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Of the 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, 1 in 4 lack access to life-saving treatment.
When medicines are unaffordable, they cannot save lives.
HIV exists at the intersection of health and social justice.
When activists are at the table, they shape an HIV response that delivers high-impact results.
The world could end AIDS, but we need the political will to fund the fight.
For decades, AIDS activists have used their power to deliver big wins against long odds.

Health GAP is dedicated to ensuring that all people with HIV have access to affordable, life-saving medicines.

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OUR APPROACH

activism | ˈaktəˌvizəm | noun

the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change

Grassroots Power

building people power in the U.S. and around the world and mobilizing that grassroots strength when people living with HIV are under attack

Analysis

interpreting government and pharmaceutical corporation policy with an activist’s eye, and shining a light on injustice, lack of accountability, and lies, even when it’s unpopular

Advocacy

tirelessly fighting for increased funding for global AIDS programs and equitable access to affordable medicines. Forcing change when governments threaten to advance the rights of criminalized and marginalized communities

WHERE WE WORK

Brazil: As a long-standing site of U.S. government bullying in response to HIV treatment programs built on cost cutting generic medicines, Health GAP has supported civil society campaigns to protect affordable access to medicines against U.S. government pressure.
Colombia: We have supported campaigns to protect affordable access to medicines against industry lawsuits and U.S. government pressure.
Geneva: We advocate to hold powerful global health institutions accountable, including: the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and Unitaid. Health GAP staff currently serve on the NGO delegation to the Unitaid Board and on the Developed Country NGO delegation to the Board of the Global Fund.
India: We campaign with Indian allies on intellectual property, trade, and access to medicines and fight to support India’s role as the world’s leading producer of generic medicines.
Kenya: We campaign alongside civil society to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention; watchdog HIV funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions, and the government of Kenya; fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers); and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster. Health GAP’s Kenya-based team member powers our work here and beyond.
Malawi: We campaign alongside civil society to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention; watchdog HIV funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions, and the government of Malawi; fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers); and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster.
Mozambique: We campaign alongside civil society to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention; watchdog HIV funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions, and the government of Mozambique; fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers); and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster.
New York, NY: New York City is home to the United Nations (UN), and hosts the yearly UN General Assembly and other UN high-level meetings – important sites for activism to mobilize political will to end the AIDS pandemic. New York is also home to Health GAP’s headquarters.
South Africa: Since 1999 Health GAP has been fighting for access to treatment by combating U.S. government trade pressure; pharmaceutical corporation lawsuits and price gouging; and more. Today we’re working alongside allies on a campaign to Fix the Patents Laws in South Africa to watchdog funding from the U.S. for the world’s largest HIV programs. Health GAP’s South Africa-based team member powers our work here and beyond.
Tanzania: We are fighting alongside civil society organizations in Tanzania to ensure access to evidence-based, comprehensive HIV prevention and quality treatment for all people living with HIV, to make sure that funding for HIV programs from the U.S. government and multilateral institutions is put to the best possible use, and to fight policies of exclusion and bigotry towards LGBTI communities and other marginalized populations.
Thailand: Thailand was early site of U.S. government bullying in response to HIV treatment programs built on cost cutting generic medicines. We have worked with local partners on multiple intellectual property, trade, and access to medicines campaigns, as well as campaigns to fight for human rights and access to harm reduction for people who use drugs and their communities.
Uganda: We fight alongside allies to win treatment and prevention scale up and to watchdog funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions and the Ugandan government. We helped secure access to more affordable medicines through patent law reforms. We’re also fighting to end maternal mortality, increase access to reproductive health care (including safe abortion), and to defeat exclusion and bigotry toward LGBTI communities and other marginalized people. Health GAP’s Uganda-based team member helps power our work here.
United States of America: Health GAP is a close activist partner and fiscal sponsor of the Student Global AIDS Campaign. Health GAP prioritizes building the power of young AIDS activists across the United States to demand U.S. accountability to end the AIDS pandemic.
Washington, DC: We work across the United States government to mobilize the funding needed for HIV treatment and prevention. We combat U.S. government trade policies that prioritize intellectual property and investor protections over access to life-saving medicines. Our two U.S.-based team members power our work here.
Zambia: We partner with civil society organizations in Zambia to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention, improve outdated HIV treatment policies, to make sure that funding for HIV programs from the U.S. government and multilateral institutions is put to the best possible use, to fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including men who have sex with men, LGBTI people and sex workers), and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic AIDS drugs faster.
Zimbabwe: We campaign alongside civil society organizations to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention, to watchdog funding from the U.S. government and and multilateral institutions, to fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers), and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster.
Brazil
As a long-standing site of U.S. government bullying in response to HIV treatment programs built on cost cutting generic medicines, Health GAP has supported civil society campaigns to protect affordable access to medicines against U.S. government pressure.
Colombia
We have supported campaigns to protect affordable access to medicines against industry lawsuits and U.S. government pressure.
Geneva
We advocate to hold powerful global health institutions accountable, including: the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and Unitaid. Health GAP staff currently serve on the NGO delegation to the Unitaid Board and on the Developed Country NGO delegation to the Board of the Global Fund.
India
We campaign with Indian allies on intellectual property, trade, and access to medicines and fight to support India’s role as the world’s leading producer of generic medicines.
Kenya
We campaign alongside civil society to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention; watchdog HIV funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions, and the government of Kenya; fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers); and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster. Health GAP’s Kenya-based team member powers our work here and beyond.
Malawi
We campaign alongside civil society to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention; watchdog HIV funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions, and the government of Malawi; fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers); and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster.
Mozambique
We campaign alongside civil society to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention; watchdog HIV funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions, and the government of Mozambique; fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers); and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster.
New York, NY
New York City is home to the United Nations (UN), and hosts the yearly UN General Assembly and other UN high-level meetings – important sites for activism to mobilize political will to end the AIDS pandemic. New York is also home to Health GAP’s headquarters.
South Africa
Since 1999 Health GAP has been fighting for access to treatment by combating U.S. government trade pressure; pharmaceutical corporation lawsuits and price gouging; and more. Today we’re working alongside allies on a campaign to Fix the Patents Laws in South Africa to watchdog funding from the U.S. for the world’s largest HIV programs. Health GAP’s South Africa-based team member powers our work here and beyond.
Tanzania
We are fighting alongside civil society organizations in Tanzania to ensure access to evidence-based, comprehensive HIV prevention and quality treatment for all people living with HIV, to make sure that funding for HIV programs from the U.S. government and multilateral institutions is put to the best possible use, and to fight policies of exclusion and bigotry towards LGBTI communities and other marginalized populations.
Thailand
Thailand was early site of U.S. government bullying in response to HIV treatment programs built on cost cutting generic medicines. We have worked with local partners on multiple intellectual property, trade, and access to medicines campaigns, as well as campaigns to fight for human rights and access to harm reduction for people who use drugs and their communities.
Uganda
We fight alongside allies to win treatment and prevention scale up and to watchdog funding from the U.S. government, multilateral institutions and the Ugandan government. We helped secure access to more affordable medicines through patent law reforms. We’re also fighting to end maternal mortality, increase access to reproductive health care (including safe abortion), and to defeat exclusion and bigotry toward LGBTI communities and other marginalized people. Health GAP’s Uganda-based team member helps power our work here.
United States of America
Health GAP is a close activist partner and fiscal sponsor of the Student Global AIDS Campaign. Health GAP prioritizes building the power of young AIDS activists across the United States to demand U.S. accountability to end the AIDS pandemic.
Washington, DC
We work across the United States government to mobilize the funding needed for HIV treatment and prevention. We combat U.S. government trade policies that prioritize intellectual property and investor protections over access to life-saving medicines. Our two U.S.-based team members power our work here.
Zambia
We partner with civil society organizations in Zambia to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention, improve outdated HIV treatment policies, to make sure that funding for HIV programs from the U.S. government and multilateral institutions is put to the best possible use, to fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including men who have sex with men, LGBTI people and sex workers), and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic AIDS drugs faster.
Zimbabwe
We campaign alongside civil society organizations to win increased access to quality HIV treatment and prevention, to watchdog funding from the U.S. government and and multilateral institutions, to fight for evidence-based and dignified services for marginalized communities (including LGBTI people, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs and sex workers), and to mobilize communities to demand game-changing new generic HIV medicines faster.

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