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  • The Multisectoral Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic – A Primer

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    As the number of people living with HIV/AIDS continues to grow, the pandemic has affected many sectors of society, reaching well beyond its direct human toll. The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared a primer on The Multisectoral Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, which explains this concept and summarizes key research assessing impacts to date in many of the worst affected countries, including effects on population structure and demographics, individuals and households, the public and private…

  • An Overview of HIV/AIDS in Black America

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    Black Americans account for more HIV and AIDS cases, people estimated to be living with AIDS, and HIV-related deaths than any other racial/ethnic group in the U.S. Today, Black Americans make up about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but account for half of all new AIDS cases. And, despite medical advances which have sharply reduced HIV-related mortality rates for all racial/ethnic groups, HIV death rates are still significantly higher for Black Americans than other…

  • International Assistance for HIV/AIDS and Global Health in the Developing World

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    International Assistance for Global Health and HIV/AIDS in the Developing World The Foundation produces two separate annual reports that help to track funding from the G8, European Commission and other donor governments who collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for global health priorities, including HIV/AIDS, through bilateral programs and contributions to multilateral organizations, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Donor Funding for Health in Low- & Middle- Income Countries: This…

  • June 2007 Report From The Global HIV Prevention Working Group

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    The Global HIV Prevention Working Group issued its fifth report, Bringing HIV Prevention to Scale: An Urgent Global Priority. The Global HIV Prevention Working Group is an international panel of more than 50 leading public health experts, clinicians, biomedical, and behavioral researchers, advocates and people affected by HIV/AIDS, convened by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Kaiser Family Foundation. This is the fifth report released by the Working Group. News Release Executive Summary…

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project 2007 Annual Report

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Project Report, 2007 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, part of the Ryan White Program, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions. The report, the 11th in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State…

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project, Annual Report, April 2007

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Report provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, part of the Ryan White Program, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to low-income, uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and associated jurisdictions. The report, the 11th in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State and Territorial…

  • Forum on CDC’s New HIV Testing Recommendations

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    Forum on CDC's New HIV Testing Recommendations The Kaiser Family Foundation hosted a panel discussion on October 3 in Washington, D.C., to explore the implications of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's revised recommendations on HIV testing, which say HIV tests should become a routine part of medical care for patients ages 13 to 64. Kaiser Vice President and Director of HIV Policy Jennifer Kates moderated a panel discussion that included Bernard Branson, M.D.,…

  • Health Care One Year After Hurricane Katrina

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    Health Care One Year After Hurricane Katrina Extended interviews with survivors and a related film, "Voices of the Storm: Health Care After Katrina," are available below. August 29, 2006, marks the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic landfall. The Kaiser Family Foundation continues its commitment to help respond to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina with new resources about the health care impact of Katrina's aftermath. At a forum held on August 8, the Foundation released…