Policy and Advocacy News
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RISE Up!
Findings from the RISE study underscore the importance of community engagement in Global Fund grantmaking processes.
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2023: Milestones, Roadblocks, and the Path Ahead
The advances and setbacks of 2023 have set the stage for a turbulent year ahead.
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PrEP Usage in U.S. Hits Historic Highs, But Disparities Persist
Barriers to access prevent marginalized populations from the benefits of the HIV prevention tool.
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How Can We Advance Equity in Mpox Diagnostics?
amfAR and the NYC Pandemic Response Institute asked stakeholders to strategize about how best to achieve mpox equity access in diagnostics.
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Zero Out the Epidemic—Not the Budget
amfAR and FCAA fight to protect proposed cuts to HIV/AIDS federal funding that would reverse progress in ending the HIV epidemic.
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Understanding the Barriers to HIV Care
A new study analyzes people living with HIV who are not regularly engaged in care in order to meet their needs and dismantle healthcare barriers.
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amfAR Condemns Uganda’s Draconian Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Uganda’s harsh new anti-LGBTQ+ law will reverse hard-won progress in HIV treatment and prevention, amfAR and other advocates fear.
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Failing to Learn the Lessons: The U.S. Response on Global Health Security Ignores 20 Years of PEPFAR
amfAR warns the U.S. government’s proposed reconfiguration of global health functions will negatively impact PEPFAR, which has so far been a success.
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Partners in Progress: amfAR Meets with PEPFAR Ambassador
Ahead of PEPFAR’s reauthorization, amfAR’s public policy team met with its head, Ambassador John Nkengasong, to discuss the future of the most successful global health program ever.
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Learning from Mpox
In a new policy brief, amfAR and the O’Neill Institute discuss what mpox taught us about responding to public health threats.
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Standing with the Transgender Community
From HIV advocacy to research, amfAR believes that meaningful inclusion of transgender people is essential to the fight against AIDS.
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amfAR Welcomes Revised Policy on Blood Donations but Urges FDA To Take Further Steps Toward Equitable Treatment for Gay and Bisexual Men
New policy bars people taking PrEP from donating blood despite negligible risk of HIV infection.
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Statement from amfAR on Tennessee’s Rejection of Federal Funds for HIV Services
amfAR urges the Tennessee Department of Health to continue accepting critical available HIV federal funding for the benefit of communities across the state.
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HIV Is Not a Crime
A new PSA from the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation raises awareness about the need to eradicate HIV criminalization laws.
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New PEPFAR Strategy Speeds Up the Global HIV Response
PEPFAR releases a new five-year strategy to end AIDS by 2030.