Advocacy is central to AHF’s mission. We provide “cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of the ability to pay.” But excellent and active advocacy takes careful planning, intentional participation, and radical cooperation. AHF’s Advocacy Team organized a four-hour interdepartmental extended advocacy meeting. The goal of the meeting was to strengthen and deepen AHF’s advocacy work and create a sustainable advocacy strategy …
April 2021 AHF Facts at a Glance– Key Highlights:
Month-over-month changes—AHF clients & staff MARCH – APRIL 2021 AHF Clients: As of APRIL 2021, and with the April 30, 2021 Global Patient Report, AHF now has 1,531,105 clients in care. This figure represents a census DECREASE (down 8,214 AHF clients or patients worldwide), month-to-month since the April 2, 2020 Global Patient Report. AHF Staff: A net increase of 3 AHF employees overall worldwide to 6,855 …
Out of the Closet’s Spring Cleaning Extravaganza
Out of the Closet Thrift Stores (OTC) launched a successful nationwide spring cleaning campaign. The campaign encouraged OTC customers to declutter, shop mindfully, and donate their excess items to their local OTC. Out of the Closet sent customers six strategic messages offering decluttering tips, the latest style trends, quizzes, and shopping advice. By providing customers with valuable, exclusive content, we …
Festival Fun in the Sun | Florida AIDS Walk
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hosted the 16th annual Florida AIDS Walk on April 24, 2021 and raised two million dollars to support Floridians living with HIV and AIDS. Beneficiaries of the event include Equality Florida Institute, Latinos Salud, and The Pride Center at Equality Park. Between the generosity of donors and AHF’s dollar-for-dollar match on all Florida AIDS Walk donations, …
Pharmacy Benefit Manipulators? AHF Targets PBM Abuse in New Campaign
In response to growing consolidation and increasingly monopolistic behavior in the pharmacy and health care industries, AHF is launching a new advocacy campaign to take on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that are undercutting community pharmacies and driving up drug prices. The national campaign aims to raise awareness about PBMs’ undue influence on patients’ access to the prescription drugs they may …
March 2021 AHF Facts at a Glance– Key Highlights:
Month-over-month changes—AHF clients & staff FEBRUARY – MARCH 2021AHF Clients: As of MARCH 2021, and with the March 5, 2021 Global Patient Report, AHF now has 1,539,139 clients in care. This figure represents a census INCREASE (up 22,782 AHF clients or patients worldwide), month-to-month since the March 5, 2020 Global Patient Report. AHF Staff: A net increase of 112 AHF employees overall worldwide to 6,852 total AHF …
New AHF Healthcare Center & Pharmacy in Puerto Rico
AIDS Healthcare Foundation has opened a new healthcare center and pharmacy in Carolina, Puerto Rico. This new state-of-the-art location comes at an essential time for Puerto Rico’s citizens. HIV/AIDS care and services in Puerto Rico have suffered due to COVID-19 and the residual effects of 2017’s Hurricane Maria. However, even before COVID-19 and Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s citizens were at …
Our Last Chance to Save Hollywood
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls upon Los Angeles government officials to amend the Hollywood Community Plan. The Hollywood Community Plan, despite its name, does not do much for the Hollywood community. Most importantly, the plan does not go nearly far enough in making Hollywood an affordable place to live. AHF is committed to fighting for more affordable housing, and through …