HHS Awards $117 Million to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States | HIV.gov

HHS Awards $117 Million to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States | HIV.gov

Federal Response Blog Posts HHS Awards $117 Million to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded approximately $117 million to expand access to HIV care, treatment, medication, and prevention services. This investment is a critical component of the Administration's Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative, which aims to reduce the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 90 percent by 2030. LEARN MORE Responses to Ready, Set, PrEP Webinar Questions Participants in the recent Ready, Set, PrEP webinar asked great questions about the new HHS program, which provides pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications at no cost to thousands of individuals who qualify. And we’ve got answers. LEARN MORE

HIV/AIDS Basics Blog Posts Less Than a Quarter of At-Risk Adolescent Boys Ever Get Tested for HIV Less than one in four adolescent men who have sex with men ever get tested for HIV, research funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, has reported. LEARN MORE   Youth with HIV Less Likely Than Adults to Achieve Viral Suppression Despite similar rates of enrollment into medical care, youth with HIV have much lower rates of viral suppression — reducing HIV to undetectable levels — compared to adults, according to an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health. LEARN MORE