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Incredible innovations are radically transforming how we protect individuals and communities from HIV. But they only work if they’re accessible to those who need them. www.globalaidspolicy.org/preventionsaveslives #HIVPrevention #EndAIDS
Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP)
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The Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) is a diverse coalition of over 70 organizations committed to expanding and improving U.S. global HIV/AIDS programming.
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Incredible innovations are radically transforming how we protect individuals and communities from HIV. But they only work if they’re accessible to those who need them. www.globalaidspolicy.org/preventionsaveslives #HIVPrevention #EndAIDS
134 Members of Congress are urging the Administration to release $7.5B in unspent global health funding before it expires Sept 30—including $3B+ that supports PEPFAR. Last year's cuts meant 2M fewer patients treated. Read the letter: bit.ly/4qXQYot
ICYMI: NIH Lifts Ban on Research in South Africa ➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/nih-lifts-ba...
Treatment alone won't end HIV. Prevention stops it before it spreads. The prevention pipeline has never been stronger, but the termination of prevention programs threatens to undo hard-won gains. See @avac.org's People's Research Agenda for more: avac.org/peoples-rese...
Learn more in a recent article from Devex ➡️ ow.ly/5Ru950XQ5Jk
ICYMI: On #WorldAIDSDay, AVAC's Mitchell Warren joined CAPRISA’s Slim Abdool Karim on South Africa's eNCA evening newscast to discuss the need to bolster #HIVPrevention and treatment. Watch here: ow.ly/40ui50XFR0a
World AIDS Day exists for a reason. Read our statement regarding the Trump Administration's silence on #WAD2025 ➡️ ow.ly/poPP50XActw
UNAIDS has released its 2025 World AIDS Day report, titled "Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response." Download it here ➡️ ow.ly/6qPt50Xy9z9 #WAD2025
Throughout @pelosi.house.gov's decades-long tenure in Congress, she has remained a steadfast advocate for U.S. leadership against #HIV/#AIDS. Following the announcement of her intent to retire, the NYT shared this look back at Pelosi's early involvement and personal losses: ow.ly/ZFk750XqczJ
More from Matthew's Kavanagh on the U.N. Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics' new report in a recent interview with Politico: ow.ly/SMLX50Xo4za
On November 12, the O'Neill Institute at Georgetown Law will host "Innovative HIV Prevention and Treatment," an in-depth discussion on Lenacapavir. Register here: ow.ly/Xgpy50XiW3O @oneillinstitute.bsky.social #LEN #HIV
"Of all the moments for science to slow down, this is not it": An HIV vaccine academy showcases the scientific talent of African researchers but is tempered by funding worries. Read more from IAVI: ow.ly/Npm950XiHIa
"The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came." Read the article from @apnews.com ➡️ ow.ly/B2kq50Xgr0Y #HIV #AIDS #PEPFAR #USAID
From the Gates Foundation: "The Global Fund has helped save an estimated 70 million lives since 2002. Learn why continued investment is critical to maintaining progress in global health." ➡️ ow.ly/bvuK50XaKvh
In "Analyzing USAID Program Disruptions: Implications for PEPFAR Programming and Beneficiaries," Ramona Godbole provides a thorough analysis of the likely status of #PEPFAR awards the widespread implications of the disruptions in program delivery. Read it here: ow.ly/VlZN50X0xM6 @cgdev.org
We must #StopAtNothing to defeat them. We must invest to finish what we started: ow.ly/RMWx50WZC67
“Botswana shows you know what can happen when a country decides that no child should be born with HIV, and they actually mean it.” - Doris Macharia, president of @egpaf.bsky.social Since the 1990s, Botswana has lowered its rate of childhood HIV infection by over 98%: ow.ly/fIfQ50WY2lE
That means global solidarity, debt justice, and fair taxation. Step up for health. Read the #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025 here ➡️ ow.ly/l3Sa50WNKmF
Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that: ow.ly/cqTb50WKsMS
26.9 million lives have been saved thanks to HIV treatment since the start of the epidemic. We have the tools and know what works. Now, countries must stay committed and global support must continue—to keep saving lives. Read the #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025 from @unaids.org ➡️ ow.ly/XKxn50WJKxq
Following last week's decision by a D.C. appeals court panel, the organizations affected are concerned that the separation of powers is at stake. Learn more: ow.ly/qkTc50WHQKg @avac.org #ForeignAid
Millions are alive today because of #PEPFAR. It hasn't just made history — it's created hope. Read "PEPFAR Has Saved Tens of Millions of Lives. Why Is It at Risk?" from @cfr.org ➡️ ow.ly/AM8M50WFAwX
Don't miss "PrEP Implementation: What’s worked and what are we learning" with @avac.org and South to South Learning Network next Thursday. Get the details and register: ow.ly/5E0Y50WAUOT #HIV #PrEP #EndAIDS
From @aidsmap.bsky.social: US funding cuts cause immediate drops in numbers testing and on HIV treatment ➡️ ow.ly/WmkP50WxowQ
The George W. Bush Institute published a thorough summary of what last week's passage of the administration's rescissions package means for #PEPFAR: ow.ly/twZm50WvyOY
ICYMI: Hear from @avac.org's Mitchell Warren on the promise of lenacapavir and why its rollout has come at such a difficult moment with the absence of USAID and additional challenges for #PEPFAR ➡️ ow.ly/N83j50WthnV @pbsnews.org #HIV #EndAIDS
Though we are pleased to see PEPFAR removed from the rescissions package, its passage sets a dangerous precedent, signaling that future administrations could unilaterally disregard Congressionally approved funding. Read our full statement: ow.ly/VpUL50WrSLE #HIVFunding #PEPFAR #Rescissions
Just in: Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries ➡️ ow.ly/LKmB50WnmAn
A new study assessing the reductions in funding for #USAID programs, including #PEPFAR, projected that the cuts "could result in an additional 15.2 million AIDS-related deaths, 2.2 million tuberculosis deaths, and 7.9 million child deaths" between 2025 and 2040 ➡️ ow.ly/iqaP50WjVhl
“We cannot cede ground gained against HIV and other global health threats out of fear or paralysis in the face of these reckless actions. It is imperative to hold this administration responsible.” - @avac.org Ex. Dir. Mitch Warren Update on AVAC v US Dept of State: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iieI...
The FDA has approved injectable #LEN for the prevention of #HIV, but as @avac.org Executive Director Mitchell Warren shares, "Scientific progress only matters if innovation actually reaches people." Read AVAC's full statement ➡️ ow.ly/QnuT50WcX3I
GAPP continues to urge the Senate to reject the Trump Administration’s rescissions package, which would codify the president’s devastating cuts to #ForeignAid. The longer aid remains frozen, the more difficult it will be to restart programs and get lifesaving aid to the people who count on it.
As @avac.org’s Mitch Warren explains, “In terms of… getting this work to go back to happening on the ground, the government has systematically decimated the infrastructure to do that with design and intention to disrupt it all.” Learn more in this article from NOTUS: www.notus.org/foreign-poli...
PEPFAR has supported 13 million+ orphans & vulnerable children (OVC) through HIV testing, caregiver support, & services that reduce their risk of abuse. These protections are now at risk: ow.ly/VQGr50W6UWp Join us in urging Congress to preserve #PEPFAR & make the 10% OVC set-aside permanent.
On Friday, House Dem. Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called it "inhumane to abandon the PEPFAR effort," and highlighted the program's history of bipartisan support: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorR... Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social for speaking out in support of this lifesaving program!
GAPP strongly opposes the Trump Administration’s proposal to rescind $900 million in already-appropriated Fiscal Year 2025 funds for Global Health Programs. Read our full statement here: ow.ly/AGYk50W4RWF #PEPFAR #Rescissions #GlobalHealth
Over the past 20 years, PEPFAR has connected over 7.1 million orphans, vulnerable children & their caregivers w/ critical care & support services. The Administration's FY26 Budget Proposal & rescissions package put these services at risk. We must #ProtectPEPFAR. globalaidspolicy.org/protectpepfar/
"The Trump administration is making sweeping cuts to global health funding in both its rescission package and its fiscal year 2026 budget request. This includes zeroing out funding for Gavi, and cuts to U.S. global AIDS initiative PEPFAR and the President’s Malaria Initiative." ow.ly/NVrc50W49gZ
As Sec. of State Rubio (then a senator) once said of #PEPFAR, “The dividends it pays from a human element are extraordinary, and you need to look no further than Africa, where millions of people are alive because the United States pays for their antiviral medication.” ow.ly/6Amb50W30Y0 @avac.org
"PEPFAR has... prevented nearly 8 million babies from developing HIV/AIDS. Many of those babies are now young adults themselves, contributing to some of the fastest growing economies, supporting democratic institutions, and creating a more peaceful, secure world." ow.ly/oT4n50W0a6w
"Boston University’s School of Public Health estimates that today, more than 91,200 people have died as a result of the Trump administration’s cuts to global health assistance alone. Those deaths are occurring at a rate of 103 an hour, the analysis found." ➡️ ow.ly/gs4y50VZe8q