| amfAR supports innovative RESEARCH into the improvement of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment strategies—strategies that might ultimately result in viral eradication. The Foundation plays a vital role in advancing emerging ideas by providing seed money to researchers for early-stage projects, and enables young researchers to establish their careers in HIV/AIDS. With amfAR's support, researchers can gather the preliminary data required by other funders of AIDS research, thus allowing a relatively small amfAR investment to be leveraged into large-scale studies of lifesaving interventions. Since its early days, amfAR's GLOBAL INITIATIVES program has helped health care workers and AIDS organizations in developing countries to maximize local resources and implement effective research, treatment, prevention, and education strategies. An amfAR initiative called TREAT Asia (Therapeutics Research, Education, and AIDS Training in Asia) is a network of clinics, hospitals, and research institutions working with civil society to ensure the safe and effective delivery of HIV/AIDS treatments throughout Asia and the Pacific.Informed by thorough research and analysis, amfAR is a highly respected advocate of rational and compassionate AIDS-related public policy. The Foundation's PUBLIC POLICY program is currently engaged in efforts to secure necessary increases in funding for HIV/AIDS research, including vaccine and microbicide research; implement a comprehensive national prevention strategy, including repeal of the current ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs; expand access to care and treatment; and protect the civil rights of all people affected by HIV/AIDS. Through its EDUCATION AND INFORMATION program, amfAR distributes information on important AIDS-related research, treatment, prevention, and policy issues to a range of audiences and generates awareness of the need for better treatment and prevention methods. The Foundation also helps raise standards of HIV/AIDS care by providing medical education to doctors and health-care workers in the United States and abroad. |
