AIDS Healthcare Foundation

FDA & Florida Make a Dent in Drug Prices with Canadian Imports, says AHF

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV and AIDS healthcare organization, is cheering a move this week by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the State of Florida, which secured FDA approval to import prescription medications from Canada in an effort to address rising drug costs.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV and AIDS healthcare organization, is cheering a move this week by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the State of Florida, which secured FDA approval to import prescription medications from Canada in an effort to address rising drug costs.
  • "We applaud the Biden administration and Florida for approving reimportation to relieve the burden of astronomical drug prices on patients,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF founder and president.
  • “However, it would be so much easier to just lower prices in the States than shipping U.S. made drugs to Canada and the sending them back to Florida."
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AHF: AI-Powered Antibiotics Must Go Beyond Big Pharma

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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While AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) commends the team of scientists that used artificial intelligence to discover the first new antibiotics in six decades, AHF urges governments and medical engineers to ensure everyone in the world benefits from groundbreaking technologies and their successes, not just the rich and big pharma.

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  • While AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) commends the team of scientists that used artificial intelligence to discover the first new antibiotics in six decades, AHF urges governments and medical engineers to ensure everyone in the world benefits from groundbreaking technologies and their successes, not just the rich and big pharma.
  • “News of the creation of the first new antibiotics in 60 years using AI is an extremely promising development as antimicrobial resistance poses an undervalued threat to the world, including drug-resistant STIs and other infections,” said AHF Senior Global Medical Director Dr. Adele Schwartz Benzaken.
  • “These deep learning models are part of all our futures.
  • With taxpayers funding most of the pharmaceutical innovation, we urge policymakers to ensure governments get their fair share in intellectual property rights from medical discoveries using artificial intelligence where public funds were involved.”

AHF: Anthrax Outbreak Exposes Global Health Inequities

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Friday, December 22, 2023
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“The anthrax outbreak is another example of why we need equity, not charity on global health.

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  • “The anthrax outbreak is another example of why we need equity, not charity on global health.
  • As long as some places have all the resources to respond and others don't—we won't have truly functional pandemic preparedness.
  • “Lower-income countries will continue to suffer from preventable disease outbreaks until big pharma and rich countries prioritize lives over profits.
  • It can be prevented by vaccinating humans and livestock and is not contagious, except in rare cases of cutaneous anthrax.

AHF: California Apartment Association Jumps on Antisemitic Bandwagon

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Friday, December 22, 2023
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) ran a new full-page ad in the Jewish News of Northern California Friday exposing the California Apartment Association’s (CAA) campaign of despicable antisemitic attacks on AHF president and cofounder Michael Weinstein.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) ran a new full-page ad in the Jewish News of Northern California Friday exposing the California Apartment Association’s (CAA) campaign of despicable antisemitic attacks on AHF president and cofounder Michael Weinstein.
  • AHF sponsors the Justice for Renters rent control ballot initiative which will come before voters in November 2024.
  • This is exactly how California Apartment Association (CAA) is portraying AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) president and cofounder Michael Weinstein in their ads.
  • The California Apartment Association continually has portrayed Michael as a billionaire, which they know is untrue.

WeHo Community Celebrates Holiday Joy with LGBTQ Asylum Seekers and Undocumented Individuals

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
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LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho , located in the center of West Hollywood.

Key Points: 
  • LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho , located in the center of West Hollywood.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231221514483/en/
    LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients, and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho, located in the center of West Hollywood.
  • “As the holiday season approaches, our LGBTQ+ community deserves support and care, especially immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who are struggling to feel at home here,” said Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath.
  • We know that for many LGBTQ+ people, the holiday season can feel lonely and having a space to gather and a supportive community is crucial and life-saving.

AHF: WHO's Tedros Sides with Big Pharma on Patents

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
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“Dr.

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  • “Dr.
  • Tedros’ remarks are not only dangerous and tone deaf – they are an inexplicable reversal from the support he’s shown for IP waivers in the past.
  • Dr. Tedros and the WHO must be on the side of human life – not big pharma and the ultra-rich.”
    In June 2022, the WTO approved an IP waiver for COVID-19 vaccine patents.
  • Since then, advocates and many nations have urged the WTO to extend the waiver to include tests and treatments for the novel coronavirus.

John Densmore and Henry Diltz Join AHF to Celebrate Morrison Hotel Rebirth

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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The Doors' drummer John Densmore and legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz joined Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF), a division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate AHF’s acquisition of the historic Morrison Hotel, a 1914 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building in downtown Los Angeles.

Key Points: 
  • The Doors' drummer John Densmore and legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz joined Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF), a division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate AHF’s acquisition of the historic Morrison Hotel, a 1914 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building in downtown Los Angeles.
  • The Doors and photographer Henry Diltz made the Morrison Hotel famous with their iconic album cover shot released in 1970.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231219210275/en/
    John Densmore, drummer for The Doors, and photographer Henry Diltz share Morrison Hotel memorabilia during a ceremony celebrating AHF’s acquisition of the historic Morrison, a 1914 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
  • The Doors and photographer Henry Diltz made the Morrison famous with the band’s release of its landmark 1970 album featuring Diltz’s iconic cover photo.

AHF Honors the Memory of Chinese Activist-Clinician Dr. Gao

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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Dr. Gao died at her home in New York on Dec. 10 at the age of 95.

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  • Dr. Gao died at her home in New York on Dec. 10 at the age of 95.
  • “Dr.
  • “Dr.
  • In 2009, facing increasing government pressure, Dr. Gao resettled in self-exile in Manhattan, New York.

WeHo Community Celebrates Holiday Joy with LGBTQ Asylum Seekers and Undocumented Individuals

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho , located in the center of West Hollywood.

Key Points: 
  • LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho , located in the center of West Hollywood.
  • “Focusing our holiday efforts on the social wellbeing of Asylum Seekers and others in our community who are facing daunting immigration challenges is the right thing to do.
  • “As the holiday season approaches, our LGBTQ+ community deserves support and care, especially immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who are struggling to feel at home here,” said Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath.
  • We know that for many LGBTQ+ people, the holiday season can feel lonely and having a space to gather and a supportive community is crucial and life-saving.

AHF Condom Ads Go Bananas in Miami

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation ’s (AHF) “Just Use It” billboard campaign now is running in three new cities – Miami, Chicago, and New York City – after several national out-of-home advertising companies refused the artwork back in August.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation ’s (AHF) “Just Use It” billboard campaign now is running in three new cities – Miami, Chicago, and New York City – after several national out-of-home advertising companies refused the artwork back in August.
  • This billboard in Miami is at NW 22nd Ave & NW 28th St (until 12/24/23).
  • It’s just a piece of fruit,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder.
  • “We may be moralistic in attitude, but the rising rates of STIs in Florida prove we are hedonistic in behavior.