If we are to end the epidemic, we have to ask hard questions. We have to push our leaders to have a big vision. The International AIDS Conference gave us our marching orders: job number one is ending this epidemic. Scientists have given us a pathway. Now it’s up to the community. It’s up to people […]
Ending the Epidemic: A Question of Leadership
Committed to a Cure for HIV
In 1992, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation did an amazing campaign called “Be Here For The Cure”. It was a beacon of hope during a very dark time in our epidemic. I’m not sure any of us really believed there would be a cure, but we needed to hold on to something while the world was falling apart around […]
Ending the Epidemic: The Summit to End AIDS in America
The take home message from the International AIDS Conference was clear: We Can End The AIDS Epidemic. Now it’s up to us to take that rhetoric and make it a reality. Register today for this year’s We are particularly committed to bring People Living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) to this year’s Summit. PLWHAs who are executive directors, senior staff […]
National Minority AIDS Council Marks 25 Years in the Struggle Against HIV/AIDS
The following is a statement from National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) Executive Director Paul Kawata: Washington, DC – “Twenty five years ago, NMAC first opened its doors. Our mission was to develop leadership in communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS. We came from especially humble roots, having emerged out of a meeting that […]
NMAC Stands with Asian & Pacific Islander Community in Fight to End HIV/AIDS
Urges Action on Impact of Viral Hepatitis on Community Washington, DC – Saturday, May 19 is the eighth annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It is also the first ever National Hepatitis Testing Day. Given the heavy toll both epidemics have had on America’s Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities, it is fitting […]