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Making a Mistake on Treatment – PEPFAR’s New Five-Year AIDS Strategy
Just when testing trends are so positive, just when the costs of medicines have plummeted to new lows, and just as scientific modeling and research shows that treatment reduces the risk of HIV transmission, funding – the lifeblood of AIDS programming – is being capped both by donor countries and their partners in the developing world that are suffering the worst of the global recession. As a result, people are beginning to stand in line and to die in that line while waiting for treatment. | More
84 Organizations call for IMF to support Financial Transaction Tax
84 organizations from around the world challenged the IMF to report the truth in a paper they are preparing for the G20 on how the banks should compensate for the massive government bailouts they received. The groups signed a letter calling for the creation of a new financial transactions tax (or FTT), which would assess a modest tax on trades of stock, currency, options, and other derivatives. | More
Obama’s FY2011 Global Health Budget: response to global AIDS flounders
On Monday, Feb. 1st, President Obama released his much-anticipated 2011 budget request. He and Congress had pledged to increase funding to ensure the US does its fair share toward getting everyone access to AIDS treatment. Instead his 2011 budget put a halt on this: it cut $50 million from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria and gave less than a 2% increase (less than the cost of inflation) to global AIDS overall. | More
AIDS Activists go "caroling" at Sec. Clinton's Chappaqua home
AIDS activists dressed in santa hats gathered at Secretary Clinton’s home to sing modified Christmas Carols and hold a candlelight vigil. They were calling attention to her broken global AIDS funding promises. “AIDS is the number one cause of death for women of reproductive age worldwide. As candidates for President, both Secretary of State Clinton and President Obama committed to address this by agreeing to increase funding for global AIDS to $50 billion over five years,” said Kaytee Riek, Director of Organizing for Health GAP. | Press Release
Congressional Chairmen Ask Obama to Reach Global AIDS Promises
Five Democratic leaders last night released a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to make good on the promises legislated last year to substantially increase Global AIDS funding. The five House Chairmen had joined then-Senators Obama, Biden, and Clinton in passing the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008. | More
Health GAP needs you to help us rise to the challenge in 2010
Your contribution to Health GAP today will be matched dollar for dollar by a challenge grant if we raise a total of $25,000 from new and existing donors this month. Thankfully, Health GAP is used to confronting challenges much larger than this one. | Read the 2009 End-of-Year Letter
Obama earns a 'D+' in fighting global AIDS, according to new report card
On the eve of World AIDS Day, global AIDS and Africa solidarity organizations released a report card today evaluating President Obama’s first year in office—giving the President and his Administration a ‘D+’ for work so far. The report, released by Health GAP, Africa Action, Treatment Action Group and Global AIDS Alliance analyzes the progress President Obama has made towards meeting campaign promises on HIV/AIDS. | Press Release | Download Report Card
World AIDS Day: Obama's choices are failing people with AIDS
Following the recent announcement by the World Health Organization that HIV is the leading killer of women of reproductive age around the world, and the CDC reporting that 3% to 5% of DC residents are infected with HIV, AIDS activists will gather in protest in Washington, DC on World AIDS Day, Tuesday, December 1st. Activists will demonstrate, in a stark display, the choices faced by President Obama: maintain the current course and millions will die—or fix the system and millions will live. | More
Press Release: Public Protests condemn Uganda anti-gay bill
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and its partners in civil society have requested that supporters stage protests against the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill", which would institute the death penalty for HIV+ LGBT Ugandans. The demonstrations in New York and Washington, DC will take place on Nov. 19th, and are organized by a coalition of supporters, including Health GAP and our allies. | More
This World AIDS Day, Tell Obama & Congress to keep their promises
On World AIDS Day, the world media and politicians turn their attention to AIDS. We need to make sure that part of the story told is that the US is breaking its promises on AIDS, and the results are catastrophic to people with HIV in developing countries and here in the US. On December 1st, activists across the US and the world are going to stand up and demand that Obama and Congress keep their promises on AIDS. | More
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Philadelphia Gay News: Spending bill lifts needle exchange funding ban | more
Queerty: Who's Christmas Was Crashed Better? | more
The NY Observer: Elsewhere | more
America Blog: AIDS Activists Carol outside Hillary Clinton's House | more
NY Daily News: Daily Politics Roundup | more
News12 Westchester | AIDS rally held near Clinton's Chappaqua home | more (Cable internet required to view)
LoHud.com: AIDS Activists sing near Clinton home in Chappaqua | more
Boston Globe Opinion: An Express Line for AIDS Treatment | more
IRIN News: PEPFAR unveils new strategy, but more funds needed | more
Scripps Howard News Service: World AIDS Day Demonstrators say HIV is not in Recession | more
PBS NewsHour: On World AIDS Day, Strategy for Future of PEPFAR Released | more
TPMDC: Is Obama failing on AIDS? | more
Democracy Now: Obama receives D+ in report card from AIDS groups | more
ABC News: Before World AIDS Day, Obama Administration Scores D+ from Global AIDS Groups | more
Voice of America:
New Report Puts Forth Proposals for U.S. Global Health Initiative
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IPS:
U.S. Urged to Double Aid to Global Projects | more
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report: Advocates Call For Increased U.S. Investment In Global Health | more
HIV Plus: Health GAPers highlighted as top 25 LGBT HIV Activists in 25 yrs | more
Business Standard:
Mashelkar clarifies on patent report conclusions | more
Compilation of press coverage from G-20 protest in Pittsburgh | more
NY Times: AIDS Activists Issues Grades to Drug Companies | more
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: G-20 protesters, Pittsburgh officials to discuss permits | more
Las Vegas City Life: Bad Medicine (on Syringe Exchange advocacy in Nevada) | more
AP: Police Arrest 26 AIDS Activists at Capitol Protest | more
CNN: Video of AIDS Activists Arrested for Needing exchange funding ban and full funding of the Global Fund| more
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