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Bloodshot Billboards: Eye Syphilis is Serious

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024
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    Cases of syphilis are on the rise nationwide, and according to CNN , researchers in Chicago found more than two dozen cases last year of patients reporting unusual symptoms, such as vision and eye problems consistent with ocular syphilis.
  • “Syphilis itself is at an all-time high, and cases of ocular syphilis are likely to be underreported,” said Dr. Michael Dube, National Medical Director for AHF’s Public Health Division.
  • All five women had ocular syphilis from sexual contact with the same man who had asymptomatic syphilis.
  • If a client diagnosed with syphilis has any new issues with their eyes, they should be screened for ocular syphilis.

Pandemic Accord Is 20% Health Equity and 80% Inequity, Says AHF

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024
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Specifically, the comment refers to Article 12 of the Accord, which deals with the World Health Organization (WHO) Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System (PABS).

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  • Specifically, the comment refers to Article 12 of the Accord, which deals with the World Health Organization (WHO) Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System (PABS).
  • “According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there are currently 152 developing countries where 6.82 billion people live, or 85.4% of the world's population.
  • If we fail to enshrine equity as a fundamental principle of global public health, all countries will be forced to pay many times over.
  • To learn more about the AHF Global Public Health Institute, visit https://ahfinstitute.org/ .

Deadliest Mpox Crisis Demands Global Action Now, says AHF

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Lundi, mai 6, 2024
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As the Democratic Republic of the Congo fights its deadliest mpox outbreak in history, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges global cooperation for the response to the fullest extent possible to ensure the DRC and the continent have adequate resources and equitable access to lifesaving vaccines.

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  • As the Democratic Republic of the Congo fights its deadliest mpox outbreak in history, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges global cooperation for the response to the fullest extent possible to ensure the DRC and the continent have adequate resources and equitable access to lifesaving vaccines.
  • According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, mpox is endemic in 12 African countries.
  • “The current mpox outbreak is worrisome on multiple levels.
  • This outbreak deserves the world’s urgent and immediate attention,” said AHF Africa Bureau Chief Dr. Penninah Iutung.

Rallying together for housing: CMHC 2023 Annual Report

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Lundi, mai 6, 2024
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In 2023, we saw an unprecedented demand for our multi-unit mortgage loan insurance, and we stepped up to meet this demand.

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  • In 2023, we saw an unprecedented demand for our multi-unit mortgage loan insurance, and we stepped up to meet this demand.
  • In 2023, the number of units new, repaired or assisted by CMHC programs reached 494,319, surpassing our target of 350,000.
  • In 2023, we declared dividends of $1.08 billion, funded from our retained earnings from prior years, and our 2023 net income of $1.31 billion.
  • * On January 1, 2023, we adopted IFRS 17 Insurance contracts (IFRS 17) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

AHF Backs FTC Challenge to Big Pharma Junk Patents

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Vendredi, mai 3, 2024
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) voiced support for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) taking action this week to challenge several major pharmaceutical companies, including GSK, for anticompetitive use of so-called junk patents that prevent generic competition and keep drug prices artificially high.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) voiced support for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) taking action this week to challenge several major pharmaceutical companies, including GSK, for anticompetitive use of so-called junk patents that prevent generic competition and keep drug prices artificially high.
  • “Big pharma is abusing the patent system by filing multiple derivative patents on existing drugs – which is not innovation – it’s greed.
  • AHF has worked closely with civil society partners to address these abuses.
  • To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org , find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter: @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare
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Release the funds as fast as possible - we can spend it quickly and where it is needed most

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Mercredi, avril 17, 2024
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Federal budget 2024 boasts increased spending on housing but Indigenous housing experts want expedited action on implementation.

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  • Federal budget 2024 boasts increased spending on housing but Indigenous housing experts want expedited action on implementation.
  • “We are still waiting for funds that were promised in previous years that have been held up in administrative processes.
  • The Federal Housing Plan reiterates the 2023 commitment of $4.3 billion towards Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing, stating that money will be released in 2024.
  • “It needs to come to the non-profit Indigenous housing sector as fast as possible – we can spend it quickly and where it is needed most.

Windtree Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2023 Financial Results and Provides Key Business Updates

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Mercredi, avril 17, 2024
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WARRINGTON, Pa., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. (“Windtree” or “the Company”) (NasdaqCM: WINT), a biotechnology company focused on advancing early and late-stage innovative therapies for critical conditions, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and provided key business updates.

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  • WARRINGTON, Pa., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. (“Windtree” or “the Company”) (NasdaqCM: WINT), a biotechnology company focused on advancing early and late-stage innovative therapies for critical conditions, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and provided key business updates.
  • Research and development expenses were $3.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • General and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $1.9 million, compared to $2.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company reported an operating loss of $5.0 million, compared to an operating loss of $10.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

AHF Billboards Shatter HIV Stigma

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Mardi, avril 30, 2024
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has launched a new out-of-home advertising campaign to celebrate people thriving with HIV as a way to shatter the stigma around testing and show living with HIV does not mean stopping the things you love to do.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has launched a new out-of-home advertising campaign to celebrate people thriving with HIV as a way to shatter the stigma around testing and show living with HIV does not mean stopping the things you love to do.
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    AHF launched a new, national out-of-home advertising campaign to celebrate people thriving with HIV as a way to shatter the stigma around testing and show living with HIV does not mean stopping the things you love to do.
  • The CDC reports approximately 32,000 new infections each year, and HIV stigma contributes to hesitation around testing.
  • AHF is leading the way in shifting the narrative around HIV, spotlighting how people are flourishing because they have been able to access affordable care and stay in care.

New Pandemic Agreement: Pharma Wins, Developing World Loses, says AHF Global Public Health Institute

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Vendredi, avril 26, 2024
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As the final Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement approaches, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the AHF Global Public Health Institute are voicing significant concerns about the April 16, 2024, Proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement.

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  • As the final Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement approaches, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the AHF Global Public Health Institute are voicing significant concerns about the April 16, 2024, Proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement.
  • In addition to the GPMB and the IPPPR, the Panel for a Global Public Health Convention and Spark Street Advisors have also emphasized the critical need for independent monitoring.
  • Empty handshakes in Geneva will not prevent another global health disaster, nor will it keep countries from trampling over each other when the next pandemic comes.
  • To learn more about the AHF Global Public Health Institute, visit https://ahfinstitute.org/ .

Latin America CDC a Must, say Public Health Leaders and AHF

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Vendredi, avril 26, 2024
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This new agency would seek to strengthen regional resilience against future health crises through collaboration and resource optimization among nations.

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  • This new agency would seek to strengthen regional resilience against future health crises through collaboration and resource optimization among nations.
  • Patricia J. Garcia, former health minister of Peru, principal professor of the Faculty of Public Health of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, and one of the initiative's proponents, emphasized the importance of this regional collaboration: "The experience with COVID-19 demonstrated critical deficiencies in our public health infrastructure.
  • The LATAM CDC will serve as a fundamental pillar for prevention, preparedness, and rapid response to future health emergencies, thus strengthening our regional health sovereignty."
  • To learn more about the AHF Global Public Health Institute, visit https://ahfinstitute.org/ .