HIV.gov posted a list of the 48 counties that will be the focus of the initial phase of the new Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative along with 7 states with a heavy burden of HIV in rural areas. More than 50% of new HIV diagnoses in 2016 and 2017 occurred in those 48 counties, Washington, D.C., and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
ADM Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary of Health, told an audience at the American Public Health Association meeting Wednesday (2/6/19) that the President’s budget would request more funding for agencies in order to support the new HIV initiative that the President announced during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday (2/5/19). Read more in this article from the Washington Examiner.
The Health Resources and Services Administration released a statement in support of the Administration's Plan to End the HIV Epidemic, discussing the roles to be played by both the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and the Health Center Program. Read the full statement.
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