Links

Treatment Access and Advocacy

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• AIDS Action
  Promotes research and undertakes educational activities related to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.
• AIDS Treatment Data Network
  (ATDN) Community-based organization providing treatment education and counseling services. Site includes clinical trials information, facts sheets, and treatment access resources.
• National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
  NASTAD is a nonprofit national association of state health department HIV/AIDS program directors who have programmatic responsibility for administering HIV/AIDS health care, prevention, education, and supportive services programs funded by state and federal governments.
• National Association of People with AIDS
  (NAPWA) U.S. advocacy organization that focuses on community development and training as well as treatment and prevention education.
• National Minority AIDS Council
  (NMAC) Organizes regional training on treatment issues, conducts needs assessments on treatment issues in communities of color, and provides technical assistance to community-based organizations on treatment education for clients and service providers.
• National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
  (NATAP) Educates diverse communities on the newest HIV treatments and advocates on treatment and policy issues.
• Project Inform
  Disseminates treatment information and advocates for enlightened regulatory, research, and funding policies. Site features extensive treatment information.
• Treatment Action Group
  (TAG) Advocates for larger and more efficient AIDS research efforts, both public and private, as well as access to HIV/AIDS treatment and information.

Access Mechanisms

• Access Project
  The Access Project collects and distributes information about medications available for HIV and AIDS through Medicaid, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs), and national pharmaceutical industry patient assistance/expanded access programs. This site is an excellent source of information about treatments.
• Needy Meds.com
  A comprehensive website providing information on pharmaceutical company-sponsored patient assistance programs by generic drug name, brand drug name, program list, and company list (including companies without patient assistant programs).