AIDS Healthcare Foundation

AHF Hammers Gilead Over Continued Profiteering

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), COVID-19, Socially Responsible Investing, Healthcare Reform, Pharmaceutical, Professional Services, Philanthropy, Advocacy Group Opinion, Infectious Diseases, Public Policy, Government, LGBTQ+, Foundation, Biotechnology, AIDS, Consumer, Health, HIV, AHF, Patient, Safety, Remdesivir, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Assault, Hepatitis, Gilead Sciences, Pharmaceutical industry

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) continued its assault on Gilead Sciences in its ongoing advocacy campaign against the Bay Area drug maker over its voracious greed, patent manipulation, and obscene price hikes.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) continued its assault on Gilead Sciences in its ongoing advocacy campaign against the Bay Area drug maker over its voracious greed, patent manipulation, and obscene price hikes.
  • “Gilead continues to place profit above all else at the expense of patients’ access to its lifesaving drugs, including its latest and safest drug formulations,” says Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder.
  • “From suppressing a safer formulation of one of its key HIV drugs to price gouging on its Hepatitis C medications, Gilead remains a company in search of a moral compass.
  • To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org , find us on Facebook , follow us on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok , and subscribe to our AHFter Hours podcast.

Stop the Bickering – Save the Pandemic Accord, says AHF

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Public Policy, Government, Healthcare Reform, Health, Advocacy Group Opinion, COVID-19, Developed country, Letter, AHF, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Elder, Panel, Research, Pharmaceutical industry

The open letter from The Elders and supporting organizations calls for equity, sufficient financing, and accountability among countries to prepare for the next global health crisis.

Key Points: 
  • The open letter from The Elders and supporting organizations calls for equity, sufficient financing, and accountability among countries to prepare for the next global health crisis.
  • “Death by fine print is not an option for the pandemic accord.
  • “World leaders must choose principles of global equity, accountability, and transparency over narrow national interests like intellectual property protections.
  • The Panel for a Global Public Health Convention , which was co-created by AHF, is one of the signatories of The Elders’ letter.

Syphilis Soars: AHF Urges Congress to Boost Prevention Funding

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Men, LGBTQ+, Pharmaceutical, Consumer, Infectious Diseases, Public Policy, Other Policy Issues, Biotechnology, Women, AIDS, Congressional News, Views, Health, Government, United States Congress, Public, Associate, AHF, Congenital syphilis, Advocacy, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Congress, STI, Syphilis, Infection

With alarmingly high rates of preventable syphilis and congenital syphilis skyrocketing to nearly 20% higher than in 2023, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges U.S. Congress to reverse proposed cuts and increase funding for sexually transmitted infection prevention programs and improved access to testing and treatment.

Key Points: 
  • With alarmingly high rates of preventable syphilis and congenital syphilis skyrocketing to nearly 20% higher than in 2023, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges U.S. Congress to reverse proposed cuts and increase funding for sexually transmitted infection prevention programs and improved access to testing and treatment.
  • “Sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis, are at an all-time high for the sixth consecutive year, yet budgets for these programs are being cut every year,” said Lauren Natoli, Associate Director of Research and Advocacy for AHF’s Public Health Division.
  • “We cannot hope to reverse the tide of STIs without renewed investment and attention to public health efforts.
  • It is time to reinvest in public health and sex education.”

FLUX Demands Florida DMV Stop Attack on Transgender Drivers

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
LGBTQ+, Public Policy, Government, State, Local, Communications, Consumer, Advocacy Group Opinion, Social Activism, Sibling, Human, News, AHF, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Florida Department, AIDS

To our siblings in Florida and the world.

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  • To our siblings in Florida and the world.
  • And we will never stop."
  • Queen Victoria Ortega ~ International President, FLUX
    FLUX is a national division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation dedicated to creating safe spaces for trans and gender non-conforming individuals.
  • See https://www.transidentity.org/
    Keep up to date on FLUX: Facebook: FLUXAHF - Instagram: @FLUX_AHF - Twitter: @flux_ahf
    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240130352935/en/

AHF Applauds Sen. Wiener’s PBM Abuse Bill

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Friday, January 26, 2024
AIDS, Other Health, Health, General Health, State, Local, Healthcare Reform, Pharmaceutical, Other Policy Issues, Infectious Diseases, Public Policy, Government, Advocacy Group Opinion, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Patient, Legislation, Pharmacist, AHF, Pharmacy

“Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have operated too long in the shadows, interfering with patient access to care, starving pharmacy providers, creating pharmacy deserts while they rake in massive profits that inflate healthcare costs.

Key Points: 
  • “Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have operated too long in the shadows, interfering with patient access to care, starving pharmacy providers, creating pharmacy deserts while they rake in massive profits that inflate healthcare costs.
  • California patients deserve and need better.”
    AHF has been working closely with the CA Pharmacists Association for more than a year on this, and it is a high priority for AHF's California legislative agenda.
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 1.9 million individuals across 45 countries, including the U.S. and in Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe.
  • To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org , find us on Facebook , follow us on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok , and subscribe to our AHFter Hours podcast.

AHF Urges President Biden to Support WTO IP Waiver

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Friday, January 26, 2024
COVID-19, Infectious Diseases, Advocacy Group Opinion, Congressional News, Views, Public Policy, Government, Philanthropy, White House, Federal Government, Pharmaceutical, Health, Foundation, AHF, Public, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Second Continental Congress, Hoarding, Pandemic, World Trade Organization, Congress, Intellectual property, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls on President Biden to support a proposal for an expanded waiver on intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 treatments and diagnostics currently being advanced at the World Trade Organization (WTO) despite opposition in the U.S. Congress.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls on President Biden to support a proposal for an expanded waiver on intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 treatments and diagnostics currently being advanced at the World Trade Organization (WTO) despite opposition in the U.S. Congress.
  • “Opposition to the WTO IP waiver by some members of Congress is shortsighted and misplaced.
  • Technological protectionism and vaccine hoarding during the pandemic cost the world millions of lives and trillions of dollars, while Big Pharma made off with record-breaking profits,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein.
  • “We urge President Biden to do the right thing in the name of global health security and public health and support the waiver.

AHF MLK Day Float Shouts ‘Housing Is A Human Right’

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Saturday, January 13, 2024
Construction & Property, Advocacy Group Opinion, Urban Planning, REIT, Public Policy, Government, Philanthropy, State, Local, Foundation, Residential Building & Real Estate, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Kingdom, Downtown Los Angeles, Housing, Multimedia, AIDS, Human, AHF, Congress, Organization, Justice, Film industry

The float also prominently features a poignant quote from Dr. King, who was a moving force behind the federal Fair Housing Act, which Congress enacted after King’s assassination in 1968.

Key Points: 
  • The float also prominently features a poignant quote from Dr. King, who was a moving force behind the federal Fair Housing Act, which Congress enacted after King’s assassination in 1968.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240112413123/en/
    AHF will have a float in the Kingdom Day Parade in L.A. featuring a profile of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline.
  • The float also prominently features a poignant quote from Dr. King, who was a moving force behind the federal Fair Housing Act, which Congress enacted after King’s assassination in 1968.
  • To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org , find us on Facebook , follow us on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok , and subscribe to our AHFter Hours podcast.

Global HIV Progress Overstated: AHF Calls for UNAIDS Audit

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Public Policy, Healthcare Reform, Social Activism, Pharmaceutical, Communications, Philanthropy, Advocacy Group Opinion, Infectious Diseases, Government, LGBTQ+, Foundation, Science, AIDS, Consumer, Research, Health, BMJ, HIV/AIDS, Death, AHF, WHO, Disease, Medical journal, UNAIDS, Poverty, Infection, World Health Organization, HIV, BMJ Open, Patient, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Pharmaceutical industry

Inflated numbers would mean that the progress against the epidemic has been slower than anticipated, and a greater investment of resources will be needed to put the global HIV response back on track.

Key Points: 
  • Inflated numbers would mean that the progress against the epidemic has been slower than anticipated, and a greater investment of resources will be needed to put the global HIV response back on track.
  • “We have offered to assist UNAIDS with the auditing process in anyway practical.”
    The following is a full text of the open letter:
    We write this letter to express our alarm over the inaccuracy of global HIV treatment statistics being reported by UNAIDS.
  • We urge UNAIDS and the WHO to audit at least 10% of patient charts across the globe.
  • We believe that our proposal will be an exciting new chapter for global AIDS that will yield gratifying results.

New AHF Campaign Warns Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Other Health, Practice Management, Advertising, Social Activism, Communications, General Health, Women, Philanthropy, Infectious Diseases, Men, Baby, Maternity, Foundation, Family, AIDS, Consumer, Health, Congenital syphilis, URL, Multimedia, Infection, AHF, STI, Fatal, Mother, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Pharmaceutical industry

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has updated and relaunched a groundbreaking billboard and awareness campaign, “Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby,” warning of the dangers of congenital syphilis which can be fatal to babies if the infection goes undiagnosed and untreated in mothers.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has updated and relaunched a groundbreaking billboard and awareness campaign, “Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby,” warning of the dangers of congenital syphilis which can be fatal to babies if the infection goes undiagnosed and untreated in mothers.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240108069539/en/
    The campaign artwork features an illustration of a visibly pregnant person with the headline, “Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby,” driving to the website URL “FreeSTDCheck.org.” AHF’s congenital syphilis campaign consists of billboards, posters, transit shelters, 2-sheets, buses, bus benches, and street kiosks and began posting nationwide last week.
  • The campaign will run for three months in most markets and is appearing in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Nevada.
  • AHF offers free sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment at 36 Wellness Centers in 14 states and Washington, DC.

SRO Tours Highlight AHF's Model for Getting People Off the Streets

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Sunday, January 7, 2024
Advocacy Group Opinion, Residential Building & Real Estate, State, Local, Construction & Property, Public Policy, Government, Weeping Angel, Multimedia, AHF, AIDS, Housing, HHF, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Real estate

(Graphic: Business Wire)

Key Points: 
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    AHF, through its Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF) division, has been purchasing and renovating historic buildings since 2017 as a faster, less expensive solution to the escalating affordable housing and homelessness crises.
  • The first guided tour will take place on Tuesday, January 9th starting at 9 a.m.
  • The approximately two-and-a-half-hour tour will include a visit to five of AHF’s 13 buildings currently housing tenants.
  • AHF has placed a full-page ad headlined “LA Times’ War on SROs” in Sunday’s print edition of the Los Angeles Times formally extending the invitation.