US’ Largest AIDS Group Hopes White House Appointment Indicates Obama Will End Silence on AIDS
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) (http://www.aidshealth.org), the largest non-profit HIV/AIDS organization in the US which currently provides medical care and services to more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, and which has [...]

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today lauded President Barack Obama for lifting a ban on federal funds for international groups that perform abortions or provide information or counseling on the option. According to the Associated Press, “The policy bans U.S. taxpayer money, usually in the form of U.S. Agency for International Development funds, from going to [...]

Testimonials to Help Raise Global Support for AIDS Vaccine Development
On the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) invites individuals from around the world to show their support for the development of an AIDS vaccine by contributing their voices to a new gallery of video clips about why the [...]

MSN HOSTS EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH EVENT TODAY AT RED.MSN.COM
Today, World AIDS Day, many of the greatest artists on the globe will world-premiere exclusive songs to mark the launch of (RED)WIRE, the innovative new music service from (RED). Throughout the day, visit red.msn.com to see performances from U2, Jay-Z, Coldplay, John Legend, Dixie Chicks, The Killers & [...]

Partnership furthers Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ Commitment to the People and Communities that Grow Its Coffee
Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) and (RED)™ today announced a multi-year partnership that will give coffee lovers a chance to do good every day. Through the partnership, launched as part of the Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ commitment to communities, a portion [...]

Announces More Than $14 Million in Grants to Partners Working to Predict and Prevent the Next Pandemic
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), has announced grants of more than $14 million to support partners working in Southeast Asia and Africa to prevent the next pandemic. Google.org’s Predict and Prevent initiative is supporting efforts to [...]

World population is projected to reach 7 billion in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The world population hit 6 billion in 1999.
These figures come from the updated world population estimates and projections released today through the Census Bureau’s International Data Base (IDB). The IDB provides information on population size and growth, age [...]

Global Birthday Wishes’ Campaign for Mr. Mandela’s 90th Birthday is First Truly Global Charity PSMS Service Ever Launched
Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), the global leader in mobile messaging services, today announced it has partnered with 46664, Nelson Mandela’s HIV/AIDS global awareness campaign, to enable SMS services to celebrate the 90th birthday [...]

Commentary by AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein
As Congress considers the renewal of PEPFAR (the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), the successful US global AIDS program, over the coming weeks, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) President Michael Weinstein offers the following commentary regarding what is needed in the global fight against HIV/AIDS:
“A battle [...]

Jenny Boyce, a Mother Living with HIV/AIDS in Durban, South Africa, Tells the Story of How Treatment Saved Her Life
Lydia Nyide Speaks About Her 11-Year-Old Granddaughter Phumla Whose Life Was Saved by Treatment
Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), launched a “YouTube” video to press Congress to preserve AIDS treatment in PEPFAR. “Save AIDS Treatment [...]