Archive for July, 2011
AHF press release: 1,000 groups back AIDS March on Washington July 2012
AIDS Healthcare Foundation sent out this announcement yesterday: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and 1,006 organizations from 78 countries are pleased to announce their endorsement of the ‘Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS’ March set to take place in Washington, DC, Sunday, July 22, 2012. The March will take place immediately preceding the opening ceremonies of the [...]
7-20 NHAS Webinar – Slides and Recording
Over 350 advocates attended last week’s HIV PJA Strategy Webinar marking the one year anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The event brought together federal officials and community advocates to reflect on the first year of the Strategy, what has been accomplished, and what remains to be done. To download the slides, click here.
Public Health Fund Applications Leave Little Room for HIV
Applications to receive funding through the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health (PPH) Fund were due Friday, July 22, 2011. This funding opportunity, announced in a news release last month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will allow national networks of community-based organizations to apply for more than $4 million [...]
CountdownAIDS2012.org Launched as Independent Resource for Information, Mobilization for the 19th International AIDS Conference, Washington DC
We officially launched the site today! Please comment about what you’d like to see on the site, or contact us to submit material. Here’s our press release: Contact: Julie Davids, 646-431-7525; countdown@aidschicago.org CountdownAIDS2012.org Launched as Independent Resource for Information, Mobilization for the 19th International AIDS Conference, Washington DC With just one year to go before [...]
Conference Planning: Honing our vision
Three diverse, international committees help the International AIDS Society shape the program for the five-day conference. They are the Community Programme Committee, the Scientific Programme Committee, and the Leadership & Accountability Programme Committee. I have the unique honor of servicing as a co-chair with Nicolas Ritter of Mauritius and Deloris Dockery of the US of [...]
