Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic was a commission formed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 to investigate the AIDS pandemic. It is also known as the Watkins Commission for James D. Watkins , its chairman when the commission issued its final report in 1988.
Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003, as of May 2020, PEPFAR has provided cumulative funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single disease in history until the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) is an international, grassroots political group working to end the AIDS pandemic. The group works to improve the lives of people with AIDS through direct action, medical research, treatment and advocacy, and working to change legislation and public policies. [1] [2] [3]
The management of HIV/AIDS normally includes the use of multiple antiretroviral drugs as a strategy to control HIV infection. [1] There are several classes of antiretroviral agents that act on different stages of the HIV life-cycle. The use of multiple drugs that act on different viral targets is known as highly active antiretroviral therapy ...
Starting in 2014, she oversaw the implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program to support HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs in 65 countries. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] From 2014 to 2020, Birx was the United States global AIDS coordinator for presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump and served as the United States ...
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops was the first church body to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic in 1987 with a document entitled "The Many Faces of AIDS: A Gospel Response." [90] [91] In the document they stated that the Catholic Church must provide pastoral care to those infected with HIV/AIDS as well as medical care. [92]
Magic Johnson announces his HIV diagnosis and retirement from the Lakers on Nov. 7, 1991, with NBA Commissioner David Stern and teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at his side.
United States Global AIDS Coordinator White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator February 26, 2020 [3] Vice Admiral Jerome Adams: Surgeon General of the United States: February 26, 2020 [3] Alex Azar: United States Secretary of Health and Human Services: January 29, 2020 [2] Stephen Biegun: United States Deputy Secretary of State: January 29 ...