Hiv Epidemic Initiative

On Thursday, experts, clinicians and researchers across the world acknowledged World AIDS Day, celebrated each year on December 1.

WASHINGTON — Using a simulation model, researchers estimated that regular testing and improved engagement in care could add more than 3 years to the life expectancy of HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men.

With increased funding for measures to end HIV as an epidemic in the United States, the Biden budget plan takes an important step toward addressing the challenge of ongoing and future pandemics.

The Merck Foundation recently committed $7 million to promote access to HIV care and improve outcomes of vulnerable and underserved patients with HIV living in the southeastern United States, according to a news release.