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August 25, 2009
ACT NOW:
People with HIV need true health
care reform
Opposition to real health reform has mounted
a fierce campaign against it based on misinformation and
outright lies. Congress needs to hear from us now! Read
more.
August 24, 2009
CDC describes symptoms of hospitalized
cases of novel H1N1 flu
This developing story now reveals 7,983
cases of H1N1 flu (swine flu) in the US. Project Inform outlines
some information and considerations for people living with
HIV. Read more.
July 28, 2009
CA Governor slashes lifesaving AIDS programs
California advocates are stunned by the
disproportionate cuts to vital AIDS programs in state budget.
Assembly faulted for failing to approve revenue to prevent
harm. Read more.
July 27, 2009
Everything Antiretroviral: Reportback
from 5th IAS Conference, Cape Town
Despite any significant breakthroughs,
the 5th International AIDS Society conference July 19-22
provided a critical opportunity for contemplation and discussion. Read more.
July 22, 2009
Project Inform to lead think tank on
HIV treatment as prevention
As nearly 56,000 Americans
become newly infected with HIV each year, alternative preventive
methods are being pursued for their use in reducing these
infections. Read
more
July 20, 2009
Help get health care reform back on track
There are signs that health care reform
could be in danger of being stalled or delayed — especially
in the Senate. Please take a few minutes to urge your Members
of Congress to act quickly. Read
more.
July 2, 2009
Health care reform
must work for PWAs
The recent battle over severe proposed
cuts to HIV/AIDS programs in California proves why health
care reform is badly needed in the United States. Read
the full article.
June 18, 2009
Tell Congress to make health
care reform work for people with HIV
Congress is moving quickly to develop
& pass health care reform legislation. One Senate committee
will begin debating legislation. Read
more.
June 2, 2009
Complex questions surround biomedical
option to prevent HIV
PrEP would offer select HIV
meds, together with safer sex counseling, to sexually
active HIV-negative individuals in order to increase the
likelihood that they will remain uninfected. The idea that
HIV prevention may be strengthened using PrEP (pre-exposure
prophylaxis) has caused cautious optimism among many HIV
agencies. Read
more.
March 5, 2009
Project Inform joins call to identify
a cure
A group of leading HIV experts
has assembled to call for a major new commitment and
better collaboration among government, industry, academic,
and patient advocacy leaders to identify therapies that
will actually cure HIV infection, or drive it into remission,
as reported in Science magazine. Read
more
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July 12, 2009
Tell us your HIV
and health care story!
Together with other AIDS activists, Project
Inform is working to collect
individual health care stories from people living with
HIV. Your experi-ences will help us advocate with Congress
and President Obama for the strongest health care provisions
possible. Tell
us your story today!
July 1, 2009
Project Inform leads HIV health care
reform calls
Project Inform is hosting regular HIV
Community Health Care Reform Conference Calls to educate
and mobilize the community around federal health care reform
efforts. Read
the notes from the most recent call.
June 26, 2009
Comprehensive guides for living with
hepatitis B and C now available
Treatment Action Group recently published
a comprehensive guide for people living with HIV and hepatitis
B, which compliments their 2008 guide on hep C. Hepatitis
B. Hepatitis
C.
También disponible en español: Hepatitis
B. Hepatitis
C.
June 1, 2009
Disappointing
Presidential AIDS budget released
Project Inform and other advocates are
disappointed with the President's recent
Fiscal Year 2010 budget proposal for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis
programs. Read
more.
June 1, 2009
Health care reform debate heats up
The national health care reform debate
is well underway. The proposed changes in health care policy present
opportunities and challenges for people with HIV, as well
as those at risk of infection. Read
more.
April 21, 2009
ETHA reintroduced
in Congress
Project Inform hopes
that 2009 will be the year that Congress finally passes
legislation to expand Medicaid eligibility for people with
HIV. Read
more.
April 21, 2009
Hepatitis C co-infection indicators concern
Project Inform
Increasingly, HCV transmission may be
occurring in much the same manner as HIV transmission, which
may be related to a more rapid progression to liver disease
and/or AIDS, especially among HIV-positive gay men. Read
more.
Join Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!
Over 4 million Americans currently live
with hepatitis C. Most are unaware of it. Nearly 225,000
also live with HIV. HCAU meets
the challenge to improve funding for viral hepatitis programs.
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