Announcements

The number of people living with viral hepatitis is increasing – a better understanding of the testing policies and strategies is needed.

Thursday, 22 October 2015, Barcelona: Today, EASL and HIV in Europe announce a consensus definition of late presentation for viral hepatitis. The announcement coincides with the European AIDS Conference in Barcelona and aims to encourage policy makers, health professionals, public health institutions and civil society organisations to implement this definition to improve the European surveillance of and response to the viral hepatitis epidemic.

Forum staff and scientific experts on behalf of the Drug Resistance Working Group of the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research's HCV Drug Development Advisory Group (HCV DrAG) provide a comprehensive, systematic review of all resistance information available from sponsors' trials as a tool to inform the HCV drug development field. The report is now available as early view with DOI citation. Click here to read the report.

On July 30, 2015, The White House Office of AIDS Policy convened in Atlanta, GA to unveil the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, updated to 2020 after President Obama signed an executive order to mark the official release. Major changes to the NHAS include an expanded prevention toolkit, the role of The Affordable Care Act, new recommendations for HIV testing and treatment, improving the HIV Care Continuum, and using innovative research to discover new methods and tools. Click here to read the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy. 

 

Missing from The 2015 International AIDS Society Conference earlier this week, was Bob Munk, a long time friend, colleague, and AIDS activist who passed away earlier this month. His valuable and lifelong contribution to the AIDS effort in the US will never be forgotten.  

Click here to view a tribute to Bob Munk.

Today, PATH launched the the Innovation Countdown 2030 (IC2030) inaugural report, Reimagining Global Health, which features 30 lifesaving innovations and thought pieces by 11 prominent thinkers. The report was officially announced at the Financing for Development conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at a special side-event co-hosted by Every Women, Every Child, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Government of Norway, PATH, UN Foundation, and Grand Challenges Canada. The report is now available for download at www.IC2030.org.

NOV-29-12  Press Release: On the eve of World AIDS Day, the Obama administration announced that HIV/AIDS will be one of the chronic conditions eligible for enhanced federal reimbursements through Medicaid (San Francisco AIDS Foundation).

MAY-31-12  Yesterday, members of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advanced one of the important action items detailed in the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.  Read more.