Dr. Oni Blackstock, Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of HIV, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Jésica Mendoza, PrEP User; Yasbert Soberal, PrEP User; Guillermo Chacon, President of the Latino Commission on AIDS and founder of the Hispanic Health Network; Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Disease Control at the NYC...
South Florida has long been known as a high-risk area for HIV, with Miami and Fort Lauderdale leading the country in new HIV infection rates. But why has HIV spread so rampantly across South Florida compared to other parts of the country? Here are five factors that may be playing into the region’s HIV crisis,...
A recent breakthrough in HIV treatment is making the virus nearly undetectable.The “U equals U” campaign started about two years ago, and it is a huge step in wiping out HIV. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “People who take ART daily as prescribed and achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load have effectively...
New York, NY. Monday, December 11th, 2017. Today, the Latino Commission on AIDS and the Hispanic Health Network released our Latinas and HIV in NYC Health Brief. Members of multiple programs and departments of the Latino Commission on AIDS worked to develop this important brief, led by Gabriela S. Betancourt, MA, MPH, Deputy Director of...
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), observed each year on October 15, is an opportunity to raise awareness of the disproportionate impact that HIV has on the Latinx population in the United States. This year’s NLAAD theme, “Be a Superhero. Defeat HIV,” highlights the important role of both individuals and communities – a team of...
As part of this year’s NLAAD campaign “Be a Superhero. Defeat HIV”, we have secured a donation of HIV testing kits for the organizations that require them for NLAAD events, through partnership with ALERE and ORASURE. These test kits are available now, and in order to obtain a set of 25 kits (ALERE) or a...
Dr. Tedd Ellerbrock, HIV Care and Treatment Branch chief, Centers for Disease Control. Being diagnosed with HIV-AIDS used to be a death sentence; wiping out up to 30 percent of some sub-Saharan African communities. Today, more than 11 million people around the globe are living with the disease and a new lease on life, thanks...
New York, New York. Wednesday, July 5th, 2017- The Latino Commission on AIDS and the Hispanic Health Network release a national report “Illuminating the Needs of the Forgotten “Olvidados”: A National Health Assessment of Hispanic/Latinos Growing Older with HIV”. The impetus for this assessment was our concern that current research does not adequately address the...
New York City, NY, May, 24 2017 – President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposal includes severe cuts to many HIV and HIV-related programs and no increases for hepatitis prevention. In response, the Latino Commission on AIDS is calling on Congress to reject the President’s budget and develop a budget that addresses the funding...
