Additional Resources

There are many HIV/AIDS resources provided by the governmental and NGOs. The fight against HIV/AIDS is underway on many fronts—including research on HIV transmission and treatment; caring for people living with HIV; designing more effective prevention strategies; developing an HIV vaccine; providing housing for those living with HIV/AIDS, etc. AIDS.gov is dedicated to providing information on Federal resources for the fight against HIV/AIDS as well as focused on helping you learn more about the work of private organizations in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Federal Agencies & Programs

Department of Defense

HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
This program’s mission is to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS among uniformed personnel in selected African nations and beyond.

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

AIDSinfo
AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, scientists, and researchers. En español.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC's HIV mission is to prevent HIV infection and reduce the incidence of HIV-related illness and death, in collaboration with community, state, national, and international partners. CDC's programs work to improve treatment, care, and support for persons living with HIV and to help build capacity and infrastructure to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
US Food and Drug Administration's Web site on HIV and AIDS provides information related to the review and oversight function in areas related to drugs, biologics and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and AIDS-related conditions.

  • AIDS Health Fraud Task Forces
    FDA program designed to help combat health treatment fraud related to HVI/AIDS. This website includes some basic information about HIV/AIDS-related treatment fraud, and links to local fraud task force web pages.
  • FDA Advisory Committee Meetings
    Index of FDA advisory committee meetings by year and by topic, related to HIV/AIDS and associated conditions, from 1996 to present. This website includes HIV-specific FDA advisory committee meetings for drugs and biologics, and policy issues related to HIV/AIDS.
  • FDA's Role in HIV/AIDS
    This resource describes the FDA's role in the review and oversight function in areas related to drugs, biologics and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and AIDS-related conditions.
  • Office of Women’s Health
    The Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health (OWH) was established by Congressional mandate in 1994. The mission of the office is to protect and advance the health of women through policy, science, and outreach and to advocate for the participation of women in clinical trials and for sex, gender, and subpopulation analyses. OWH achieves its mission by supporting scientific research and collaborating with other government agencies and national organizations to sponsor scientific and consumer outreach efforts.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – HIV/AIDS Bureau
The HIV/AIDS Bureau administers the Ryan White Program providing health care for people with HIV disease. This program fills gaps in care faced by those with low-incomes and little or no insurance directly through hundreds of grantees, who deliver care to over half a million people each year.

Indian Health Service HIV/AIDS Program
The IHS's collaborative HIV/AIDS program works to provide prevention and treatment services to the American Indian/Alaska Native community. The Program is implemented and executed via an integrative and comprehensive approach through collaborations across multi-health sectors, both internal and external to the agency. It attempts to encompass the major service delivery systems accessed by the American Indian/Alaska Native community including IHS, Tribal and Urban facilities.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases.

  • National Eye Institute (NEI) – Studies of the Ocular Complications of AIDS (SOCA)
    In order to address issues related to eye involvement in patients living with AIDS, the National Eye Institute has funded the Studies of the Ocular Complication of AIDS (SOCA). SOCA's major activities involve evaluating treatments and treatment strategies for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis.
  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
    NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life by providing leadership in research and programs relevant to aging and older people. This resource provides information from NIA on the relationship of older people and HIV/AIDS.
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
    NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems. These NIAAA resources provide information on alcohol as related to HIV prevention and issues related to HIV/AIDS treatment.
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • NIAID Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
      The mission of the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) is to increase basic knowledge of the pathogenesis, natural history, and transmission of HIV disease and to support research that promotes progress in its detection, treatment, and prevention. DAIDS accomplishes this through planning, implementing, managing, and evaluating programs in (1) fundamental basic research, (2) discovery and development of therapies for HIV infection and its complications, and (3) discovery and development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.
    • Minorities and Biomedical Research (PDF - 208 KB)
      The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has long recognized that minority populations bear a disproportionate burden of sickness and disease in the United States. Differences in racial and ethnic backgrounds can affect susceptibility to infectious and immunologic diseases, including AIDS, asthma, HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and kidney disease. This document outlines how NIAID will continue to prioritize basic, clinical, and epidemiological research in addressing the health disparities in minority populations.
    • NIAID Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (VRC)
      The Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (VRC) was established to facilitate research in vaccine development and is dedicated to improving global human health through the rigorous pursuit of effective vaccines for human diseases. VRC is a unique venture within the NIH intramural research program.
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) – Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch
    The Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS (PAMA) Branch supports and conducts both domestic and international research into the epidemiology, natural history, pathogenesis, transmission, treatment, and prevention of HIV infection and its complications in infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, mothers, women of childbearing age, and the family unit as a whole.
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) – HIV/AIDS Research
    Each of the three divisions in NIDDK support an AIDS and HIV program and encourages research into the characterization of intestinal injury, mechanisms of maldigestion, and intestinal mucosal functions, as well as hepatic and biliary dysfunction in patients with AIDS or in appropriate animal models. In addition, studies are supported on the mechanisms of nutrient malabsorption, deficiencies of various micronutrients, nutritional management of the wasting syndrome, and other aspects of malnutrition related to AIDS.
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
    The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to improve oral, dental and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information. This resource provides information and research on NIDCR’s efforts focusing on HIV/AIDS.
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – AIDS Research Program
    NIDA's AIDS Research Program (ARP) utilizes a multifaceted approach to support HIV/AIDS research within NIDA as well as across NIH Institutes and other Department of Health and Human Services agencies. The primary goal of ARP is to support the development, planning, and coordination of HIV/AIDS priority research within NIDA's intramural and extramural programs, in order to ensure an integrated vision and strategy to guide HIV/AIDS research throughout NIDA.
    • Drugs + HIV – Learn the Link
      this initiative communicates that behaviors associated with drug abuse are among the main factors in the spread of HIV infecting in the United States, and provides information for young people, parents and teachers, and the media.
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) – Structural Biology Program
    In August 2007, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) launched three research centers to deepen our biological understanding of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The centers will integrate a variety of techniques from structural biology and biochemistry to capture in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional structures of HIV proteins bound to human cellular components, such as proteins or DNA.
  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) – Office on AIDS
    The institute (1) Plans, directs, coordinates, and supports biomedical and behavioral research designed to develop a better understanding of the biological and behavioral causes of HIV (AIDS virus) infection; (2) analyzes and evaluates National needs and research opportunities to identify areas; and (3) consults and cooperates with health organizations, as well as other NIH components and Federal agencies, to identify and meet AIDS-related needs.
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
    The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts and supports research on brain and nervous system disorders. This resource discusses the neurological complications of AIDS and AIDS-related nervous system disorders and provides links to publications, related literature, clinical trials, and pertinent organizations.
  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
    NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the lifespan, including research on HIV/AIDS.
  • NIH Office of AIDS Research
    The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) is located within the Office of the Director of NIH and is responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of the NIH AIDS research programs.
  • National Library of Medicine – HIV/AIDS Information
    The Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine collects and organizes information related to HIV/AIDS. Information is presented for scientists, physicians, educators, health professionals, consumers, community-based organizations, clinics, and other types of service providers and is organized by topic.
  • HIV Resources
    Other sources of HIV/AIDS information, including other organizations, databases, newsletters, dictionaries, and directories.

National Women's Health Information Center – Women and HIV/AIDS
The National Women's Health Information Center provides information to women and links to helpful resources. The NWHIC is a service of the Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This resource provides information on the special issues surrounding women and HIV/AIDS.

Office for Civil Rights
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, and disability (which may include HIV/AIDS). OCR also enforces the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which protects the privacy of health information and gives consumers the right to review and make corrections to their medical records. Persons with HIV/AIDS who believe they have been discriminated against in health care or human services, or believe that their health privacy rights have been violated, may file a complaint with OCR.

Office of HIV/AIDS Policy
The Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (OHAP) advises the Assistant Secretary for Health and senior HHS officials on: the appropriate and timely implementation and development of HIV/AIDSpolicy; the establishment of priorities; and the solid implementation of HIV/AIDS programs, activities, and initiatives across other HHS Health Agencies. This site provides information on OHAP’s activities.

Office of Minority Health (MHI) – Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative
The Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative provides funds to community-based organizations, faith communities, research institutions, minority-serving colleges and universities, health care organizations, state and local health departments, and correctional institutions to help them address the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the minority populations they serve. This site describes the activities and plans for the MHI.

The Office on Women's Health
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its Vision is to ensure that "All Women and Girls are Healthier and Have a Better Sense of Well Being." Its mission is to "provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches." The strategy OWH uses to achieve its mission and vision is through the development of innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.

  • Action Steps for Improving Women's Mental Health
    A report that brings together the most recent research, resources, products, and tools on mental health issues in women and explores the role gender plays in diagnosing, treating, and coping with mental illness. It also points to resilience and social support systems as key factors in overcoming mental illness. The report outlines specific action steps for policy-makers, health care providers, researchers, and others to take in an effort to address the burden of mental illness on women's lives and increase their capacity for recovery.
  • Women's Mental Health: What It Means to You
    A consumer booklet that addresses the stigma associated with mental health, with information on the signs and symptoms of mental illness. It also provides suggestions for support and solutions for preventing and coping with mental illness.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – National Mental Health Information Center – HIV/AIDS
HIV and AIDS often can be accompanied by depression, an illness that can affect mind, body and behavior. SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Service (CMHS) develops program models that provide mental health services to individuals, families, and others living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Housing Opportunities for Persons With HIV/AIDS (HOPWA)
HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program provides housing support to low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families by providing grants and technical assistance to state and local governments. Try out HOPWA's new Virtual Earth locator to find a local HOPWA Program or Grantee.

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons - Management of HIV in Federal Inmates (PDF - 337KB)
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of HIV Infection provides guidance on the screening, evaluation, and treatment of federal inmates with HIV infection, with a focus on primary care.

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of State
The U. S. Global AIDS Coordinator's mission is to lead implementation of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEFPAR). This resource provides information about the Department of State’s relief activities and programs.

  • USAID – HIV/AIDS
    USAID oversees HIV/AIDS programs for the Department of State in over 100 countries, helping local organizations combat HIV/AIDS. This resource provides information about these programs and the countries in which the organization works.

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs – National HIV/AIDS Program
The VA is the nation's largest provider of HIV/AIDS Care for patients and the public and health care providers. This site provides information for patients and the public as well as for health care providers.

Whitehouse

Office of AIDS National Policy
The office works to coordinate an increasingly integrated approach to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS and emphasizes the integration of domestic and international efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. This resource describes the role of and provides information on the activities of Office of AIDS National Policy plays in combating HIV/AIDS.

  • HIV Resources
    Other general sources of HIV/AIDS information, including national and local resources.

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) provides policy recommendations on the U.S. Government's response to the AIDS epidemic. The PACHA site provides information on past and upcoming events, reports, and policy recommendations.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Agency focuses its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders. This resource provides information related to SAMHSA's services for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis.

Prevention Programs

National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) – Campaigns and Initiatives
This National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) Web site offers links to prevention initiative resources sponsored by government and non-government agencies.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Prevention Programs

  • AIDS Community Demonstration Projects: A Successful Community-Level Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk
    Designed primarily for HIV prevention community planning groups and program planners in state and local health departments, community-based organizations, and other agencies, this program provides valuable information about a peer outreach model that was successful in motivating adoption of reduced risk practices among several populations.
  • Advancing HIV Prevention: New Strategies for a Changing Epidemic
    This initiative aims to reduce barriers to early diagnosis of HIV infection and increase access to quality medical care, treatment, and ongoing prevention services for those living with HIV.
  • Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services
    This Web site provide information to CBOs and health departments that are or will be implementing CRCS (formerly known as Prevention Case Management or PCM) – an intensive, individual level, client-centered risk reduction intervention for people at high risk for HIV infection or transmission.
  • HIV Prevention Among Injection Drug Users
    Injection drug use is important in the transmission of blood borne infections (particularly HIV and hepatitis B and C). This program provides access to materials and resources developed to assist HIV prevention providers working with IDUs and their sex partners.

Department of Defense - HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
This program’s mission is to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS among uniformed personnel in selected African nations and beyond.

National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIH) – Drugs + HIV – Learn the Link
This initiative communicates that behaviors associated with drug abuse are among the main factors in the spread of HIV infection in the United States, and provides prevention information for young people, parents and teachers, and the media.

HIV Prevention in the Third Decade (CDC)
This report documents the activities of the CDC’s efforts to combat and prevent HIV/AIDS over the last two decades, present the epidemic as it currently is, and puts forth future actions for two sections of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention: Surveillance and Epidemiology, and Intervention Research and Support.

International Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative (USAID)
This program seeks to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS from mothers to infants and to improve health care delivery in Africa and the Caribbean through a combination of improving care and drug treatment and building the healthcare delivery capacity.

One Test. Two Lives. Prenatal HIV Screening Campaign (CDC)
The One Test. Two Lives. campaign focuses on ensuring that all women are tested for HIV early in their pregnancy and provides quick access to a variety of resources for providers and materials for their patients to help encourage universal voluntary prenatal testing for HIV.

Treatment and Care Programs

Ryan White Program

Ryan White Program (HRSA)
The HIV/AIDS Bureau administers the Ryan White Program providing health care for people with HIV disease. This program fills gaps in care faced by those with low-incomes and little or no insurance directly through hundreds of grantees, who deliver care to over half a million people each year.

TARGET Center
Technical Assistance for the Ryan White Community - The TARGET Center Web site is the central source of technical assistance (TA) and training resources for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The site is the one-stop shop for tapping into the full array of TA and training resources funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), which administers Ryan White services. HRSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Organizations Associated with the Ryan White Program

HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA)
The HIV/AIDS Bureau administers all HRSA related programs related to care and treatment of persons living with HIV/AIDS under the Ryan White Program.

  • Grants Opportunities
    List of HIV/AIDS treatment and care related grants from HRSA.
  • Education and Training
    Provides information on the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs), which are part of the Ryan White Program.
  • Publications
    A listing of publications directly related to the treatment and care of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
  • Links
    A listing of organizations and websites providing more information about general HIV/AIDS information as well as treatment and care organization and information.

AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center Exit Disclaimer
(Health Resources and Services Administration) Administered by the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, the AIDS Education Training Center (AETC) supports a network of regional centers and local performance sites conducting targeted, multi-disciplinary education and training programs for healthcare providers treating persons with HIV/AIDS. The AETCs serve all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the six U.S.-affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions. The mission of the AETCs is to improve the quality of life of patients living with HIV/AIDS through the provision of high quality professional education and training.

Technical Assistance for the Ryan White Community: DATA Academy
Data Academy was created for Ryan white HIV?AIDS grantees an service providers. This resource can help you build skills and become more efficient in the ways you collect, use and share data.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Programs

National Mental Health Information Center – HIV/AIDS (SAMHSA)
HIV and AIDS often can be accompanied by depression, an illness that can affect mind, body and behavior. SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Service (CMHS) develops program models that provide mental health services to individuals, families, and others living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

  • Mental Health HIV Services
    The Mental Health HIV Services Collaborative (MHHSC) Program addresses unmet mental health treatment needs of individuals living with HIV/AIDS who are African American, Hispanic/Latino and/or from other communities of color. Twenty-one community-based organizations received five-year grants to expand their current service capacity to reach and provide coordinated mental health and other health and support services to members of these groups experiencing HIV/AIDS, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these services.
  • Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program III
    The Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program III promotes training opportunities for mental health care providers who have contact with people affected by HIV/AIDS.
  • Outline of SAMHSA's FY 06 and FY 07 HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Action Plan
    The purpose is to provide access and increase use of mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services to prevent HIV and hepatitis transmission among high-risk populations, including minority populations.

Services for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis
The site provides a listing of professional resources for providers of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis services, including Technical Assistance, Online and Printed Resources and Conferences.

Safe Community Needle Disposal Program (CDC) Exit Disclaimer
The treatment of medical conditions and the injection of illegal drugs result in billions of used syringes every year. Safe disposal of used syringes is a public health priority. This resource provides information about what communities can do to manage used syringes safely.

Substance Abuse (National Library of Medicine, NIH)
This resource provides a list of resources compiled by the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services. It covers both the abuse of specific substances in additional to alcohol and how substance abuse relates to HIV/AIDS.

Housing Programs & Resources

Housing Opportunities for Persons With HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) – (HUD)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development administers the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program to provide housing support to low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families trough grants to eligible state and local governments. These jurisdictions undertake planning efforts in their state or metropolitan areas on the use of these housing resources and collaborate with area nonprofit organizations to deliver housing and care for consumers.

  • Statewide HOPWA Information
    Find current contacts, maps, Executive Summaries, allocation histories, and accomplishments for HOPWA grantees by state.
  • Technical Support of HOPWA Providers
    HOPWA Technical Assistance is available to all HOPWA grantees and project sponsors through the HOPWA National Technical Assistance program. Grantees interested in accessing HOPWA Technical Assistance may contact their local HUD Field Office or any HOPWA Technical Assistance provider directly for more information.
  • Housing Grants
    Ten percent of available HOPWA funds are awarded through a national annual competition. Grants are competitively selected based on published criteria for assessing housing projects proposed by States, local governments or by nonprofit organizations. To participate in the HUD competitive grants program, your organization will need to be registered with Grants.gov. To assist with the registration process, visit this resource.

Community Planning and Development (CPD)
The Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) seeks to develop viable communities by promoting integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expand economic opportunities for low and moderate income persons. The primary means towards this end is the development of partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector, including for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Affordable Housing Programs
The lack of affordable housing is a significant hardship for low-income households preventing them from meeting their other basic needs, such as nutrition and health care, or saving for their future and that of their families. The expansion of the supply of affordable housing for low-income families is at the very core of HUD's mission.

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunities
The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity administers Federal laws and establishes national policies that make sure all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice.

Firststep
To help persons who are homeless, case managers along with outreach workers and others working with people who are homeless can access a HHS/HUD web-based directory of federal assistance.

Housing Discrimination
Housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability is illegal by Federal law. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint.

Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Housing that is available and accessible to persons with disabilities is a cornerstone of America's disability policy -- from the Fair Housing Act to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal regulations and state initiatives have enabled people with disabilities to have access to public housing and greater opportunities to live in the home of their choice.

Housing for Senior Citizens
The Fair Housing Act (FHAct) protects all citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap or familial status (families with children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18). Although the FHAct was amended in 1988 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability and familial status, Congress intended to preserve housing specifically designed to meet the needs of older persons.

Global Programs & Organizations

PEPFAR

Presidents’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR) is the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease – a five-year, $15 billion, multifaceted approach to combating the disease in more than 120 countries around the world.

  • International Cooperation
    The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR/Emergency Plan) seeks to promote comprehensive responses to HIV/AIDS at the country level by building international commitment to coordinated action.
  • Public-Private Partnerships
    Recognizing that partnerships are needed to sustain programs for the long-term, Congress authorized PEPFAR to promote public-private partnerships as a priority element of U.S. strategy to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other global health crises.
  • Countries
    The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is working around the world to combat HIV/AIDS. Through partnerships with host nations, the Emergency Plan is creating hope for a brighter future. In FY 2006 the United States Government provided bilateral, regional and volunteer programs to assist 114 countries in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care activities.

Other Global HIV/AIDS Resources

Global AIDS Program (CDC)
Under the direction of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator's Office, the Department of Health and Human Services CDC Global AIDS Program (GAP) is a partner in the unified U.S. Government effort to implement the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). GAP helps resource-constrained countries prevent HIV infection; improve treatment, care, and support for people living with HIV; and build capacity and infrastructure to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.

National Library of Medicine (NIH)

  • International Resources
    A collection on non-Federal international HIV/AIDS resources compiled by the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services.
  • Organizations for Health Professionals
    A collection on non-Federal organizations involved in international efforts to combat HIV/AIDS compiled by the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services.

USAID – HIV/AIDS
USAID is an independent Federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With HIV/AIDS programs in nearly 100 countries, USAID has been involved in the global effort to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS since 1986.

United Nations

UNAIDS Exit Disclaimer
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN organizations that are active in the global AIDS response. UNAIDS has five focus areas including: leadership and advocacy, strategic information and technical support, tracking monitoring and evaluation, civil society engagement and mobilization of resources, and works on the ground in more the 75 countries world wide. Their website provides information and resources related to UNAIDS programs as well as information about HIV/AIDS worldwide.

World Health Organization

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): AIDS and STI Exit Disclaimer
This resource provides guidelines and reports related to HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention and control, about PAHO activities in North and South America, and a listing of general information and links. PAHO is a regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO).

World Health Organization: HIV Infections Exit Disclaimer
As the directing and coordinating authority on international health, the World Health Organization (WHO) takes the lead within the UN system in the global health sector response to HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS Department provides evidence-based, technical support to WHO Member States to help them scale up treatment, care and prevention services as well as drugs and diagnostics supply to ensure a comprehensive and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS. Their website provides information and resources related to WHO programs as well as information about HIV/AIDS worldwide.

Supporting Organizations

AEGiS (AIDS Education Global Information System) Exit Disclaimer
AEGiS offers a comprehensive web site that provides information on the basics of HIV treatment, and links to a wide variety of organizations and media sources.

AIDSmeds.com Exit Disclaimer
AIDSmeds.com is dedicated to providing people living with HIV the necessary information they need to make empowered treatment decisions.

The Center of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention Exit Disclaimer
The Center provides leadership, capacity building, professional training, policy advocacy, research development, and resources to increase access to culturally competent HIV prevention services for transgender people.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Exit Disclaimer
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.

HIV InSite (University of California at San Francisco) Exit Disclaimer
The HIV InSite, operated by the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), has sections on the medical, prevention, policy, and statistics related to HIV and AIDS. Its AIDS Knowledge Base is an on-line textbook on AIDS.

Metro Teen AIDS Exit Disclaimer
Metro Teen AIDS (MTA) is a community health organization dedicated to supporting young people in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Through education, support, and advocacy, MTA works to prevent the spread of HIV, promote responsible decision making, and improve the quality of life for young people infected with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS.

PatientsLikeMe Exit Disclaimer
PatientsLikeMe is an online network with an HIV community. They also work to capture medical results and patient feedback and share this information with patients, healthcare professionals, and industry organizations that are trying to treat the disease.

POZ.com Exit Disclaimer
Working with photographers, writers, designers and doctors, the team at POZ magazine chronicles the HIV epidemic, both in the States and overseas. POZ.com provides information about HIV/AIDS news, treatment, and prevention.

Project Inform Exit Disclaimer
Project Inform answers questions about HIV/AIDS care and treatment from U.S. or Canadian residents. If you have questions about prevention or transmission, call 1-800-342-2437.

statehealthfacts.org (Kaiser Family Foundation) Exit Disclaimer
This resource allows site visitors to compare HIV/AIDS state statistics on new and cumulative AIDS cases, AIDS case rates, persons living with AIDS, AIDS deaths, HIV infections, HIV testing statistics and policies, additional AIDS-related state policies, Ryan White funding and funding for HIV prevention, and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, including budget, client, and expenditure data.

The Body Exit Disclaimer
The Body is an AIDS and HIV information resource web site operated by Body Health Resources Corporation. It offers chat rooms, references services, on-line libraries, and links to other information sources.

The Positive Project Exit Disclaimer
The Positive Project provides video interviews of people affected and infected with HIV and AIDS.