There are serious new developments that underscore the AIDS community s organizational crisis. At AIDS Action, the national voice for AIDS service organizations and the largest AIDS lobby in Washington, the condoheads and AIDScrats who run it are quaking in their boots as they await the release of a soon-to-be-publishe
It s mind-boggling: Marsha Martin, the executive director of AIDS Action--the AIDS community s largest, most visible, and wealthiest Washington lobby, with a multi-million dollar budget--has jumped into bed with the Bush-Rove Republicans with both feet. In a perfectly scandalous act of betrayal of the AIDS community, M
Makerere University, Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration Investigators - December 22, 2004
Press reports on HIVNET 012, a clinical trial to determine the efficacy of oral nevirapine in comparison to oral AZT for the prevention of Mother To Child HIV-1 Transmission in pregnant HIV infected women and their Neonates in Uganda . An Associated Press Release and subsequent report printed
With Christmas drawing near, I m sure we are all checking our Christmas lists to make sure we have not forgotten anyone. Let s see... Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa - check! Siblings, aunts and uncles - check! Partners, children...and the boss, can t forget the boss - check! Lets see, who might we have forgotten......?
Yangon/Brussels, 16 December 2004: To combat its growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, Myanmar must urgently boost local staff capabilities and make more effective use of international aid. Myanmar: Update on HIV/AIDS Policy, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, describes the country s rate of HIV infection, one
Articles from the Associated Press (AP) and other media sources appear to raise serious questions about the use of single-dose nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource poor countries. Although there is no new information about the safety and effectiveness of the use of this prevention strat
What is the President s $20 million ADAP Initiative? On June 23, 2004, President Bush announced immediate availability of an additional $20 million in drug therapies for ten states with AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists as of June 21, 2004. The ten states eligible to participate in this program are: Ala
For further information, contact: Murray Penner, (202) 434-8090 Washington, DC - The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released its latest ADAP Watch, a listing of AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) that have implemented or anticipate implementing cost containment strategies to m
In light of recent interest in the use of Viramune ® (nevirapine), Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) provides the following background information on the drug and key events that have been revisited by the media. Viramune has played a vital role in the fight against HIV/AIDS since its U.
Elizabeth Glaser AIDS Foundation - December 14, 2004
In response to an Associated Press (AP) article that revisits past questions about the drug nevirapine (NVP), the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is issuing this statement to clarify the scientific facts, based on the full body of evidence, regarding the use of this drug to prevent mother-to-child transmissi
As we approach the 16th anniversary of the first World AIDS Day, this modern day Weapon of Mass Destruction is still taking its toll on the men, women and children of the world. This year the focus is on recognizing the impact this Disease has had on Women and young girls. Women and girls now account for nearly 50% of
A speech made at Cooper Union, New York - Sunday, November 7, 2004
Larry Kramer
(A speech made at Cooper Union, New York on Sunday, November 7, 2004, presented by HIV Forum in conjunction with NYU s Office of LGBT Student Services, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, Callen-Lorde, and the Gill Foundation.) I think this has been the most difficult speech I have ever had to write and to deliver. It i
AIDS Drug Assistance Protocol Fund - Report Date: October 26, 2004
Gordon Nary, Executive Director, AIDS Drug Assistance Protocol Fund
To let oneself be bound by a duty from the moment you see it approaching is part of the integrity that alone justifies responsibility. - Dag Hammarskjöld The AIDS Drug Assistance Protocol Fund commends the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for their interest in addressing the ethical challenges in th
TV Ad Campaign with Chinese and U.S. Basketball Heroes is First of its Kind in China, Where HIV/AIDS is Spreading Rapidly NEW YORK - The Chinese AIDS Initiative (CAI), an alliance of Chinese and international partners dedicated to helping China accelerate its response to HIV/AIDS, and the National Basketball Associatio
On this the 14th anniversary of the beginning of AEGiS, we are reaching out to the Humanitarian within you. You may live in any part of the world and read our pleas for donations and wonder, why should I make a donation to AEGiS? Do I make a difference? Yes! You make a difference! When you contribute, you become an int
PLUS: Sex, Lies and HIV--What happens when one positive man fesses up New York, September 21, 2004--The federal government has banned a 40-year-old generic chemotherapy drug for the treatment of HIV, even though some doctors believe it could be a lifesaver, an investigative story in the October issue of POZ reports.
AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC) - July 16, 2004
(NEW YORK, July 16) The news of a settlement reached between Abbott Laboratories and California-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in two lawsuits drew fire from the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC). The lawsuits were filed by AHF in response to a 400% price increase last December by Abbott for its drug
In her new book, journalist and activist Anne-Christine d Adesky argues that access to AIDS medicine is a fundamental human rights issue. Anne-Christine d Adesky has been reporting from the front lines of the global AIDS epidemic since before it became a major story. A foreign correspondent stationed in
Jane Teas, a researcher in the Arnold School of Public Health, has just returned from this summer s International Seaweed Symposium in Norway and the U.N. AIDS conference in Bangkok, Thailand . If you re wondering what the connection is between seaweed and AIDS, Teas can explain. She recently conducted a pilot study in
List Serve Consultant, XV International AIDS Conference 2004
Get involved, use this opportunity to address a world leader and send us your questions. With Meet the Leaders , the new, interactive sessions from the Leadership Program at the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, you can. 2004 is shaping up to be a year of unprecedented opportunities to fight HIV/AIDS and also a
Subject: William E. Arnold; Interviewer: Gordon Nary
ADAP Fund: Many in the US AIDS community were taken by surprise by the June 23 White House Announcement that $20 million in HIV drugs will be distributed to states with ADAP waiting lists. Apparently the advocacy efforts by
AEGiS is but one of the proud recipient agencies of the 18th Annual AIDS Walk Orange County, hosted by AIDS Services Foundation. Did you know that $212 billion dollars has been raised for this cause in the USA by events such as this? Nearly 10,000 of your closest friends and family will gather at UC Irvine on Sunday, J
Our ongoing effort to provide HIV/AIDS conference abstracts has lead to the completion of another International AIDS Society Conference being added to the AEGiS database. Our content assistant, April, has posted and made available to view on AEGiS, the 1st International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and T
Government of Botswana Ministry of Health - April 28, 2004
The launch of an animated patient education video marks the latest step in the Masa programme to mobilise communities on HIV/AIDS and ARV therapy in Botswana . Community mobilisation has been the cornerstone of Masas Information Education Communication (IEC) campaign and aims to not only inform and educate the communit
One of the important ways for developing and less developed countries to overcome the patent barriers to pharmaceuticals is compulsory licensing. What is compulsory licensing and what should people interested in ARV medicines know about compulsory licencing? As mentioned in earlier messages, it is common that patents a
WHO recommends that in resource-limited settings, the public health approach to treatment should use first-line regimens that combine three drugs as follows: ( d4T or AZT ) + 3TC + (NVP or
These are two important documents related to patent protection in Viet Nam, thus also related to access to ARVs and other medicines. The TRIPS Agreement of WTO Viet Nam is currently negotiating for joining the World Trade Organization (WTO). This is a very important step for Viet Nam, as it will help the country integr
The first posting in this series mentioned patent protection as a barrier to access to cheap generic drugs. The second posting mentioned the delay of patent protection of pharmaceuticals in India . Some JVNET readers may be wondering how patent protection in Viet Nam relates to ARV medicines. A WHO expert explained
[Edward Hooper s response to the latest brief communication in Nature by Michael Worobey, Beatrice Hahn and colleagues, entitled Contaminated Polio Vaccine Theory Refuted . Nature; 2004; 428; 820.] Background. The first thing to notice about this one-page paper by Worobey et al. is the media blitz that has preceded it.
The previous message mentioned cheap generics from India , and then talked about patent barriers to the production and importation in different countries. Did this question come to your mind, why is it that India can produce cheap generics for its people and for export to other countries, while many other countries can
Recently, JVNET posted the very good news that the Clinton Foundation succeeded in negotiating for reduction of ARV prices. VTV1 also carried this news in an upbeat tone. In my office, we were all very excited. There are clear potentials for affordable ARVs... that is, if some obstacles are overcome. As a matter of fac
New feature at AEGiS! We are pleased to announce the addition of HIV/AIDS-related news from the Voice of America (VOA). A small number of files are now available from 2002 and 2004. Look for additional files over the next few weeks. Voice of America news articles are available in both Real Audio and MP3 formats, and ar
The month of February proved to be a time of great accomplishment and great challenge for us here at AEGiS. The worst occurred on the 21st, when water from a series of heavy rains, managed to get into the cable supplying our T1 connection to the Internet. It took MCI nearly six hours to get us back on-line. Later that
AEGiS has partnered with Groundspring.org to bring you a new and improved way of showing your support for our effort in the fight against new HIV infections, and for people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. New DonateNow buttons have been installed throughout the AEGiS website to remind our readers how important their su
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