In another push to prompt world leaders to do more to ‘VOW: Vaccinate Our World,’ AHF advocates have conducted multiple activities over recent weeks. These global activations press G7 and other countries to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines and bring awareness to the vast disparities between the wealthy nations that are beating the pandemic and hard-hit, lower-income countries with little-to-no …
L.A.’s BLACK AIDS Monument (BAM) Revealed on Nat’L HIV Testing Day
In The Meantime Men’s Group, Inc. (ITMT) and key advocates of the HIV community unveiled L.A.’s BLACK AIDS Monument (BAM) recently, on National HIV Testing Day, June 27, in the West Adams District in South Los Angeles. This event took place on the 40th anniversary of the CDC’s first Morbidity and Mortality Report (MMWR) citation of a “strange new immunodeficiency …
AHF Launches New Campaign “Hook Up With Us” Addressing 6th Straight Year of Increases in STDs
On the heels of the newly published CDC report indicating a growing number of new cases of STDs, we recently launched the new “Hook Up With Us” advocacy and awareness campaign to address the urgent need for individuals to protect themselves. This new data provides profound insight to STD trends in the US before the COVID 19 pandemic. Preliminary 2020 data …
AHF Community Celebrates “Resilience”
AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s freshly launched “AHF Is Resilience” campaign focuses on the quality of healthcare the organization provided to our patients despite being in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic. The campaign also serves as an invitational message for those who are currently seeking specialized care. Our clients have faced unprecedented challenges, and through these many challenges, AHF Healthcare Centers …
May 2021 AHF Facts at a Glance– Key Highlights:
MAY 2021 AHF Facts at a Glance– Key Highlights: Month-over-month changes—AHF clients & staff APRIL – May 2021 AHF Clients: As of MAY 2021, and with the May 28, 2021 Global Patient Report, AHF now has 1,551,431 clients in care. This figure represents a census INCREASE (up 20,326 AHF clients or patients worldwide), month-to-month since the April 30, 2020 Global Patient Report …
“We Stand United” Pride Campaign Launch
This Pride season AHF is standing united to support equality, human rights, affordable housing, healthcare, lower drug pricing, and global public health. These five pillars are fundamental to AHF’s advocacy efforts and speak to the humanitarian nature of Pride. Check out our brand new Pride video (featuring AHF staff) for our full Pride message. AHF’s presence at Pride officially kicked …
Thank the President for His Support to Waive COVID-19 Vaccine Patents
With the devastating spread of COVID-19, AHF asked that President Biden waive the patents on the COVID-19 vaccine. The world needs access to the vaccine if we are going to make meaningful change in the global fight against COVID-19. AHF advocated and Joe Biden listened. In a recent decision, President Biden supported the temporary Tripps waiver for COVID-19 patents at …
Los Angeles City Hall Must Reopen to the Public!
AHF’s advocacy team is demanding that Los Angeles City Hall reopen to the public. With City Hall closed, many residents cannot participate in their local government. The current system of over-the-phone participation does not allow enough time for residents to make their voices heard, and Los Angeles politicians must allow its citizens to participate in their democracy. With California opening …
AHF Opens First-Ever Public Gym
AHF has opened a gym in Hollywood in an effort to better support the health and wellness of the community. The AHF Gym is $20 for AHF staff, patients, and affiliates and only $40 dollars per month to those who are not clients of AHF. The Gym is located at the state-of-the-art Hollywood All in One Location for convenient access …