarify Relationship between Ring Adherence, HIV Infection Risk A new exploratory analysis of data from the ASPIRE study has found that using a drug-infused vaginal ring most or all of the time reduced the risk of HIV infection...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2016 6:52 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, Research Agenda, Clinical Trials, Women and Girls, Global Health, AIDS 2016

Facebook Live From AIDS 2016 & More

Facebook Live videos are real-time video posts on Facebook that allow your followers to watch your live stream straight from your page, directly engage with you by answering questions, reading comments, and seeing FB reactions. Although live streaming...

Published Fri, Jul 15 2016 12:02 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, Facebook, Social Media, Videos, AIDS 2016

NIH Expands Investment in HIV Cure Research

Six Research Teams to Lead Collaborative Investigations Worldwide The National Institutes of Health has awarded approximately $30 million in annual funding over the next five years to six research collaborations working to advance basic medical science...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 1:55 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Cure Research

President Obama Writes on Health Care Progress in the Journal of the American Medical Association

Summary: Yesterday, President Obama authored a paper in the nation’s leading medical journal on how the Affordable Care Act has substantially improved our health care system. President Obama laid out the progress we’ve made on health care...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 10:53 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, ACA

AIDS.gov Announces Upcoming Name Change

AIDS.gov turns 10 this year. A lot has changed in the past decade, and we’re continuing to change too. As we continue to evolve to serve the needs of the HIV community, we are excited to announce that this fall, we will be changing our name from AIDS...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 10:06 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, Rebranding 2016

HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Report on National HIV/AIDS Compliance Review Initiative

“To be free of discrimination on the basis of HIV status is both a human and a civil right. Vigorous enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, . . . the Rehabilitation Act, and other civil rights laws is vital to establishing an environment...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2016 8:51 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, discrimination, OCR, PLWHA

July Update from ONAP: Our National Strategy and Road to Durban

Summary: Get a sneak peak at ONAP’s thoughts on AIDS 2016 in Durban and the upcoming anniversary of the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Nearly a year ago, July 30, 2015, we released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, which is our...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2016 8:33 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS, AIDS 2016

Come Chat about HIV/AIDS and Affordable Care Act!

NMAC, together with Altarum, has united with several community colleagues and AIDS.gov to highlight the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on people living with HIV/AIDS. We are well into the 6th year of the ACA, and the Act has opened up many opportunities...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2016 3:41 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, Twitter, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, ACA, Social Media, PLWHA

Visual Storytelling with Instagram

Visual storytelling lets you build awareness, trust, and loyalty while engaging and expanding your audience. With 500 million active monthly users as of June 2016 , Instagram’s popularity proves how a “picture is worth a thousand words.” Eighty...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2016 8:15 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Instagram, Photos, Social Media

Reporting from AIDS 2016 Next Week

Next week, members of the global HIV community will convene in Durban, South Africa for the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) and AIDS.gov will be there to share highlights. More than 18,000 people – scientists, public health experts, policy...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2016 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2016

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