HIV Policy & Advocacy
IAS 2015: Ryan and Julie Lewis -- The 30/30 Project [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Wednesday, 12 August 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Musician Ryan Lewis and his mother Julie Lewis spoke at the opening session of the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention last month in Vancouver, describing their 30/30 Project to fund health facilities worldwide.
IAS 2015: The Health Economics of HIV Treatment [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Tuesday, 28 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
The world faces an opportunity to expand antiretroviral therapy to all who need it -- both to improve the health of individuals living with HIV and to prevent transmission of the virus -- and treatment would likely be cost-effective, experts agreed at a press briefing at the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention last week in Vancouver.
IAS 2015: Vancouver Consensus Calls for Early Access to HIV Treatment and PrEP Worldwide
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Tuesday, 21 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
Leading figures in the HIV response field have endorsed a call for immediate access to antiretroviral therapy for all people upon diagnosis with HIV on the opening day of the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment in Prevention (IAS 2015) taking place this week in. The Vancouver Consensus statement -- intended to place pressure on donors and governments to support expanded HIV treatment and prevention -- has been endorsed by leaders of major agencies including UNAIDS, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
IAS 2015: Women with HIV Demand a Voice [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Thursday, 23 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS and their supporters held a demonstration and die-in outside the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention in Vancouver on July 21, demanding an end to institutional violence against women and girls, and for women with HIV to have a voice in setting research priorities.
Supreme Court Allows Continuation of Affordable Care Act Subsidies in All States
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Thursday, 25 June 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
On June 25 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in the King v. Burwell case, ruling that subsidies to help people purchase insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- popularly known as Obamacare -- are valid in all states, not just those that established their own insurance exchanges. The 6-3 decision will enable an estimated 6 million people to keep their subsidized health plans.
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