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  • International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: India

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    International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: INDIA Read more information about HIV/AIDS and related health issues in India on GlobalHealthReporting.org - India Country Page and in the updated fact sheet on HIV/AIDS in India. For a reporting guide on AIDS in India (available in English, Tamil, Marathi and Hindi), see The HIV/AIDS Reporting Guide for India. See the Health e-Letter, a monthly newsletter about public health in India. About the Project The Kaiser Family Foundation announced…

  • Fact Sheet: Assessing the Number of People with HIV/AIDS in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina

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    More than 21,000 people with HIV/AIDS were estimated to be living in the disaster-affected counties of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. In addition to facing the multitude of health and other challenges confronting Hurricane survivors, people with HIV/AIDS may face additional hardships due to their HIV illness. This fact sheet provides the latest county data on the number of people with HIV/AIDS in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, as well…

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project, Annual Report, April 2005

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Report, 2005 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states, territories, and associated jurisdictions. The report, the ninth in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the National Alliance of State…

  • Update on ADAP Waiting Lists for HIV Medications

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    AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) waiting lists have been an ongoing challenge for people with HIV/AIDS in many states. On June 23, 2004 President Bush announced the availability of an additional $20 million for HIV medications for the 10 states that had ADAP waiting lists at that time. The Initiative began distributing medications to eligible individuals last month. ADAPs are federally funded to provide medications to people with HIV/AIDS who cannot get them elsewhere. Each…

  • State AIDS Programs and the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA):  A Conference Call Discussion for State AIDS Directors and ADAP Coordinators

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    State AIDS Programs and the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA): A Conference Call Discussion for State AIDS Directors and ADAP Coordinators November 10, 2004 at 2pm ESTKaiser Family Foundation & The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Medicare is estimated to cover almost one in five people living with HIV/AIDS in care. Although Medicare provides broad coverage of basic health care services, it has high cost-sharing requirements, no cap on out-of-pocket spending, and doesn’t…

  • World AIDS Day 2004

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    World AIDS Day began in 1988 to focus global attention on the HIV/AIDS epidemic across countries, organizations and governments. The theme of focuses on women, girls, and HIV and AIDS and seeks to explore how gender inequality fuels the AIDS epidemic. The links on this page will connect you to the Foundation's latest research, analysis, and innovative public health campaigns related to HIV/AIDS and to a range of other domestic and international World AIDS Day…

  • Health Care and the 2004 Elections: HIV/AIDS

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    HIV/AIDS Download a printable .pdf of Health Care and the 2004 Elections: HIV/AIDS. IssueBackgroundPolicy Challenges Facing the Response to HIV/AIDSAssessing Candidate Positions Issue HIV/AIDS is a critical issue to many who may have questions for candidates concerning their positions on the U.S. response to the epidemic at home and abroad. The U.S. is faced with numerous challenges in addressing the epidemic, including: funding levels for global and domestic HIV/AIDS efforts; differing approaches to prevention, care,…

  • National ADAP Monitoring Project, Annual Report, May 2004

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    The National ADAP Monitoring Report, 2004 provides the latest data on state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). ADAPs, authorized under Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, provide HIV/AIDS-related prescription drugs to uninsured and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS. ADAPs operate in 57 U.S. states, territories, and associated jurisdictions. The report, the eighth in an annual series, was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the National Alliance of State and…

  • Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States: Setting an Agenda for the Future

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    Women represent almost one in three new HIV infections in the U.S. and the share of women among reported AIDS cases has more than tripled since 1986 from 7% to 26% of reported cases in 2001. Women of color, particularly African American women, have been hard hit, accounting for the majority of new infections among women. In addition, many women with HIV/AIDS are low-income and face considerable challenges in obtaining optimal levels of health care.…

  • Capitol Hill Briefing on Latinos and HIV/AIDS

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    As part of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s ongoing effort to raise awareness about critical issues related to HIV/AIDS, we co-hosted a Capitol Hill briefing with the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) on Latinos and HIV/AIDS. Honorary co-sponsors of the briefing included Representatives Hilda Solis (D-CA), Ciro Rodriquez (D-TX), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). At the briefing, facts on the impact of the epidemic were presented that were based on a new chartbook…