The president’s FY 2027 budget proposal calls for deep cuts to HIV prevention, care and research and includes a proposed elimination of HIV Prevention and Ryan White Program Part F, which would come at a high cost.
Learn more: bit.ly/3OPPDRQ
Today marks National Transgender HIV Testing Day, a day to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness, and continued focus on HIV prevention and treatment efforts among transgender and gender non-binary people.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tIhcLM
jidjournal.bsky.social is seeking proposals for papers focused on the use of long-acting antiretroviral therapies that explore new and innovative approaches to HIV care.
Learn more and submit your proposal by May 24: https://bit.ly/4ckQMZr
Biktarvy is 1 of 15 drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations in 2028. To help inform the process, CMS is hosting a town hall next Wednesday, April 22 at 10:30am-12pm ET, ft. HIVMA Board member Joseph Cherabie, MD, MSc.
Learn more: https://go.cms.gov/48MGHmU
DYK? Anyone having sex can get an STI. This STI Awareness Week, know your STI care options and Get Yourself Tested! https://bit.ly/4dTyyh7 #GYT #STIweek
The Panel on Treatment of HIV During Pregnancy & Prevention of Perinatal Transmission has updated the Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs During Pregnancy & Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the U.S. guidelines sections: https://bit.ly/4tM8f48
Today marks National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, a day to take action regarding the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people and to highlight the HIV prevention, treatment, and care campaigns of young people in the U.S.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4snaCsP
The #IDWeek2025 Edward H. Kass Lecture is now available to the public! Watch HIVMA Past Chair Judith Feinberg, MD, FIDSA, reflect on early AIDS treatments and review key treatments and effective prophylaxis interventions from early research in HIV: https://bit.ly/41t23lo
Why HIV? HIVMA members share what inspired them to enter the field and what continues to motivate their work today.
Learn more about a career in HIV: https://www.hivma.org/
The President’s proposal to slash HIV public health programs is a dangerous one at a time when states are already making unprecedented cuts to HIV services due to rising costs.
Our statement: www.hivma.org/news/news_an...
A record 130 congressional members signed a letter to the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee requesting increased funding for domestic HIV prevention, treatment and research.
Read the letter: https://bit.ly/3PLHLRv
Florida update: Gov. DeSantis signed HB 697 providing $30 million for FL ADAP through June, helping 11,000+ people with HIV regain access to treatment. But it’s only temporary. Key meds and premium help are still missing.
📢 Urge lawmakers to fully restore FL ADAP. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NZJthF
Today marks Transgender Day of Visibility, a time to celebrate resilience, honor transgender and gender-expansive people, and advocate for justice. 🏳️⚧️ Today, and every day, we stand in solidarity with our transgender colleagues, patients, and community members.
Graphic via pflag.org
In a new cidjournal.bsky.social article, authors found that nearly one third of people who are virally suppressed are AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) clients despite ADAPs serving less than 25% of people with HIV in the U.S.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4bJmVL7
On-demand sessions/symposia from #IDWeek2025 are available, but not for long! ⏰ All 2025 registrants have access to on-demand content through TOMORROW, March 31: https://idweek2025.eventscribe.net/
HIVMA’s policy brief highlights recommendations for state policymakers to reform prior authorization requirements, improve access to HIV medications and reduce health care costs.
Read the brief: https://bit.ly/4tiGmAt
Global #HIV research funded by the U.S. has driven major breakthroughs like PrEP and treatment as prevention, delivering direct benefits to Americans. A recent Health Affairs article details how funding cuts now threaten future progress: https://bit.ly/4dMueD7
Know a colleague who is making a difference in HIV care, research, prevention or education? Nominate them for a HIVMA award by April 7: bit.ly/3Z0W320
This Women's History Month, we’re celebrating women whose work is shaping the future of HIV medicine. In 2025, HIVMA was pleased to honor Rena Patel, MD, MPH, MPhil, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham with the HIVMA Innovator Award for her research that has directly impacted public health.
Stigma about tuberculosis prevents people from accessing the quality care they deserve and need.
Help bring awareness and combat stigma this #WorldTBDay: https://bit.ly/4sY7rZi
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is one of the greatest inventions in medical history, says HIVMA Chair Anna K. Person, MD, FIDSA, in recent JAMA article. However, even as new options like lenacapavir expand prevention tools, barriers to access remain.
Read more: bit.ly/3NGEhPo
Today marks National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on Native communities and promote the importance of HIV education, testing, prevention, and care.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dzjcky #NNHAAD
HIVMA staff are in DC this week for aidsunited.bsky.social’s AIDSWatch conference, joining HIV advocates, leaders and allies to share their stories with Congress and push for policies, programs and funding needed to end the HIV epidemic.
HIVMA and Save HIV Funding Campaign members gathered in Virginia today for a symbolic "living funeral" to express concerns over cuts and instability in HIV funding.
Advocates warn that weakening HIV infrastructure threatens decades of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Learn from leading HIV advocacy organizations and policy experts, connect with fellow advocates and make your voice heard at #AIDSWatch, March 16–18, in Washington, D.C.!
Register: bit.ly/AW26Register
Join thewellprojecthiv.bsky.social and Positive Women's Network-USA in sharing information and resources that support women and girls affected by HIV: bit.ly/NWGHAAD2026
Today marks National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year, it’s especially important to lift up #NWGHAAD, as the federal government has chosen not to acknowledge the day.
The Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents With HIV updated the Immunization for Preventable Diseases and the Varicella-Zoster Virus Disease sections.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rRUksy
The HIV community is taking over Capitol Hill at #AIDSWatch, March 16–18, 2026, in Washington, D.C.! 🏛️ Join hundreds of HIV advocates and allies for the country's most prominent HIV advocacy event.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/AW26Register
