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Women’s Empowerment = Healthy Women: Join AHF on International Women’s Day

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Friday, March 8, 2024

“Without healthy women, we cannot have a healthy world – making International Women’s Day the perfect commemoration to raise awareness of the many issues, including harmful inequities, stigma, and discrimination, women of all ages globally face that keep them from succeeding in their lives,” said AHF Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy & Policy Loretta Wong.

Key Points: 
  • “Without healthy women, we cannot have a healthy world – making International Women’s Day the perfect commemoration to raise awareness of the many issues, including harmful inequities, stigma, and discrimination, women of all ages globally face that keep them from succeeding in their lives,” said AHF Deputy Chief of Global Advocacy & Policy Loretta Wong.
  • International Women’s Day was founded in 1911 and is observed annually on March 8.
  • The day recognizes the political, cultural, and economic achievements of women to accelerate their rights.
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Protest: Post Office Won’t Deliver Skid Row Mail

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

AHF complied with the law and installed USPS-approved mailboxes for all the tenants at the SRO buildings that AHF owns and operates.

Key Points: 
  • AHF complied with the law and installed USPS-approved mailboxes for all the tenants at the SRO buildings that AHF owns and operates.
  • For several years and on many occasions, AHF informally asked the USPS to deliver mail properly to its Skid Row properties and even filed a formal administrative claim with the USPS to get a change in delivery to no avail.
  • The case is Shawn Jenkins and AIDS Healthcare Foundation vs. USPS, Louis DeJoy & Six … ( Case No.
  • In 2017, under its Healthy Housing Foundation division, AHF began purchasing and repurposing SRO hotels to address the escalating homelessness and affordable housing crises.

Corporate Greed Sidelines Health Equity at the WTO, says AHF

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

“This decision is a setback for global health equity, which will sadly have repercussions for future pandemics far beyond COVID-19,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein.

Key Points: 
  • “This decision is a setback for global health equity, which will sadly have repercussions for future pandemics far beyond COVID-19,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein.
  • ”The choice to protect corporate interests and patents on crucial medical innovations during global health emergencies flies in the face of our shared responsibility and the need for solidarity on global public health.
  • It deepens existing health disparities, hindering access to life-saving interventions, especially in low-income countries.”
    Despite the disappointing WTO decision, AHF calls upon the international community, policymakers, and stakeholders to continue advocating for a more just and equitable global health system.
  • The world needs collaborative efforts to address health challenges and ensure the health and safety of all individuals, regardless of geographic location or economic status.

AHF Protests USPS Refusal to Deliver SRO Tenants’ Mail

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

AHF complied with the law and installed USPS-approved mailboxes for all the tenants at the SRO buildings that AHF owns and operates.

Key Points: 
  • AHF complied with the law and installed USPS-approved mailboxes for all the tenants at the SRO buildings that AHF owns and operates.
  • For several years and on many occasions, AHF informally asked the USPS to deliver mail properly to its Skid Row properties and even filed a formal administrative claim with the USPS to get a change in delivery to no avail.
  • In 2017, under its Healthy Housing Foundation division, AHF began purchasing and repurposing SRO hotels to address the escalating homelessness and affordable housing crises.
  • Today, AHF provides more that 1,400 SRO housing units as primary and permanent residences to low-income tenants in 13 multi-unit SRO buildings across Greater Los Angeles.

AHF Urges WHO: Save Critical HIV Tech

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Monday, March 4, 2024

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges the World Health Organization (WHO) to call on manufacturers of vital point-of-care (POC) CD4 equipment, including Abbott Laboratories and Becton Dickinson (BD), to continue production of the HIV testing equipment and any necessary commodities that ensure proper functioning.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges the World Health Organization (WHO) to call on manufacturers of vital point-of-care (POC) CD4 equipment, including Abbott Laboratories and Becton Dickinson (BD), to continue production of the HIV testing equipment and any necessary commodities that ensure proper functioning.
  • “Working in 46 countries, AHF country teams are seeing the consequences of Abbott’s and BD’s decisions firsthand, particularly in Africa and Asia.
  • CD4 testing shows how HIV damages our immune system since the virus targets and destroys CD4 cells.
  • While CD4 count is not vital for HIV diagnosis, it’s extremely important upon diagnosis, as the patient’s condition may have already progressed to AIDS—thus essential to the HIV continuum of care.

AHF Opens Food Pantry for San Diego Veterans

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Food for Health , a program under the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), is launching the Heroes Pantry in San Diego this weekend to alleviate the burden of food insecurity among veterans, active duty servicemembers, and military families exacerbated by the high cost of living, especially for those facing health challenges or needing to cover medical expenses.

Key Points: 
  • Food for Health , a program under the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), is launching the Heroes Pantry in San Diego this weekend to alleviate the burden of food insecurity among veterans, active duty servicemembers, and military families exacerbated by the high cost of living, especially for those facing health challenges or needing to cover medical expenses.
  • The new Heroes Pantry will offer fresh vegetables and fruits sourced directly from farms, with a focus on providing healthy options tailored to veterans with specific dietary needs.
  • RAND reports that 1.4 million veterans struggle to access adequate food, leading to severe health implications.
  • "Veterans should not be forced to choose between basic necessities like rent and food,” added Wendy Calderon, VFW Post Commander.

California Opens Nation’s First Transgender Facility Vote Center

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center (CONOTEC), a facility providing comprehensive resources, training, support, and medical services for Transgender people living in Los Angeles, will serve as an officially designated Los Angeles County Vote Center for the upcoming March 5th California primary as well as for the November 2024 general/presidential election.

Key Points: 
  • The Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center (CONOTEC), a facility providing comprehensive resources, training, support, and medical services for Transgender people living in Los Angeles, will serve as an officially designated Los Angeles County Vote Center for the upcoming March 5th California primary as well as for the November 2024 general/presidential election.
  • CONOTEC is the first Transgender facility nationwide to serve as an official election Vote Center.
  • The Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center, 1001 N. Martel St., Los Angeles, CA 90046
    Los Angeles County Vote Centers either commit to 10-day or 4-day voting periods, both offering early voting periods that end on March 5th.
  • The Connie Norman Center is a 4-day Vote Center.

AHF Backs Congressional Push to Protect HIV/AIDS Funding

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Monday, February 26, 2024

It would be penny wise and pound foolish to undo the amazing progress that has been made in combatting HIV in America,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder.

Key Points: 
  • It would be penny wise and pound foolish to undo the amazing progress that has been made in combatting HIV in America,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder.
  • “Republicans should remember that it was former President Trump who inaugurated the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. program.
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AHF Backs Africa CDC Push to Curb Cholera

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

“Just from the beginning of this year, nearly 900 people have died from cholera across Africa.

Key Points: 
  • “Just from the beginning of this year, nearly 900 people have died from cholera across Africa.
  • This is yet another tragic example of inequity in global health that the African Union, Africa CDC, and leaders on the continent must prioritize and address as quickly as possible,” said AHF Africa Bureau Chief, Dr. Penninah Iutung.
  • “Regional self-sufficiency through the production of essential vaccines and medical commodities in Africa should be the end goal—COVID-19 made that clear.
  • As a model for addressing such issues, AHF supported the drilling of a potable water well in Benue State, Nigeria, in 2020.

AHF Honors and Remembers Indomitable AIDS Activist Hydeia Broadbent

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) mourns the death of lifelong AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent who passed away in her sleep yesterday at the age of 39.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) mourns the death of lifelong AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent who passed away in her sleep yesterday at the age of 39.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240221195521/en/
    Lifelong AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, far right, rode on AHF’s award-winning 2013 Tournament of Roses parade float titled “The Global Face of AIDS,” on which she represented North American individuals living with AIDS.
  • Over the years, Broadbent partnered with AHF on several AIDS advocacy and awareness campaigns, including riding on AHF’s award-winning 2013 Tournament of Roses parade float titled “The Global Face of AIDS” on which she represented North American individuals living with AIDS.
  • AHF’s “AIDS is a Civil Rights Issue” campaign, Selma 2015: During the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, Hydeia Broadbent joined Rev.